Neonauclea sessilifolia (Roxb.) Merr.
| Synonym : | Nauclea sessilifolia Roxb Adina sessilifolia (Roxb.) Hook.f. ex Brandis Bancalus sericeus (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze Nauclea sericea Wall. ex G.Don |
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| Bangla Name : | Kom, Kum. ,Kumkoi, Thainbang (Mogh.), Kam gach (Chakma), Maraha Chai (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Rubiaceae |
| Disease : | Astringent, tonic, styptic, gingivitis, diarrhoea, tuberculosis , liver disorders, bowel , fever. In Cambodia, ,depurant and tonic. |
| Description : | A medium-sized to large deciduous tree. Leaves opposite, glabrous, coriaceous nearly sessile, elliptic, 12.5-23 cm long, cordate. Flower white, silky, fragrent, in solitary, axillary, globose heads, 3.7 cm diam., on stout peduncles. Fruit a capsule, ovate, 8 mm long. |
| Distribution : | Dry hills forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The bark is astringent, tonic and styptic, administered in gingivitis, diarrhoea, tuberculosis with haemoptysis, metritis and liver disorders. It is also used in bowel complaints and fever. In Cambodia, the wood is considered depurant and tonic, an infusi |
| Habit : | Tree |