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Specimen profile
Kamala Tree
Mallotus philippensis · Euphorbiaceae
Skt · Kampillaka — “That which produces red dust”Hindi · KamalaMal · KuramadakkuTam · Kapli
Famous for the red glandular hairs on its fruits used to expel intestinal worms.
A small to medium-sized evergreen tree. The red powder covering the fruits is a highly effective anthelmintic and was historically used as a dye for silk.
Identification markers
Tree with rusty-tomentose young parts, ovate leaves with two glands at the base, and three-lobed capsules covered in a dense red-brick powder.
Rasa
Katu
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Krimighna
Dosha effect
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