Chinaberry / Bakain (بکائن) also known as Cape Lilac, Persian Lilac, Indian Lilac, Syringa Berry and Melia Azedarach used for treating various diseases. This tree has antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, analgesic, anticancer, antiulcer, antipyretic, anti-plasmodial activities.
Ingredient Name :
Melia azedarach Linn.
Arabic Name : Habbul Ban, Sabhabh, Zanzalakht
Bengali Name : Ghora Nim, Mahanim
Chinese Name : Sen shu, Lien chou
English Name : Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Chinaberry Tree, Common Bead Tree
French Name : Azadirak commun
German Name : Zedrachbaum, Persischer Flieder, Chinesischer Holunder, Paternosterbaum
Gujarati Name : Bakanlimbodo
Hindi Name : Bakain, Bakayan, Mahaneem
Kannada Name : Turaka Bevu, Huchha Bevu, Chikka Bevu
Latin name : Melia azedarach Linn.
Marathi Name : Bakananimb
Persian Name : Tak
Punjabi Name : Drek
Sanskrit Name : Mahanimba, Himadruma, Parvatanimba Vraksha
Urdu Name : Bakain
Recommended Dosage:
Fruit : 1 to 3 g powder of dried fruit; Bark : 3 to 6 g of dried bark.
Contraindication:
This herb is not recommended during pregnancy or lactation.
TCM believes that it is bitter, cold, and slightly toxic in nature. It covers four meridians, such as liver, stomach, small intestine, and bladder. Typical functions are to promoting Qi circulation to relieve pain, soothe liver to vent heat, and kill parasites. Main uses and indications are pains in chest, flanks, abdomen, and ribs, hernia pain, abdominal pain due to roundworms or tapeworms, and tinea capitis.
Side Effects:
The adverse reactions of chinaberry come in two cases. In a mild case, the symptoms include dizziness, headache, somnolence, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In severe cases, the symptoms include respiratory paralysis, toxic hepatitis, internal bleeding, mental disorders and others.
Useful in Following diseases:
- Arthritis
- Blood Impurities
- Boils
- Fevers
- Gout
- Heat Rash
- Piles
- Spermatorrhoea
- Vitiligo
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