कम्पिल्लकं - Mallotus philippensis

कम्पिल्लकं - Mallotus philippensis

काम्पिल्लः कर्कशश्चन्द्रो रक्ताङ्गो रोचनोऽपि च

काम्पिल्लः कफपित्तास्रकृमिगुल्मोदरव्रणान्

हन्ति रेची कटूष्णश्च मेहानाहविषाश्मनुत् ।

( भा प्र )

कम्पिल्लको अथ रक्ताङ्गी रेची रेचनकस्तथा

रञ्जनो लोहिताङ्गश्च कम्पिल्लो रक्तचूर्णकः

कम्पिल्लो विरेची स्यात् कटूष्णो व्रणनाशनः

गुलमोदरविबन्धाध्म श्लेष्मकृमिविनाशनःll 

( ध नि )

कफकासार्तिहरी च जन्तुकृमिहरो लघु ll 

( रा नि )

इष्टेकाचूर्णसङ्काश चन्द्रिकाढ्यो अतिरेचनः

सौराष्ट्रदेशे च उत्पन्नः स हि कम्पिल्लकः स्मृतःll 

( र र स )

पित्तव्रणाध्मानविबन्धहारी श्लेष्मोदरार्ति कृमिगुल्महारि

मूलामशोफज्वरशूलहारि कम्पिल्लको रेच्यगदापहारि ll

 ( र र स )

कम्पिल्लक, रक्तचूर्णक, रेचन, 

कर्कश, रोचन, रक्ताङ्ग, चन्द्र ।

Mallotus philippensis

Family- Euphorbiaceae

 Kaamala Tree

 Monkey Face Tree

 

Malayalam:കുങ്കുമപ്പൂമരം

kunkumappuumaram,

കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞൾ kurangumanjal

Hindi: कमला सिन्धुरी 

Tamil:குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி

kurangkumanjanaari

Kannada: ಕಪಿಲಾರಂಗು Kapilaarangu

Telugu: కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu •

TEST FOR PURITY

Brick powder is used as adulterant for Kampillaka. Hence to check the quality, the following test can be done-

• The hair of the fruit is put in a bowl of water. The hairs float in water whereas the brick powder sink in the water.

• If the hair of the fruit is rubbed over a white paper, it gives a yellow line.

• If the hair of the fruit is sprinkled over fire, it gives a crackling appearance.

RASAPANCHAKAM

Rasa – Katu, Kashaya

Guna –Laghu,Ruksha,Teekshna

Veerya– Ushna

Vipaka- Katu

Karma – Kaphavata shamana

 Krmighna, Vranapaha , Virechana

SODHANAM

The skin powder of Kampillaka is very light in nature. It is put into water. All the impurities will settle down while the Kampillaka floats. The floating particles are collected, dried and preserved.

BENEFITS

Useful in-

●दुष्ट पित्त, व्रण

●आध्मान

●विबन्ध

●दूषित कफ

●उदर रोग

●कृमिरोग

●गुल्म

●शोफ

●आमदोष

●ज्वर

●शूलहर

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

●Roletine yellow crystalline substance mainly

●Resins of red yellow colour

●volatile oils ,sugar

●tannin

●oxalic acid and citric acid in low quantity.

FORMULATIONS:-

(1) कम्पिल्लक मल्हार

(2) कृमिघातिनी गुटिका

(3) त्रिफलादि घृत

(4) पटोलादि चूर्ण

(5) बिंदु घृत