Black oil plant

Scientific name of Black oil plant: Celastrus paniculatus
Name of Black oil plant in different languages:-
English: Intellect tree
Sanskrit: Jyotish Mati ज्योतीष्मती, Thejovathi, Peethathaila.
Hindi: Mal-kangani माल-कांगनी
Malayalam: Kilitheenipanji കിളിതീനിപ്പഞ്ഞി
Plant description:
Black Oil Plant is a deciduous woody climber, found all over India. leaves are broad, and oval, simple, elliptic in shape, toothed margins, stems grows up to 10 cm and 6 m long . Flowers are in large panicles at branches end. Capsules are round and deep yellow in color.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-lanceolate | Margin-Toothed | Venation-Reticulate |
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Useful plant part:
Seed, oil
Medicinal uses:
To reduce chronic immobilization stress
Chemical content:
Fatty acids, alkaloids
How to prepare medicines:
It is used as an ingredient in the Ayurveda medicines like:-
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