Majuphal :
Botanical name – Quercus infectoria
Family name – Fagaceae
English name – Gall-Oak, Aleppo galls, Gallnut, Magic Nut
Common name – Gall-Oak
Synonyms – Brahmavitkam, Chidraphalam, Kaishika, Kantakaadyaphala, Kantakaakshaphala, Maachi, Maajuphala, Mayika, Maayuka, Shisubhishajam
Habit -Perennial shrub
Useful Parts – Fruit (worm-gall)
Common Uses–
1- Majuphala is used in Ayurveda to increase the digestive fire and correct the digestive system. It is effective in heavy bleeding during periods, bleeding gums, bleeding diarrhoea. It also specially recommended in prolapsed uterus and anus, skin problems, eczema, wounds, chapped nipples, sore throat, tonsillitis, and alopecia.
2- It is very useful to treat dysentery and diarrhoea as well as in extra growths in female reproductive organs and white discharge from the vagina or profuse menstruation. It has anti-cancerous, acrid, astringent, cooling, hemostatic, constipating, vulnerary, expectorant, tonic, digestive, and febrifuge properties.
Indications – It is used internally in Diarrhoea, Duodenal disorders, Bleeding disorders, Polyurea, Menorrhagia, Metrorrhagia, and Leucorrhoea. It is used externally as a dusting powder in Ulcers, for Uttara Basti (medicated enema through the urethra) in Leucorrhoea, and for Gandusha (Mouth gargle) in dental disorders.