| Synonym : | M. edule Roxb.
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| Bangla Name : | Anjan. |
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| English Name : | Iron Wood Tree. |
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| Family : | Melastomaceae |
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| Disease : | Cooling, astringent , leucorrhoea, gonorrhea, bruises and menstrual discharges. |
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| Description : | A small to moderate sized tree. Leaves 3.8-7.5 cm long, elliptic or ovate, subacute. Flowers medium sized, blue, numerous, in umbellate cymes from the axills of the fallen leaves on the old wood. Berry globose, 6 mm diam., purplish black.
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| Distribution : | Forests of Sylhet and Chittagong. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain a yellow glucoside, resins, colouring matter, gum, starch, malic acid and inorganic matter containing silica (Ghani, 2003). Umbelactone, ?-amyrin, sitosterol, its glucoside, oleanolic and ursolic acids have also been isolated from the plant |
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| Uses : | The leaves possess cooling and astringent properties, given in leucorrhoea and gonorrhoea, a lotion prepared from them is used in eye troubles. The leaves and bark are applied to bruises. Decoction of the root is considered very beneficial in excessive me |
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| Habit : | Small tree |
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