Tamarix INDICA Willd.
| Synonym : | Tamarix gallica Dyer. (non L.) Tamarix bengalensis B.R. Baum Tamarix epacroides Sm. Tamarix gallica var. indica (Willd.) Ehrenb. Tamarix troupii Hole |
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| Bangla Name : | Jaora, Charmau, Ban Jhau, Jhav, Jhau. |
| English Name : | Manna |
| Family : | Tamaricaceae |
| Disease : | Dysentery ,diarrhoea,ulcers. |
| Description : | A shrub or small evergreen tree, with slender erect or pendulous branches. Leaves 2.5-4 mm long, subulate-acute from a triangular semi-amplexicaul base. Flowers hermaphrodite, numerous, crowded, in slender lateral and terminal, panicled spike-like racemes. Petals oblong, rounded and often notched at the top, pink. Capsule about 4 mm long, conical, somewhat trigonous, pale pink. |
| Distribution : | Near rivers and sea cost. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Galls contain as much as 40% tannic acid (Chopra et al., 1992). Leaves contain kaempferide, rhamnetin, polyphenols and flavanols. They also contain (+)-hentriacontan-7-ol, hentriacont-7-ene, tricontyldocosanoate, octacosanol and ?-sitosterol. Whitish excr |
| Uses : | Galls are astringent, given internally in dysentery and diarrhoea, A strong decoction of gall is recommended for foul and sloughing ulcers, infusion is used as a gargle for sore throat. Powdered galls mixed with oil or vaseline is used in ulcerating piles |
| Habit : | Tree |