Medicinal application of plant is wide. Kamala is one such plant which has many health benefits. The botanical name of Kamala is Mallotus philippensis, which belongs to family Euphorbiaceae. Kamala is a fruit-bearing perennial shrub or small tree. These plants are widely grown on limestone hills, mountain valleys, river valleys, and forests at an altitude of 300–1600 m. This evergreen plant is found in the forest of East Asia, India, China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, the Solomon Isles, and the Philippines to Australia.
In the Ayurvedic medicinal system, Kamala is used in different therapeutic purposes. A different part of this plant has different medicinal application in Ayurveda. For example, leaves are recommended as a bitter, appetizer and cooling agent; fruit has a heating property and used as purgative, anthelmintic, decreases pus discharge, and accelerate wound healing, carminative, effective against poison. This herbal remedy is recommended to treat bronchitis, spleen enlargement, abdominal diseases, etc. Every part of this plant is useful to treat a variety of disease conditions.
The different major phytochemicals present in Kamala are phenols, flavonoids, diterpenoids, triterpenoids, steroids, cardenolides, coumarin, and isocoumarins. Along with these specific phytochemicals, tannins are also present in Kamala fruits and bark.
Kamala oil: The oil is extracted from the seeds of Kamala. This cool kamala oil is a solidified formed. This oil is used as a food dye. But the current application of this oil is limited. This oil is expensive than other synthetic food dye materials. Kamala oil can be extracted by mixing with linseed oil or other vegetable oils and heating and filtering the mixture.
In Ayurvedic medicine, Kamala powder is often mixed with other herbs and formulate different powdered dosage forms. Following are three kamala powder containing dosage forms:
The kamala root is effective against leukemia due to its anti-proliferative activity. The antileukemic effect of Kamala is tested and the test result showed that Kamala can up-regulate protooncogenes within 24 hours of treatment and allow to limit leukemic cell cycle progression.
The stem bark of Kamala root inhibits the effect of antigen derived from Epstein-Barr virus. The antitumor property of Kamala is more potent than another well established herbal constituent like curcumin. An animal research study confirmed the anti-tumor activity of Kamala.
Multiple phytochemicals present in this plant is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The anti-oxidant property of Kamala is effective to provide a hepatoprotective effect. The leaves of Kamala correct the liver functioning related biomarkers and showcase the functional improvement of the liver.
Kamala leaves act as an immuno-regulator and improves the overall immune functioning of the body.
An animal research study reported Kamala hurts fertility. The toxic effect of Kamala is found in frog and fish. In Sumatra, this herbal preparation is used as fish poisoning. Administration of overdose of Kamala formulation can cause nausea in human treatment.
This post was last modified on December 24, 2020 5:09 am
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