Benefits of Hijjal (Dhatriphala) Ayurvedic Herb

Introduction of Hijjal (Dhatriphala)

Hijjal is a medicinal tree. It is commonly known as cut nut, freshwater mangrove, Indian putat, itchy tree, kandu almond, small Indian oak, wild almond. The seeds of the Hijjal tree look like nutmeg. They are rough, brown, and marked with longitudinal grooves. These seeds taste sweet at first but bitter and nauseous afterward. It helps treat many ailments like abdominal colic, various diseases of the blood, lumbar pain, syphilis, blennorrhoea, febrifuge, malaria, and diabetes. The leaves, fruits, and seeds of Hijjal are used for therapeutic purposes in the Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani system of medicine.

Botanical Name : Barringtonia acutangula

Useful Parts for Hijjal (Dhatriphala) :

Fruits, Roots, and leaves

Names in different languages for Hijjal (Dhatriphala) :

English: freshwater mangrove, itchy tree, and mango-pine, Indian Oak
Hindi: Hijjala, Samudra Phal
Malayalam: Manjal Kadamba, aatupeezh, niirppeezh
Bengali: Hijjala
Gujrati: Samudraphala
Kannada: Nerruganegalu, Holegonvamara
Tamil: Samudrapullarni, Samutrapalam
Telugu: Kanapu, Kadapa

Health benefits of Hijjal (Dhatriphala)

Hijjal is an important Ayurvedic Herb with lots of health benefits. The fruit is bitter, acrid, anthelmintic, hemolytic, and wound healing. The fruit is rubbed and applied topically as an antiseptic ointment. The seed powder is used to induce vomiting. It is used in the treatment of Bronchitis, Common cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Fever, Inflammation of the mouth and pharynx, inflammatory skin diseases, etc. Externally, the bark is applied to treat the stings of insects. The powdered form of seeds is inhaled as snuff to induce sneezing.
Hijjal is rich in medicinal properties such as Antitumor, Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic, Antifungal, and Anti-inflammatory properties.

Hijjal is considered an important Ayurvedic herb with several medicinal uses. The strong medicinal properties of the herb treat various ailments like wound healing, Bronchitis, Common cold, Cough, Diarrhoea, Fever, Inflammation of the mouth and pharynx, inflammatory skin diseases, etc.