Commiphora caudata, கிளுவை, Seevaya, Kiliya-maram, ಕೊಂಡ ಮಾವು, konda mavu

Commiphora caudata (Wight & Arn.) Engl.Family: Burseraceae

Synonyms: Amyris acuminata Roxb., Balsamea caudata Engl., Balsamodendrum caudatum Marchand, Balsamodendrum roxburghianum (Wight & Arn.) Wall. ex Voigt

• Kannada: ಕೊಂಡ ಮಾವು
• Malayalam: ഇടിഞ്ഞിൽ
• Tamil: கிளுவை (மரம்)
• Sinhala: Seevaya
• Irula: Kiliya-maram

Other names in India: assuraada,  atakamikam,  atakamikamaram,  hasuvaara,  idinjil,  ikkada,  ikkata,  itinjil,  kalmaavu,  karpurakkiluvai,  kattukkiluvai,  kiluvai,  kond-amavu,  konda  maavu, konda-mamidi,  konda  mugur,  konda  rega,  kondamaamidi, kondamavu,  kondamukkadi,  kondaraavi,  magalinga, malaikkiluvai, malaima, malankiluvai, netta maamidi, paccaikkiluvai,  perunkiluvai,  urukkutanaiparpamakki,  vaetapathri, venkiluvai, vetapatri, vetkiluvai.

Astringent, aphrodisiac, diuretic [Medicinal Plants Kerala Ag University]

Used in Ayurveda and Sidha. Leaves with goat milk taken as sexual stimulant in males. Hepatoprotective, febrifuge, antibacterial and antioxidant. Stem exudation, gum, mixed with water and used as mouth wash to cure mouth ulcer; gum also used for wound healing and rheumatoid arthritis. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

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