Jasminum SAMBAC (L.) Ait.
| Synonym : | Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha Jasminum blancoi Hassk. Mogorium sambac (L.) Lam. Nyctanthes undulata L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Beli, Ban Mallika. ,Mulipai (Chakma). |
| English Name : | Arabian Jasmine, Sambac Jasmine, Tuscan Jasmine. |
| Family : | Oleaceae |
| Disease : | Insanity,emmenagogue,ulcers, indolent,brest tumour and menstrual disorders. |
| Description : | An evergreen, somewhat climbing shrub. Leaves opposite, 3-10 cm long, variable in shape, usually ovate, acute or acuminate or obtuse, entire, glabrous. Flowers white, very fragrant, solitary or usually in 3-flowered terminal cymes. |
| Distribution : | Commonly cultivated in gardens. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Flowers yield an essential oil rich in linalool, benzyl acetate, cis-jasmone and sesquiterpene. Indole, pyridine and nicotine derivatives have been reported in this plant. Tetrameric iridoid glycoside, sambacosides A, E and F, are present in the leaves. T |
| Uses : | The plants are used for the treatment of insanity, weakness of sight and affections of the mouth. Roots are used as an emmenagogue. The dried leaves soaked in water are used as a poultice in indolent ulcers. The flowers act as a lactifuge, bruished flower |
| Habit : | Shrub |