Balanites aegyptica ingudi an herb common in India. Dr.Abhay Kumar pati, CEO, Best Nutritin Inc, USA

June 13, 2010 - PRLog -- INGUDI

Latin Name:            Balanites aegyptica
English Names:          Soapberry tree, Desert Date
Sanskrit Name:          Ingudi
Indian name:   Hingot, Gaudi, Ingoria, Hingni, Hinganbat, Ingalgid, Ingla, Hingul, Ingot, Garaa

Medicinal Parts used:       Leaves, Seeds and Fruits

Balanites aegyptica is an herb common in India. It is found in Israel, Sudan,and Jordan.
This plant is a member of Balanitaceae plant family.

This is an armed deciduous, bushy shrub or small tree with a height of about 2 to 4 meters. The leaves are 2 foliate, petiolate. The leaflets are elliptical-oblong or obovate oblong, glaucous-green, pubescent. The flowers are pale greenish - yellow, in axillary fascicles cymes. The drupes are ovoid and yellowish green when ripe. The flowering season is July to December.

Therapeutic use:
•   In Ayurveda the leaves, seeds and the fruits are used as purgative and anthelmintic.
•   It is also useful in burns,cough, colic. Natural herbal soap may contain in berries of this tree.
•   It is ueful in anti bacterial, loss of appetite and pain in abdomen.

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The plant is located in Orissa, India