Agnimukha

Name: AGNIMUKHA

Description: 

Botanical name : Rhizophora mangleFamily : Rhizoporaceae 

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Agnimukha, Agnisikha 

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha Virya : Seeta 

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Mangrove Hindi : BinaMalayalam : Kandal, Chuvanna kandal Distribution – Growing naturally along the sea shores and river banks in western costal areas of India. 

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

A large shrub or small tree with numerous supporting stilt roots, and breathing roots. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous and acute. Flowers terminal in umbels. Fruits capsules, contain single seed, sprouts even before it fall off from the tree. 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, diarrhea, dysentery, menorrhagia, leucorrhea, wounds, boils, and viral infections. Plant has aphrodisiac property. Useful part : Leaves, Bark.