English: Fragrant Screw Pine, Umbrella tree, Screw tree
Hindi: गगण धूल Gagan dhul, जम्बाला Jambala, जम्बूल jambul, केतकी Ketaki
Sanskrit: हनीलःHanilha, जम्बूल jambul, केतकी Ketaki, पांसुका Pansuka, सुगंधिनी Sugandhini
Tamil: கேதகை Ketakai, தாழை Talai
Malayalam: പൂക്കൈത-Pookaitha, കൈനാറി-Kainaari, കൈത-Kaitha, Thazha-തഴ
Pandanus odoratissimus – Screw pine is an evergreen spiny shrub with a single trunk, that grows to 4 to 14 m. tall. Leaves are long and sword-shaped with a toothed margin, up to 150 cm long. The fruit is big, shaped like pine corn, and dark green.
Useful plant parts: Leaf root, flower
Medicinal uses: to treat Hemorrhoids
How to prepare medicines:
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