Ankol tree is found throughout drier parts of India. Ankol is a medicinal tree and its various parts are used in Ayurveda and Siddha system of medicine for the treatment of diseases. Both small and big trees of Ankole are found, which are often grown in dry and high land in the forests. It is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Rajasthan, South India and Burma.
Each part of ankol tree has several medicinal values. For example, seeds are aphrodisiac and provide strength to the body.
Athletes use Ankol seeds to increase physical endurance and stamina for exercises.
Ankol oil is beneficial in itching, eczema, herpes and other skin diseases due to its antipruritic characteristic.
| Scientific name: | Alanginm salvifolium (L.f.) Wang |
| Surname | Alangiaceae |
| Ankol in English name | Tlebid Alu Retis |
| Ankol in Sanskrit | अंकोल, अंकोट, दीर्घ कील |
| Ankol in Hindi | अंकोल, ढेरा |
| Ankol in Gujarati | अंकोल |
| Ankol in Marathi | अंकोल |
| Ankol in Bengali | आंकोड़, बाघ आँकड़ा |
| Ankol in Telgu | अंकोलमु |
| Ankol in Tamil | अएलाङ्गि |
Introduction
Both small and big trees of Ankole are found, which are often grown in dry and high land in the forests. It is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Rajasthan, South India and Burma.
Description
Its trees are 10 to 20 feet high, spindle thick and round, with curvaceous gray leaves 3 to 6 inches long, alternating, of different size. At the beginning of summer, there is a wreath on the tree of Nishta. Floral white, yellowish white about one and a half inch long, in single or bunched, inflorescence and calyx are soft velvety and floral fragrant. Fruits are spherical or oval, unicellular seed-broad covering and perennial.
Main Features
- Laxative, wormwood, colic, mango, inflammation, planet, erysipelas, phlegm, bile, blood Disorder and snake, destroyer of rodent poison.
- Fruits: Soft, delicious, heavy, large, laxative, volatile, aerated and The one who defeats Dah and the decay is destructive.
- Seeds: Ankole seeds are soft, delicious, heavy, sweet in baking, nutritious, Sark, balsamic, coronary and dah, bile, gout and blood disorders Are about to overcome.
Medicinal use
- Ankol for Asthma:
- Grind thick root of Ankole with lemon juice thickly and take half a teaspoon in the morning and evening two hours before meals, there is miraculous benefit in the stomach.
- Ankol for Ascites:
- By giving 1.5 to 3 grams of its root powder both times, it improves liver function and provides benefit in ascites. Make a tablet by grinding 6 to 6 grams of jaggery, rye, garlic 6 to 6 grams, and 15 grams of jaggery in it and feed it to the patient, it brings out phlegm.
- Ankol for Urine:
- Urine starts by opening the boiling of its 5 grams root and the patient gets relief.
- Ankol for Diarrhea:
- Mix 10 grams of pulp of its fruit in 2 spoons of honey and eat it with rice water in the morning, afternoon and evening, diarrhea is cured. Grind 500 mg to 1 gram powder of its root bark with rice water and take it twice a day, it will benefit all types of diarrhea and sprue.
- Ankol for Dyspepsia:
- In common diarrhea, after drinking 3 grams of this powder with milk, after getting diarrhea, after getting clear stomach, then it is beneficial in diarrhea. Mixing 500 mg garbage bark powder and 500 milligram root bark powder mixed with honey and drinking with rice water benefits in diarrhea and sprue.it happens.
- Ankol for Enterocrine:
- Taking both the powder of its root bark, 5 grams, stomach worms dies.
- Ankol for Vomiting:
- By taking 3 grams of the white powder of white flakes Ankole removes vomiting sensation.
- Ankol for Constipation:
- Taking up to 375 milligrams of its root powder is beneficial in constipation.
- Ankol for Piles:
- Pouring 1 gram powder of its root bark with black pepper provides relief in piles.
- Ankol for Gonorrhea:
- Mixing 4 grams of sesame alkali and 5 grams pulp of Ankole fruit in two spoons of honey and eating it twice a day provides relief in gonorrhea.
- Ankol for Diarrhea
- :mixed with 5 grams pulp of fruit of Ankole and 4 grams of sesame alkali in 2 teaspoons of honey, giving both the time with curd water, eliminates stroke.
- Ankol for Arthritis:
- Tying the chloasma of its leaves cures the pain of arthritis.
- Ankol for Leprosy:
- Grind fine quantity of 625-625 mg of bark, nutmeg, mace and cloves of Ankole root every morning and evening to stop fungal leprosy.
- Ankol for Fever:
- By giving 2 to 5 grams of its root powder both times, sweating causes seasonal fever. Boil 10 grams root of Ankole, 3 grams of catechu and long peppers and 6 grams of beleric myrabalan in one kilogram of water. When the eighth part is left, then cool and sieve and mix sugar candy and drink both the time, the ultimate benefit of influenza .
- Benefits of Ankol Oil
- Ankol for headache Ankol oil imparts a soothing effect and is beneficial in providing relief from headaches. It is often used in combination with ashwagandha.
- Ankol for dog bite and the bite of other animals
- Many times people get bitten by animals. Be it in the case of a dog bite or rodents, a paste of the root as well as bark can be made and applied topically on the affected area. Please note that this remedy should not be seen as a substitute for a doctor’s visit and prescription drugs. Do ask your doctor if you can apply the ankol paste in addition to the medicines he/she suggests as some medicines can interact with ankol phytochemicals.