Pharmacological action: Diuretic, repercussive, sedative, anodyne.
Medicinal use: Effective in inflammations of the liver and abdominal viscera, chronic cirrhosis, skin diseases, rheumatic and gout joints.
Mastagi (Pistacia lentiscus) (Mastic)
Pharmacological action: Diuretic, anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, expectorant.
Medicinal use: Effective in infantile diarrhea, toothache, bleeding from gums, cough, wind pipe obstructions, skin spots and freckles.
Mocharas (Salmalia malabarica) (Silk Cotton Tree Gum)
Pharmacological action: Astringent, anticatarrhal, aphrodisiac.
Medicinal use: Effective in leucorrhea, menorhagia, painful watery discharge of uterine and vaginal origin. Corrects seminal debility and premature ejaculation.
