Description

Harshringar Seeds is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long and 2–6.5 cm (0.79–2.56 in) broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in clusters of two to seven together, with individual flowers opening at dusk and finishing at dawn. The fruit is a bilobed, flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule 2 cm (0.79 in) diameter, each lobe containing a single seed.

Benefits:

Helps us in preventing and curing the following:

Harshringar Seeds is used in various ailments like fever, enlargement of the spleen, malaria, blood dysentery, cough and gastritis.
Juices of leaves is used as digestives, antidote to reptiles venom.
Harshringar Seeds are used to cure scurfy infection of scalp, piles and skin diseases.
The Harshringar Seeds contain arbortristosides A and B, glycerides of linoleic, oleic, lignoceric, stearic, palmitic and myristic acids, nyctanthic acid, 3,4-secotriterpene acid, and a water soluble polysaccharide composed of D-glucose and Dmannose.

Other Names:

Sheoli, Singhar, Shephalika, Night Jasmine, Night -flowering Jasmine, Jasmin de nuit, Trauerbaum, Nachtjasmin, Harshangar, Haar, Harsinghar, Harsingar, Parijat, Partak, Khurasali, Parijatak, Gulkamah, Kuri, Laduri, Pakar, Parijataka, Parijata, Sephalika, Rajanikasa, Harshringar , Harsinghar.