🪷Ayurveda
Bakula
Mimusops elengi
About Bakula
Bakula (Mimusops elengi) is a herb used in the Ayurveda tradition to help with Dental Health, Wound Healing, Fever, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include Spanish cherry, medlar, and bullet wood. Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine. As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance, it is a prized collection of gardens.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both