Journal of Gyansagar Science Foundation 2013 04 01

Author(s): Sanjeev Sogani, Vimal Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Science Foundation

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Dr. Shuchita Jain, Volume 1 Issue 1 April 2013
Emblem Bullock
Tree Bargad
at the end of Leaflet branches, crimson or yellowish, capsules woody, minutely apiculate, reddish brown. The bark of the tree is used to cure some skin disorders.
Tirthankar Sambhavnath Sal Botanical Name Shorea robusta Gaertn. Family
Dipterocarpaceae A large semi-deciduous tree, young shoots buff tomentose. Leaves alternate, glabrous, flowers cream coloured. Resin-Astringent, detergent used in dysentery and for fumigations and plasters. Also given for weak digestion, gonorrhea and as aphrodisiac. Resin contains 62% essential oil.
Tirthankara 1. Rishabhanath or Adinath 2. Ajitanath 3. Sambhavanath 4. Abhinandana 5. Sumatinath 6. Padmaprabha 7. Suparshvanath 8. Chandraprabha 9. Pushpadanta 10. Sitalanath 11.Shreyanshanath 12. Vasupuja 13. Vimalanath 14. Anantanath 15. Dharmanath. 16. Santinath 17. Kunthunath 18. Aranath 19. Mallinath 20. Munisuvrata 21. Naminath 22. Neminath 23. Parshvanath 24. Mahavira (Vardhamana)
Elephant Horse Monkey Curlew Red Lotus Swastik Crescent Crocodile Wish Yielding Tree Rhinoceros Buffalo Pig Porcupine Thunderbolt Deer Goat Fish Water Pot Tortoise Blue Lotus Conch Shell Serpent
Semal Sal Chir Pine Priyangu Priyangu Siris Naga Kesar Baheda Kalpvriksha Tendu Patala Jamun Peepal Vishnukant Nandi Tendu Mango Ashoka Nag Champa Bakula Kokam Dhau Shal
Tirthankar Abhinandannath Chir Pine Botanical Name Pinus roxburghii Family
Pinaceae Evergreen trees. Branches whorled generally horizontal. Resin-stimulant, used internally as stomachic and as a remedy for gonorrhea, externally as a plaster applied to buboes and abscesses for suppuration. Wood and oleoresin used in snakebite and scorpion sting.
Tirthankar Sumatinath Priyangu Botanical Name Callicarpa macrophylla Family
Verbenaceae Evergreen small sized trees with opposite leaves. Flowers pink, reddish or rosy and used in intestinal disorders, acidity, fever and blood disorders.
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Details of the name of the Tirthankara, the Kewali Vriksha (Tree) and its medicinal value are as under
Tirthankar Padmaprabhu Priyangu Botanical Name Callicarpa macrophylla Family
Verbenaceae Evergreen small sized trees with opposite leaves. Flowers pink, reddish or rosy and used in intestinal disorders, acidity, fever and blood disorders.
Tirthankar Rishabhanath or Adinath Bargad Botanical Name Ficus benghalensis Linn. Family
Moraceae A large evergreen tree, leaves obovate, receptacles globose, red when ripe. Medicinally useful and used in different diseases. Milky juice is applied externally for pains in rheumatism and lumbago. Infusion of bark used as tonic, astringent, used in dysentery, diarrohoea and diabetes. Seeds are cooling tonic. Leaves applied as poultice to abscesses. Root fibres useful in gonorrhea.
Tirthankar Suparshwanath Siris Botanical Name Albizia lebbeck (L.) Family
Fabaceae It is a deciduous tree of 5-15m height. Bark is grayish or pale brown. Young parts are pubescent. Leaves have large gland on the petiole. Flowers are fragrant and greenish pale yellow in colour. Bark is useful in leprosy and ulcers.
Tirthankar Ajitnath Semal Botanical Name Bombax ceiba L. Family
Bombacaceae Large deciduous trees. Leaves crowded at the end of branches, petiolate, digitately 5-7 foliolate, leaflets 5-23 x 1.5-9cm., ovate-lanceolate, glabrous. Flowers crowded
Tirthankar Chandaprabhu Naga Kesar Botanical Name Mesua ferrea
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