English: dysentery-bark, bitter-wood.
Hindi: Ainta, Hartho, Bilchuli
Malayalam: lakshmi tharu-ലക്ഷ്മിതരു
Sanskrit: Swargeeya vruksh
This tree is native to native to Florida -America, it is a medium deciduous tree, grows up to 50 ft tall, the leaves are arranged pinnately, ovate-oblong, leathery, shiny, and oblong, brownish green when young, the flowers are small, inconspicuous, yellowish in color, the fruits are edible, 1 inch long, born clusters, dark purple in color, with a hard surface.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Odd-pinnate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulate |
Useful plant parts:
Leaf, Bark, oil
Medicinal uses:
To treat cancers, diarrhea, malaria, dysentery, colitis, wounds, sores, astringent, cytotoxic, emmenagogue, tonic, febrifuge, sudorific, and vermifuge.
Chemical content:
Amoebicide, analgesic, anthelmintic
Medicinal properties:
Antiviral, antibacterial, antidysenteric, antileukemic, antimalarial, antimicrobial, anti-tumorous.
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