Maha Health Dictionary

(Hindi) In Hinduism, a mother goddess

Mahadevie, Mahadevy, Mahadevey, Mahadevee, Mahadevea... mahadevi

(Native American) A tender and loving woman

Mahall, Mahale, Mahalle... mahal

(Arabic) One who is powerful yet gentle

Mahalia, Mahalah, Mahlah, Mahla, Mahalea, Mahaliah, Mahaleah... mahala

(Hebrew) One who praises God Maleleel, Malaleel, Mahaleel, Maheleel... mahalaleel

(Hebrew) One who is tender Mahala, Mahalah, Mahalath, Mahali, Mahalee, Mahaliah, Mahalla, Mahelia, Mahaleigh, Mahalie, Mehalia, Mahalea... mahalia

(Hebrew) Of the place of two camps

Mahanaime, Mahanaima, Mahanayme, Mahanaym, Mahanayma, Mahanaem, Mahanaema... mahanaim

(African) One who offers forgiveness Maharie, Mahary, Maharey, Maharee, Maharai, Maharae, Maharea... mahari

(Hebrew) The act of grasping Mahathe, Mahatha, Mahathia... mahath

Linn.

Family: Rosaceae.

Habitat: Native to Europe and West Asia, introduced in India and grown as an ornamental.

English: Mahaleb Cherry.

Ayurvedic: Gandha-priyangu. (Priyangu is equated with Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl.)

Unani: Mahlib, Habb-ul-Mihlab.

Folk: Ghaulaa (Maharashtra).

Action: Kernel—paste applied externally for treating freckles and blemishes. Contains coumarin, salicylic acid, amygdalin and hydrocyanic acid as major constituents; the oil gave alpha-elecsteric acid.... prunus mahaleb

Jacq.

Family: Symphoremataceae.

Habitat: Native to Central America; cultivated in South India.

English: West Indian Mahogany.

Siddha/Tamil: Ciminukku.

Folk: Mahaagani.

Action: Bark—astringent and antipyretic. Used as a substitute for cinchona bark is the West Indies. The bark contains 15% tannin, the wood 6%.

The seeds have been reported to contain a bitter substance; mahoganin, 7- deactyl-7-oxogedunin, cyclomahoge- nol and 6-hydroxymethyl angolensate are also present.

Tetranortriterpenoids have been isolated from cotyledons and seeds. The ether extract of the leaves inhibits platelet activity factor (PAF)-induced platelet aggregation.... swietenia mahagoni