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| Bangla Name : | Thanda manic, Khabukka (Chakma), Thun Newe, Thaya Nuya (Marma). |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Menispermaceae |
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| Disease : | stomach pain |
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| Description : | A glabrous twiner with large tuberous rootstock. Branches fistular, sulcate-striate, glabrous. Leaves thin, glabrous on both sides, broadly ovate or suborbicular, at the base round, 6-12 cm broad, petiole 3-15 cm long. Male inflorescence axillary, peduncled, 4-8 cm long, umbelliform cymes or from leafless branchlets. Female inflorescences much more condensed than the male, petals orange. Drupes obovate, 6 mm long. |
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| Distribution : | Forest areas of Sylhet, Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Tuber contain stepharine, stepharotine, stepholidine, tetrahydropalmatine, its tautomer, alkaloids A,B,C and D, hyndarine, cycleanine and tuduranine. Tubers also contain dehydrocorydalmine chloride, corydalmine, pronuciferine and a new protoberberine alka |
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| Uses : | Extract of the root is taken by the Tanchangyas for the relief of stomach pain in Rangamati. |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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