Xylocarpus GRANATUM Koen.
| Synonym : | Amoora salomoniensis C.DC. Carapa granatum (J.Koenig) Alston Granatum obovatum (Blume) Kuntze Xyl |
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| Bangla Name : | Dhundal, Dhundul, Tutul, Karamphul, Dhundul, Dhuttol (Sundarbans), Karamfola, Karambola (Chakaria Su |
| English Name : | The Puzzle Fruit Tree. |
| Family : | Meliaceae |
| Disease : | Dysentery, diarrhoea ,swellings of the breast,elephantiasis |
| Description : | A small to medium-sized, glabrous, evergreen tree. Leaves abruptly pinnate, 7.5-15 cm long, occasionally simple, leaflets 1-2 pairs, coriaceous, oblong-obovate or elliptic, 7-10 cm long, apex obtuse, base narrowed, very shortly petioled. Flowers small in axillary few-flowered cymose panicles, 4-7 cm long. Fruit large, 15-25 cm across, globose. |
| Distribution : | Coastal districts of Bangladesh in mangrove forests. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Different parts of the plant contain tannin. Unripe fruits contain tannin, a secoiridoid hemiacetal acetal, xylomollin and the limonoids, xyloccensis A-F and methyl angolensate. Seeds also contain the limonoids, xylocarpin, xyloccensis A-F, 7- ? -O-Ac-dih |
| Uses : | The bark is astringent and febrifuge, used for dysentery, diarrhoea and other abdominal troubles. Fruits are used as a cure for swellings of the breast and elephantiasis. The seeds ash mixed with sulphur and cocunut oil is applied as an ointment for itch. |
| Habit : | Tree |