| Synonym : | Acacia lebbeck Willd.
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| Bangla Name : | Sirish, Kala Koroi (Chittagong), Harish, Moroi (Sylhet), Bhut Koroi (Dinajpur-Rangpur). |
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| English Name : | Parrot Tree, Siris Tree, Sizzling Tree. |
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| Family : | Mimosaceae |
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| Disease : | cures leucoderma, itching, skin diseases, piles, excessive perspiration, inflammation, erysipelas. |
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| Description : | A medium-sized to large deciduous tree with spreading crown. Leaves abruptly 2-pinnate, pinnae 4-8, leaflets 8-18. Flowers white, fragrant, in globose umbellate heads. Pods strap-shaped, firm, yellow-brown, 15-30 cm long. |
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| Distribution : | In almost all the districts, both wild and cultivated. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Flowers, pods, seeds and wood of the plant contain saponins, particularly labbeekanins and sapogenins. Bark contains gum, tannins, d-catechin and d-leucocyanidin, friedelanone and ?-sitosterol. Bark also contais friedelan-3-one and ?-sitosterol. Leaves co |
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| Uses : | The bark is cooling, alexiteric, anthelmintic, astringent, cures leucoderma, itching, skin diseases, piles, excessive perspiration, inflammation, erysipelas, bronchitis, diarrhoea, relives toothache, strengthens the gums and the teeth. The root is astring |
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| Habit : | Tree |
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