Alangium salvifolium - Ankola - അങ്കോലം

Botanical Name :

Alangium salvifolium Wang.

Family :

Alangiaceae

Vernacular Names :

Malayalam : Ankolam - അങ്കോലം
English : Sage - leaf Alangium 

Sanskrit : Ankola, Kolaka, Rechi, Dheerkha keelaka

Hindhi : Ankol

Bangali : Agaar kantha, Ankod, Dhala Ankor 

Tamil : Alaanchi, Arinjl, Allandi 

Gujarati : Ankol

Kannada : Ankule, Ankolmara

Telugu : Ankolam, Urgu, Ankolamu 

Marathi : Ankol

Plant Description : 

This is Tall thorny tree . 

It grows to a height of about 3 to 10 meters.

The bark is ash colored, rough and faintly fissured. The leaves are elliptic oblong, elliptic lanceolate or oblong lanceolate. 

The flowers are greenish white, fascilcled, axillary or on old wood. 

The berries are ovoid, ellipsoid or nearly globose, smooth and violet to purple. 

The flowering season is February to June.

Chemical Composition : 

Loganic acid, analgiside, deoxytubulosine, cephaeline, alamarckine, emetin, psychotrin, alangmide, venoterpine,  isocephaeline, alangimarine, alamarine, alangimaridine, alamaridine, isolangimarine, isoalamarine, alangimerinone, dihydroalamarine, dihydroisoalamarine, 10-demethylprotoemetinol, 9-demethyl-protoemetinol, bharatamine, betulinic acid, lacinilene C, betulinaldehyde, betulin, lupeol, β-sitosterol, deoxybetulinic acid, tannins, sugars, ankorine, choline chloride, alangimarckine, alangiside, myristic acid, stigmasterol, friedelin, isoalangidiol, alangidiol, N-benzoylphenylalaninol, tubulosine, demethylcephaeline, desmethylpsychotrine, alancine, alangine A, alangine B, alanginine, akharkantine, ankoline, lamarkine, marckine, marckidine, lamarckinine, emetine, alangicine, desmethylpsychotrine, desmethyltubulosine, protoemetinol, alangiosterol, isotubulosine.

Rasaadhi Gunaas :

Rasa : Kashayam, Thiktham, Katu

Guna : Lakhu, Snigdham, Theekshnnam, Saram

Veeryam : Ushnnam

Vipakam : Katu

 

Useful Parts : 

Root

Leaf

Seeds 

Fruit

Indications : 

01. Pitha hara
02. Rabies
03. Athisaaram,
04. Hypertension
05. Jwaram
06. Krimignam
07. Blood purifier

08. Eye troubles

09. Skin diseases 
10. Antidote for poison including snake bites
11. Rheumatism
12. Inflammation
13. Hemorrhages
14. Burning sensation
15. Tuberculosis


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