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| Bangla Name : | Champa, Chapa, Swarnachampa, Champa-sundi (Sylhet). ,Chenga (Mogh), Bol-mnabat |
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| English Name : | Champak, Golden Champa. |
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| Family : | Magnoliaceae |
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| Disease : | Colic,expectorant , diuretic, ,cough , rheumatism, antispasmodic, tonic, stomachic, carminative, diuretic ,cooling, , dyspepsia, nausea, fever, renal diseases and in gonorrhea. |
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| Description : | A medium-sized to large, evergreen or semideciduous tree, often with a conical crown. Leaves 15-25 cm long, lanceolate, acute or acuminate. Flowers about 5-6.2 cm long, very fragrant, axillary solitary, yellow or orange. Fruit an aggregate of follicles, orbicular, woody, 18 mm across. |
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| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet, also planted as an ornamental and avenue tree throughout the country. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Flowers contain essential oil 0.11% (Chopra et al., 1992). Bark contains alkaloids, ushinsunine, micheline B, oxoushinsunine, a tertiary monophenolic base, magnoflorine an unknown base, a yellow crystalline base, liriodenine and ?-sitosterol. Roots contai |
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| Uses : | Juice of the leaves is given with honey in cases of colic. Flowers are expectorant and diuretic, useful in cough and rheumatism. Flowers and fruits are considered stimulant, antispasmodic, tonic, stomachic, carminative, diuretic and cooling, used in dyspe |
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| Habit : | Tree |
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