Trevesia PALMATA (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis.


Synonym : Aralia dubia Spreng.
Brassaiopsis papayoides Hand.-Mazz.
Gastonia palmata Roxb. ex Lindl.
Plerandra jatrophifolia Hance
Bangla Name : To podda ga, Preaka, Chainda (Marma).
English Name : -
Family : Araliaceae
Disease : Dropsy
Description : An unbranched small tree, 3-4.5 m high, with short prickles on the stem. Leaves large, 30-60 cm across, deeply palmatifid or palmatisect, lobes acuminate, serrate. Petiole 60-80 cm long. Flowers small, yellowish in umbels which are corymbesely arranged in terminal panicles. Fruit 16 mm long, ovoid.
Distribution : Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Paste prepared from roots and fruits are applied to snake-bites. Root paste is applied to swollen and painful penis of childrens in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Root pieces are used as talismans against dropsy, generally five talismans are used: two at ankles
Habit : small tree