Woodfordia FRUTICOSA (L.) Kurz.
| Synonym : | Woodfordia floribunda Salisb. Woodfordia tomentosa Bedd. Lythrum fruitcosum L. Lythrum hunteri DC. |
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| Bangla Name : | Dhaiphul, Dhatriphul, Dhai. ,Se Be Gra (Marma), Mricha (Murong). |
| English Name : | Fire-flame Bush, Shiranjitea. |
| Family : | Lythraceae |
| Disease : | in dysentery, diarrhoea, menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, ulcers, wounds,toothache,haemorrhoides,bilious sickness,tumour. , |
| Description : | A straggling leafy shrub, reaching 3.6 m high, branches long, spreading. Leaves 5-9 cm long, opposite or subopposite, sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Flowers tubular, bright red, numerous, in short 2-15 flowered cymes from the axils of former, less commonly of present leaves. Capsule 1 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Hill slopes in Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Flowers are very rich in tannins, particularly hydrolysable tannins. Cyanidin-3.5-diglucoside, octacosanol, ?-sitosterol and chrysophenol-8-O-?-D-glucopyranoside have also been isolated from flowers. Leaves contain ellagic acid, polystachoside, myricetin- |
| Uses : | Flowers and leaves are stimulant and astringent, used in dysentery, diarrhoea, menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, ulcers, wounds and toothache. Dried flowers are useful in disorders of the mucous membranes, haemorrhoides and derangements of the liver. Leaves are u |
| Habit : | Shrub |