Lannea COROMANDELICA (Houtt.) Merr.
| Synonym : | Calesium grande Kuntze Lannea grandis Engl. Odina pinnata Rottler Rhus odina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (Anacardiaceae) |
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| Bangla Name : | Jiga, Jika, Jeol, Bhadi, Jeol Bhadi, Kamila, Kafila, Kachra Bhadi, Katrang Bhadi (Chittagong), Jiuli (Rajshahi), Kaimula, Kai engla (Sylhet), Kocha (Jessore). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Anacardiaceae |
| Disease : | Astringent,stomachic,impetigenous eruptions,ulcers,sprains,heart diseases, dysentery ,mouth sores, toothache and pains. |
| Description : | A medium-sized deciduous tree. Bark thick, ashy-grey. Leaves crowded at the end of branches, imparipinnate, 30-45 cm long, leaflets 7-11, oblong or elliptic, acuminate, 2.5-5 cm long. Flowers small, greenish yellow in compact fascicles of racemes, at the end of the leafless branches. Drupes, reniform, produced in clusters from the end of leafless branches. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh, also cultivated as live fence and hedge. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Flowing gum of the plant is a neutral polysaccharide composed of D-galactose and L-arabinose. Bark contains phlobatannins, ?-sitosterol, physcion, physcion anthranol B, dl-epicatechin and leucocyanidin. Heartwood is rich in leucocyanidin. Flowers contain |
| Uses : | The bark is considered astringent and stomachic, used as a lotion in impetigenous eruptions, leprous and obstinate ulcers, cures sprains, bruises, skin eruptions, heart diseases, dysentery and mouth sores. Decoction of the bark is used for toothache. Its |
| Habit : | Tree |