English: White cedar
Hindi: एरंडी -Erandi
Malayalam: Akil-അകിൽ, Purippa, Vellakil-വെള്ളകിൽ
White cedar is an evergreen forest tree, especially in South India, evergreen forest regions of Western Ghats grow to 35 m high, bark is grayish-yellow, 5 to 8 mm thick, rough, and fissure; Leaves are imparipinnate, alternately arranged, leaflets are 7 to 11 cm. Flowers are bisexual, greenish-yellow in color, and fragrant with 5 to 6 mm long.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Cuniate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Pinnate |
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Useful plant parts:
Bark, wood
Chemical content:
Rohitukine (C16H19O5N), achromane alkaloid.
Medicinal Properties:
Anti-inflammatory
Medicinal uses:
To treat rheumatism, to cure eye and ear diseases, to cure inflammation, cardio-disorder, CNS disorder, tumors.
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