Mahal Health Dictionary

(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

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