Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale
| Synonym : | Adina cordifolia Benth & Hook. Nauclea cordifolia Roxb. Nauclea sterculiifolia A.Rich. Ex Dc. |
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| Bangla Name : | Bangka, Dako, Kelikadam, Petpuria, Haldu, Kaika, Thaimng (Mogh), Baldureng, Sadang (Garo), Paangka ( |
| English Name : | |
| Family : | Rubiaceae |
| Disease : | dysentery,skin diseases. |
| Description : | A large deciduous tree with spreading crown. Leaves coriaceous, opposite, orbicular, 10-30 cm diam., shortly acuminate, cordate. Flowers yellow, in globose pedunculate heads, 2-2.5 cm diam. Capsules small, 4 mm, splitting into 2 dehiscent cocci. |
| Distribution : | Occurs in the moist deciduous forests of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, Dhaka, Mymensingh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | : Heartwood contains 10-deoxyadifoline, 10-deoxycordifoline indole alkaloid, cordifoline, adifoline. Di-OH-tetra-OMe flavone has been isolated from defatted heartwood. Oleoresin obtained from incision of trunk yields essential oil (5.2- 6.8%). Stem contai |
| Uses : | The bark is tonic, vulnerary, aphrodisiac, cures inflammations, biliousness, skin diseases, juice is used to kill worms in sores, decoction of the bark and of that of Oroxylum indicum mixed with candied sugar is given as a drink in strangury. In Cambodia, |
| Habit : | Tree |