Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi Melia azedarach, Ku Lian Pi 苦楝皮 Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Chinaberry Mahanimba (Ayurveda) Bakayan, Bakain, Azad Darakht (Unani) Malaivembu (Siddha) Ku Lian Pi (TCM) Melia azedarachF.A. Michaux, The North American sylva, vol. 3 (1819) Melia azedarach fruit, used in Unani(Unani Medicine College, Kolkata, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Melia spp. M. azedarach M. dubia is used in some parts of China. M. toosendan M. toosendan can be used as a source for the stem-bark, but M. azedarach is not used as a source for Chuan Lian Zi (fruit of Sichuan Chinaberry) Parts used: Bark (Stem or Root)Fruit is used in Unani, mostly externally. It appears to be used similarly to M. toosenden, Chuan Lian Zi. Temperature & Taste: Stem or Root bark: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, astringent (slightly Toxic)Fruit: Warm and Dry. Toxic in overdose “It is Hot in Third and Dry in Second degree”. (Avicenna) Classification: S. Worms and Parasites Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Toxin:-Wine-Heat with Toxin (old TCM)-obstinate skin diseases; Abscess, Syphilis (Ayurveda, TCM)-Leprosy (leaf, stem-bark, fruit)-High-fever in Children (old TCM)-Dizziness, Vertigo (Ayurveda)-“The extract of the tips of its twigs, mixed with honey, serves as an antidote against all Poisons”. (Avicenna)2. Clears…

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