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Nagalinga or Topgola |
Names of Cannonball Tree in different languages
It is called Nagalingaor Topgola in Hindi
- Kaman gola in Bengali
- Shivalingi, Kailasapatiin Marathi
- Naagalingam in Tamil
- Nagalingam in Malayalam
- Shivalingapushpam, Nagamalli ,Mallikarjuna in Telugu
- Lingada mara, Nagalingam in Kannada
- In Sanskrit it is called Nagalingam.
We call it Nageswar or Nagachampa in Oriya.
The Botanical name is Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae family)
Medicinal Properties of Cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis)
The plant has anthelmintic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and analgesic properties.
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| Couroupita guianensis |
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| cannonball leaf |
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| Nagamalli |
Naagalingam leaf
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| Naagalingam seed |
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| Naagalingam fruits |
