English: Cape lilac, The Persian lilac
Sanskrit: Nimba, Arista
Hindi: Bakain बकैन
Malayalam:Veppu-വേപ്പ്, Malaveppu
Tamil: காட்டு வேம்பூ Kattu vembhu.
Indian lilac is a fast-growing deciduous tree that reaches a height of 5-7 meters, branching, leaves are bi-pinnate and sized 20 to 40 cm long, and pale green leaflets about 3 to 8 cm long. Flowers are lilac or purplish, fragrant, star-shaped born in clusters, bisexual flowers, and both male and female flowers exist on the same tree. The fruits are green, roundish, and commonly in a cluster, and size 0.3 to 0.5 cm, yellow in color when they ripen. It is said to be poisonous.
Useful plant parts:
Bark, Leaf, Seed oil.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Tapered | Margin-Serrated | Venation-pinnate |
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Medicinal uses:
Headache, rheumatism, asthma.
Chemical content:
Anti-fungal, Anti-bacterial, antiviral.
How to prepare medicines:
Chickenpox itching can be reduced by rubbing plant leaves gently, it is also capable of preventing infection, can prevent bleeding.
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