Litchi CHINESIS Sonn.
| Synonym : | Nephelium litchi (Lour.) Camb. Corvinia litschi Stadtm. ex Willemet Euphoria didyma Blanco Nephelium litchi Cambess. Scytalia chinensis Gaertn. |
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| Bangla Name : | Litchi, Lichu, Lachu. |
| English Name : | Litchi. |
| Family : | Sapindaceae |
| Disease : | Tonic, anodyne, neuralgic disorders and orchitis. |
| Description : | A medium-sized evergreen tree. Leaves pinnate, leaflets 2-8, oblong-lanceolate or ovate, acuminate, 3.8-15 cm long. Flowers minute, greenish, in terminal panicles. Fruit ovoid, 3.8 cm long, sharply tuberculate, red when ripe, containing one large, ovoid, brown seed. |
| Distribution : | Planted throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fresh juicy, white and nearly transparent arilous pulp of the fruit contains amino acids, L-ascorbic acid, folic acid and its conjugates sugars and volatile compounds. Seeds contain saponins, leucocyanidin and a hypoglycaemic substance, ?-(methylenecyclop |
| Uses : | Fruits are tonic to the heart, brain and liver. The kernel of the seed is ground and macerated to alcohol for use in intestinal troubles, seeds are also used as an anodyne and are prescribed in various neuralgic disorders and in orchitis. The root, bark a |
| Habit : | Tree |