Madhuca longifolia VAR. LATIFOLIA (Roxb.) A.Chev.
| Synonym : | Madhuca indica Gmel. Bassia latifolia Roxb. Illipe latifolia (Roxb.) F.Muell. Madhuca latifolia (Roxb.) J.F.Macbr. Vidoricum latifolium (Roxb.) Kuntze |
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| Bangla Name : | Mahua, Maul, Moa. ,Matkom (Santal). |
| English Name : | Butter Tree, Mahua Tree. |
| Family : | Sapotaceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, tonic, demulcent , carminative, coughs, colds, bronchitis, piles, emollient, emetic, laxative, skin diseases, rheumatism, headache, heals wounds and ulcers. |
| Description : | A medium-sized to large, handsome, deciduous tree, young parts yellow tomentose. Leaves clustered at the end of branches, elliptic-oblong, 12-20 cm long, shortly acuminate. Flowers cream-coloured, fleshy, sweet, in dense clusters near the end of branches, drooping. Fruit a berry, ovate, acute, fleshy, 2.5 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Dinajpur, usually planted by Santals and Barmans. Also planted elsewhere in the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain ?-sitosterol-?-D-glucoside, stigmasterol, n-hexacosanol and 3?-caproxyolean-12-en-28-ol, ?-carotene, n-octacosanol, sitosterol, its ?-D-glucoside, stigmasterol, 3?-palmitoxyolean-12-en-28-ol, oleanolic acid, quercetin, erythrodiol, palmitic |
| Uses : | Flowers are cooling, tonic, demulcent and carminative, used in coughs, colds and bronchitis. Dried flowers are used as a fomentation, in cases of orchitis for their sedative effect. The flowers fried in ghee are given to persons suffering from piles. Seed |
| Habit : | Tree |