Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Commiphora caudata Wight
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Commiphora
Botanical name: Commiphora caudata Wight
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Ikkata, Ikkada
Hindi:
English: Hill mango
Malayalam: Idinjil, Itinjil
Genus: Commiphora
Botanical name: Commiphora caudata Wight
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Ikkata, Ikkada
Hindi:
English: Hill mango
Malayalam: Idinjil, Itinjil
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Hill mango grow mostly in gravely soil, receiving some water in summer and none in winter and full sun. The stem can grow to 15-25 centimetres in diameter and 12-20 meters high. The flowers are greenish yellow.
The Bark and Leaves of Hill mango is used for diabetes, low back pain, sciatica, fever, arthritis and urinary retention. In Indian folk medicine used as an antiulcerogenics agent.