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Specimen profile
Black Oil Plant
Celastrus paniculatus · Celastraceae
Skt · Jyotishmati — “Luminous or having light-giving properties”Hindi · MalkangniMal · JyothishmathiTam · Valuluvai
A potent nootropic climber known as the 'Intellect Tree' in traditional medicine.
A large woody climber with yellow-orange fruits that reveal bright red arils when ripe. It is highly prized for its seeds which produce a pungent oil used to enhance memory and cognitive function.
Identification markers
Woody climber with lenticellate bark, ovate leaves, and yellow globose capsules that split to reveal seeds covered in scarlet arils.
Rasa
Katu, Tikta
Guna
Tikshna, Sara
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Medhya
Dosha effect
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