| Synonym : | Maesa ramentacea Wall.
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| Bangla Name : | Mesa-dai (Marma.), Maricha, Naricha phul, Noa-maricha, Lodi Sibang, Leddu Shibang, Muruli, Kura tethoi (Chakma.), Bol-jakhandok, The Beloa (Garo). |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Myrsinaceae |
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| Disease : | Diarrhoea. |
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| Description : | A small evergreen tree, with long hanging branches. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-20 cm long, acuminate base rounded, entire. Flowers white, small, in axillary, compound racemes. Fruit a small, white berry. |
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| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet & Sal forest. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | Leaf juice is given to children with symptoms of diarrhoea by the Marma and Chakma in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Juice is also used in cuts by the Marma. |
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| Habit : | Tree |
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