Bhilawa

Description:

The marking nut tree, occurs in the wild in the sub-himalayan tract, up to 3,500 ft. , in assam, khasi hills, madhya pradesh;, gujarat, konkan, and the deciduous forests of the southern states of india. It is similar to the cashew nut tree, in having an edible false fruit that is orange and fleshy.   like the cashew nut, the true fruit is black, oily and bitter.   the kernels of the nut are edible, but the juice of the nut is highly vesicant, and has been traditionally used to mark cloth by washer men. The tree bark exudes a gum resin used in leprosy, venereal infections and nervous debility.  

                           

Details:
Botanical Name : Semecarpus anacardium

English Name: Indian marking nut tree, Marany nut, Marking nut tree

Malayalam Name: Alakkucher, Char

Hindi Name :  bhilawan,  billar,Bhilava

Marathi Name : bhallataka, bhillava, bibba

Tamil Name : cen-kottai, compalam, kalakam, kavaka, kitta-k-kani-k-kottai

Malayalam Name : alakuceer, ceenkkuru, theenkotta

Telugu Name : bhallatamu, jidimamidichettu

Kannada Name : geru, gerannina mara

Bengali Name : bhallata, bhallataka

Oriya Name : bhollataki, bonebhalia

Konkani Name : amberi, bibba

Urdu Name : baladur, bhilavan, billar

Assamese Name : bhala
French Name : Anarcardier, Noix a marquer
German Name : Ostindischer Tintenbaum
Arabic Name : Balaadhur, Anaqardhiyaa
Persian Name : Habbul Qalb, Baladur, Biladur
Danish Name : Ostindisk elefantlus
Dutch Name : Malakkanoot, Oostindische acajounoot, Oost-Indische olifantsluis
Greek Name: Semekarpos anakardion, Semeokarpos to anacardion
Italian Name: Anacardio orientale
Japanese Name : Anakarudiumu orientaare, Anakarudiumu orientaru
Portuguese Name : Anacárdio oriental
Russian Name : Semekarpus anakardii
Spanish Name :  Anacardio oriental

Gujarati Name : bhilamo, bhilamu

Sanskrit Name : ahvala, arshastah, arudhkh, bhallatakah, vahnih, vishasya

Nepali Name : bhalaayo

Family Name: Anacardiaceae

Part used : fruits

Medicinal Uses:

• It is extremely beneficial in the diseases like piles, colitis, diarrhea, dyspepsia, ascites, tumours and worms.
• The fruits, their oil and the seeds have great medicinal value, and are used to treat the wide range of diseases. Externally, the oil, mixed with coconut or sesame oil, is applied on wounds and sores to prevent the pus formation. 
• The fruit is useful in leucoderma, scaly skin, allergic, dermatitis, poisonous bites, leprosy, cough, asthma, and dyspepsia.
• The powdered nut is very specific for mouth cancer and hence is a valuable infredient in tooth powder. Its also good for fixing loose teeth.
• The nut yields a powerful and bitter substance used everywhere in India as a substitute for marking ink for clothes by washermen, hence it is frequently called Dhobi Nut. It gives a black colour to cotton fabrics.

Click Here For Buy: