Well-known in Ayurveda & Siddha
medicine
Popularly known as “Marking Nut tree”
Family: Anacardiaceae
Medium sized to large tree
Ht: 15-25 m, grey bark
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Leaves: simple, alternate, obovate
oblong, rounded at the apex
Flowers: greenish white
Fruits: ovoid / oblong drupes, 2.5 cm
long
Nut: 1” x 0.75” x 0.33” Avg. wt: 3.5 gm
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1. Anti-inflammatory
2. Anti-arthritic
3. Contraceptive agent
4. Hypoglycaemic
5. Lipoxygenase inhibitory
6. Hypo-lipidemic
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7. Hypo-cholesterolemic
8. Anti-microbial
9. Anti-stress
10.Spasmogenic effect
11.Immunomodulatory
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A variety of “Marking Nut”
preparations used in clinical practice
Encouraging results reported for
oesophagus, liver, urinary bladder,
cancer and leukaemia
The flavonoids present in nut have the
ability to prevent various cancers
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It showed differential action in ascites
tumour in the rats
Extract revealed anti-carcinogenic
activity against AFB1 mediated
hepatocellular carcinoma
Nut milk extract also showed anti-
tumour activity
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Anti-peroxidative capacity of the nut
extract
Act as an anti-neoplastic agent
Regulating the key enzymes
Significant role in mitochondrial energy
production
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7. Piles
8. Helmintic infections
9. Gout
10.Vision improvement
11.Leucoderma
12.Syphilis
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