Nyctanthes ARBOR-TRISTIS L.
| Synonym : | Bruschia macrocarpa Bertol. Nyctanthes dentata Blume Parilium arbor-tristis (L.) Gaertn. Scabrita triflora L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Shefali, Sheuli. ,Shinguri phul (Chakma). |
| English Name : | Night Jasmine, Coral Jasmine. |
| Family : | Oleaceae |
| Disease : | Antibilious, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, fever, rheumatism, sciatica, expectorant, bronchitis, stomachic, carminative, bowels, tonic, piles, skin diseases and dysentery. |
| Description : | A small deciduous tree, branchlets rough, pubescent, 4-angular. Leaves opposite, 7-12 cm long, ovate shortly acuminate, distantly toothed or entire, scabrid. Flowers 1-1.5 cm across, fragrant, petals white, tube and throat orange, 3-7 together on quadrangular peduncles. Capsule 2 cm long and as broad, obcordate or nearly orbicular, compressed, 2-celled. |
| Distribution : | Planted throughout Bangladesh as an ornamental plant. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain an alkaloid principle, nyctanthine, resins, peppermint-like oil, arboriside D and other iridoid glycosides, which are mainly loganin derivatives. Leaves also contain mannitol, ?-amyrin, ?-sitosterol, hentriacontane and benzoic acid besides |
| Uses : | Leaves are antibilious, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic and expectorant, used in bilious fever and rheumatism. Juice is a safe purgative for infants, given to children for the expulsion of round and thread-worms, with honey the juice is given in chronic |
| Habit : | Tree |