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| Bangla Name : | Rion, Reyong. |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Asclepiadaceae |
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| Disease : | stomachache and intestinal disorder. |
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| Description : | A tall twining shrub. Leaves ovate or cordate, acuminate or caudate, 3-9 cm long. Flowers small, yellow in dense thyrsoid or rounded panicles. Folicles 7.7 cm long, narrowed at the base, finely pubescent. |
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| Distribution : | Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | The plant contains an alkaloid and lupenyl palmitate, lupenyl acetate, lupenone, lupeol, ?-sitosterol, 5,7-dihydroxy-2,6,8-trimethylchromone and 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone. A new steroidal alkaloid, tinctoramine and a number of steroidal compounds have bee |
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| Uses : | The leaves are used for stomachache and other intestinal disorders. |
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| Habit : | Shrub |
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