Nagkesar – Mesua Ferrea – Cobra’s Saffron

Nagkesar –

Latin : Mesua Ferrea

Other Names : Cobra’s Saffron, Nag Champa, Nagpushp, Nagas, Nogkesar, Naghas, Kanchana, Nagasampige, Nagachempakam, Velluttachempakam, Velluttachembakam, Irul, Karunangu, Nabor, Nagakeshur, Nagesar, Naga Kesar, Nagakesaralu, Naga Kesaralu, Nagakeshara, Nagakesara, Nag Keshar, Ahi Pushpa, Kanakahva, Ibha, Kanchanahvaya, Naagiya, Nageeya, Kinjilka, Keshara, Kesahara, Champeya, Natam, Nagam, Nagarenuka, Panchabhuvayam, Phanipannagam, Rukmam, Suvarnam, Naga Kinjalka, Dvipa, Kanaka, Hemapushpa, Kanchana, Hema Kanchana

Ceylon Ironwood, Indian Rose Chestnut, Mesua, Nagkesara, Pila Nagkesara, Kesara, Nagapuspa, Naga, Hema, Gajakesara, Negeshvar, Nahar, Nageshvara, Nagesar, Sachunagkeshara, Nagchampa, Pilunagkesar, Tamranagkesar, Nagsampige, Nagakesari, Nangaa, Nauga, Peri, Veluthapala, Nagppu, Nagappovu, Nageswar, Naugu, Naugaliral, Nagachampakam, Sirunagappu, Nagachampakamu, Narmushk

• English: Ceylon ironwood, Cobra’s saffron, Indian rose chestnut, Iron-wood tree, Sembawang tree (Singapore)
• Italian: Croco di cobra
• German: Nagassamen
• Arabic: Narae-kaisar
• Russian: Indiiskoe zheleznoe derevo, Mezua zheleznaia, Mezuia zheleznaia, Nagakeshara (from Hindi), Zheleznoe derevo
• Burmese: Gungen, Kenga
• Chinese: 铁力木 (Tie li mu, Taiwan)
• Japanese: Tagayasan
• Thai: บราแนค (Bhra na kaw), บัณฑร (Bunnak), กาเกา (Ka ko), ไก่แก้ว (Gaa gaaw), แ гам (Gam gaaw), กามโก (Kam ko), สารภีดาว (Saraphi doi)
• Hindi: नाग चम्पा (Nag champa, नागकेसर( Nagkesar )
• Urdu: नर्मिश्क (Narmishka)
• Tamil: நாகப்பூ( nagappu), நாகேசுரம் (nakecuram)
• Marathi: थोरलाचंपा (Thorlachampa), नागचंपा (nagchampa), नागकेशर (nagakeshara)
• Malayalam: (Vainavu, ചുരുളി (churuli)
• Assam: নোক্তে (Nokte ), নাহৰ (Nahor), নাগেশ্বৰ (Nageshwar)
• Meitei: নাগেসৰ (Nageshor )
• **Telugu:**నాగకేసరము (nagakesaramu)
• Sanskrit: नागकेशर (nagakesarah), नागपुष्प( nagapuspah)
• Kannada: ನಾಗ ಕೇಸರಿ( nagakesari), ನಾಗ ಸಮ್ಪಿಗೆ (nagasampige)
• Bengali: নাগকেশর (nagkesar, পুন্নাগ (punnaga)
• Gujarati: નાગચંપા( nagachampa)
• Kashmiri: नागकेसर (nagakesarah)

Ayurvedic Classification :

Rasa (Taste) : Kshaya (Astringent), Tikta(Bitter)

Guna (Properties) : Laghu(Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya (Potency) : Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka (After Digestion effect) : Katu (Pungent)

Dosha Karma : Kapha,Pitta Nashak (Allevates Kapha & Pitta Doshas)