Introduction
Mahua (Mahua) tree is very big in size. Its leaves are palm-sized and thick like almonds. Mahua wood is very heavy and strong. It is planted in fields, barns, roadsides and gardens for shade. Plates are made from Mahua leaves. Its wood is used for building construction. Mahua flower is sweet and the fruit is slightly smaller than almond. Mahua oil is used for burning. Poor people use it for eating. Mahua liquor is also made. The height of its tree is 12 to 15 meters. Its leaves are 5 to 7 inches in size, which are planted in groups. Its leaves are oval-somewhat rectangular in shape, with pointed veins. Its flowers come in bunches which are fleshy, juicy, sweet smelling and white in color. Mahua flowers bloom in March-April and bear fruits in May-June. Its leaves, bark, flowers, seed kernels are all used medicinally.
Properties
Mahua tree calms Vata (gas), Pitta and Kapha (phlegm), increases and strengthens semen and Dhatu, removes boils and tiredness, it reduces air disorders in the stomach, its flower is very cool and beneficial for the heart and prevents heat and burning sensation. It cures blood disorders, thirst, respiratory diseases, T.B., weakness, impotence, cough, piles, irregular menstruation, Vata Shoola (indigestion with stomach pain), gas disorders, excessive milk in the breasts, boils and low blood pressure etc.
According to scientific opinion, on analysing the chemical composition of Mahua, it is found that its flowers contain 52.6% periodic sugar, 2.2% saccharide, 2.4% cellulose, 2.2% aluminide and the rest is water and ash. Apart from this, calcium, iron, potash, enzymes, acids and yeast are also found in small quantities. The oil obtained from the kernels of the seeds is 50 to 55%.
Harmful effects
Consuming Mahua flowers in excess quantity causes headache.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Epilepsy:
Mixing Choti Peepal, Bach, Black Pepper and Mahua and ground rock salt in water and taking it through the nose provides relief in diseases like epilepsy, madness, Sannipaat (simultaneous deterioration of Vata, Pitta and Kapha) and Vayu etc.
2. Kanth Sarp:
Grinding the seeds of Mahua tree in water and giving it to the patient provides relief in Kanth Sarp disease.
3. Dhatu Pushti:
Drinking 2 to 3 grams of Mahua bark powder twice a day with cow ghee, milk and sugar increases the semen of a man.
4. In case of snake bite:
Grinding the seeds of Mahua in water and applying it to the eyes like kajal provides relief.
5. Knee pain:
Knee pain is cured by drinking mahua flowers cooked in goat milk.
6. Boils:
Grinding mahua flowers in ghee and tying it on boils gives relief.
7. To increase milk in breasts:
To overcome the lack of milk in a woman's breasts, 4 teaspoons of mahua flower juice should be given daily in the morning and evening for a few days.
8. Bleeding from mouth and nose:
Consuming 2 teaspoons of mahua flower juice stops bleeding from mouth and nose.
9. Cough:
Consuming 2 teaspoons of mahua flower decoction in the morning and evening gives relief from cough.
Consuming 20 to 40 ml of mahua flower decoction 3 times a day gives relief from cough.
By making a decoction of Mahua leaves and giving it to the patient, cough is cured.
10. Vata (Gas):
By heating Mahua leaves and tying them on the affected part, Vata pain (gas) is reduced.
11. Menstrual disorders:
Break the seed of Mahua fruit and take out the kernel, grind it with honey and make it like a round candle, before sleeping at night, before the time of menstruation, insert it in the vagina with the help of a finger, this cures menstrual disorders and stops menstrual flow.
12. Piles:
By grinding Mahua flowers in buttermilk and consuming 1 cup of it every morning and evening, piles are cured.
13. Hiccups:
Hiccups stop by consuming 1 teaspoon of powder of Mahua flowers with honey 3 times a day.
14. Weakness:
Boil 50 grams of Mahua flowers in 1 glass of milk and eat it and drink the same milk daily. This removes physical weakness and increases strength.
15. Burning sensation in testicles:
By heating testicles with Mahua flowers, pain, burning sensation and swelling of testicles are cured.
16. Enlargement of one end of testicle:
Take fresh Mahua flowers and boil them in water, when steam starts coming out of it, heat the testicle with that steam. This provides relief from pain in testicles and enlarged testicles.
17. Strengthening teeth:
Brushing teeth with Mahua or Amla twig stops teeth from shaking. Brushing teeth with any one of these for 2 to 4 days strengthens teeth and stops bleeding from gums.
18. Fever:
Taking 20 to 40 ml decoction of Mahua flower 2 to 3 times a day as a dose cures fever and strengthens the body.
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