Pterospermum ACERIFOLIUM (L.) Willd.
| Synonym : | Cavanilla acerifolia (L.) J.F.Gmel. Dombeya acerifolia (L.) Gaertn. Pentapetes acerifolia L. Pterospermadendron acerifolium (L.) Kuntze |
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| Bangla Name : | Kanokchapa, Katchampa, Muchganda, Moos, Moochkunda (Chittagong), Mushkand, Madhurabura (Sylhet). ,Chasyabaong (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Sterculiaceae |
| Disease : | Tonic, laxative, anthelmintic, leucorrhoea, gastralgia, blood troubles, ulcers, tumours, leprosy andf inflammations. |
| Description : | A tall evergreen tree. Leaves variable in size and shape, 20-35 cm long, orbicular or oblong, with a cordate base, entire or variously lobed, or remotely toothed, sometimes peltate, silvery or grey tomentose beneath. Flowers fragrant, white, axillary, solitary or in pairs, petals linear-oblong, somewhat obliquely cuneate, slightly shorter than the sepals. Capsule 10-15 cm long, oblong, 5-angled, woody, brown tomentose. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains an acid polysaccharide composed of D-galacturonic acid, D-galactose and L-rhamnose. Flowers are rich in carbohydrates, also contain bitter principles, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside as the major pigment and glycosides of luteolin, kaempferol and q |
| Uses : | : Flowers are tonic, laxative, anthelmintic, used in leucorrhoea, gastralgia, blood troubles, ulcers, tumours, leprosy, and inflammations. It is also used as an insecticide. Bark is used for impotence in Khagrachari. |
| Habit : | Tree |