Mimusops elengi uses and benefits

The “Spanish cherry flower,” also known as Mimusops elengi or Bakul, features fragrant, white, star-shaped blooms that are particularly noticeable during the rainy season, with intermittent blooming at other times.

Magizham flowers also called as Spanish cherry flowers are fragrant and vibrant flowers which graciously fills the surroundings with its divine fragrañce. Its used for centuries in traditional medicines for skin and Hair care, as a brain tonic, used for Headache Relief, considered to have Antimicrobial and Anti inflammatory properties.

Maul Sari, is used for various ailments, including gum inflammation, toothache, and as a gargle for oral infections, and is also believed to have detoxifying properties.

Medicinal:
The flowers, along with the bark and other parts of the plant, are used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments, including toothache, gum inflammation, and diarrhea.
A decoction of the bark, sometimes mixed with flowers, is used as a gargle for gum inflammation and toothache.
The plant is also used to treat gonorrhoea, snakebites, fevers, wounds, scabies, and eczema.

Spanish cherry seeds, also known as Mimusops elengi or Bakul seeds, are traditionally used in Ayurveda for various medicinal purposes, including treating eye problems, oral health issues, and digestive problems, and may also offer skin care benefits.

Traditional Uses:
Eye Care: Spanish cherry seeds are traditionally used to treat eye problems like irritation, redness, blurred vision, and weakness in the eyes.
Oral Health: The bark decoction is used as a mouthwash for oral and throat infections, and the bark powder can be used as a tooth powder.
Digestive Health: The fruit and bark are used to remedy diarrhea and dysentery.
Wound Healing: Extracts from the bark are believed to have wound-healing properties.
Anti-inflammatory: The plant exhibits anti-inflammatory properties, which can help reduce inflammation and provide relief from headaches and other inflammatory conditions.
Antimicrobial: It has antimicrobial properties that can help fight infections.
Anthelmintic: The plant is used to treat worm infestations.
Cardiotonic: The plant’s bark has cardiotonic properties, which are beneficial for heart health.
Skin Care: Magilam Poo powder helps remove pimples and lumps on the face, keeping the skin clean and clear.
Other Potential Benefits:
Diabetes Treatment: The seeds are believed to have anti-diabetic qualities that can help maintain blood sugar levels.
Sleep Quality: The hormone melatonin, found in Spanish cherries, has a calming effect on sleep.
Weight Reduction: Dietary inclusion of the Spanish cherry may help in weight reduction by aiding in the fight against fat storage.
Blood Pressure Reduction: The potassium in the cherries helps flush out sodium, potentially aiding in blood pressure reduction.
Slows down the ageing process.
Cognitive-enhancing activity.

Mimusops elengi (Bakul or Spanish Cherry) seeds are used for various ailments, including piles, headache, constipation, and as a spermicide,