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Mahua

The Mahua tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and grows in forests where the mahua flowers from it are collected from the ground by tribes people. The tree is an evergreen or semi-evergreen and grows to between 17 and 20 metres high, with a dense, spreading canopy. In parts of rural India tribal people rely on mahua for their family income.

The flowers and trees have a religious significance and there is a legend that Shiva gave the trees to people so that they could give the gods wine with their sacrifices of animals. Shiva called a parrot, a tiger and a boar, and turned them into mahua trees.

Various parts of Mahua tree are used for treatment of variety of diseases. In preparation of Ayurvedic alcoholic medicines the flowers are used as fermenting agent. Some of the important Ayurvedic formulations containing Mahua as an ingredient are Madhukasava, Drakashdi Kvatha churna, Eladi Modaka etc. In various parts of India, people uses the flowers and seeds as food and also for medicinal purpose. These therapeutic uses are time tested and passed from generations as traditional natural remedy.

The bark of tree is used for rheumatism, chronic bronchitis, diabetes mellitus, decoction for rheumatism, bleeding and spongy gums. The fruits are also edible and used to treat ulcer (as lotion), in acute and chronic tonsillitis and pharyngitis.

The edible flowers are nutritive and used as tonic, analgesic and diuretic. Traditionally flowers are used as cooling agent, tonic, aphrodisiac, astringent, demulcent and for the treatment of helminths, acute and chronic tonsillitis, pharyngitis and bronchitis.

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Mahua Cold Press Oil

Mahua Fruits Dried

Mahua Ladoos

Note: We advise that natural products be consumed in their pristine form, without any preservatives or processing chemicals, unless a preparation is advised by an Ayurvedic doctor.

It gives maximum health benefits and keeps costs low (compared to the huge medical costs due to modern diseases.)

For more about Mahua tree:

https://www.grow-trees.com/mahua-mahwa-madhuka.php

http://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/mahua-madhuca-indica-details-and-medicinal-uses/285/

http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/madhuca-indica/

http://www.jatrophabiodiesel.org/Madhuca%20Indica/madhuca-uses.php