Trevesia PALMATA (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis.
| Synonym : | Aralia dubia Spreng. Brassaiopsis papayoides Hand.-Mazz. Gastonia palmata Roxb. ex Lindl. Plerandra jatrophifolia Hance |
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| 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 |