Albizia PROCERA (Roxb.) Benth.
| Synonym : | Albizia procera var. elata (Roxb.) Baker Albizia procera var. roxburghiana E.Fourn. Acacia elata V |
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| Bangla Name : | Sada Koroi, Sil Koroi, Loha Siris (Sylhet), Jat Koroi (Northern districts). ,Choi, Ghepa (Mogh), Cho |
| English Name : | White Siris. |
| Family : | Mimosaceae |
| Disease : | Ulcer,toothache. |
| Description : | A large deciduous tree with tall cylindrical boles and rather small, elongated crown. Leaves abruptly 2-pinnate, pinnae 4-12, leaflets 12-24. Flowers sessile, in numerous small heads. Pods thin flexible, 10-20 cm long, bright orange-brown. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka-Mymensingh, and more or less throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | ?-spinasterol, hentriacontane and hexacosanol have been isolated from leaves. Heartwood and bark yield isoflavones biochanin A and formononetin, genistein and diadzein. A new pterocarpan – demethylmedicarpin, biochanin A, formononetin, genistein, daidzein |
| Uses : | The leaves are insecticidal, made into poultice they are applied to ulcer. Bark-boiled water with table salt is prescribed to expel threadworms, bath with the same is given for scabies. Barks are used in toothache in Khagrachari by the tribal. EtOH(50%) |
| Habit : | Tree |