Hiptage BENGHALENSIS (L.) Kurz.
| Synonym : | Hiptage madaablata Gertn. Gaertnera obtusifolia Roxb. Hiptage benghalensis var. benghalensis Hiptage javanica Blume Hiptage parvifolia Wight & Arn. |
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| Bangla Name : | Madhabilata, Madubhlata, Bashanti. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Malphigiaceae |
| Disease : | Rheumatism,asthma and scabies. |
| Description : | A large woody, much-branched, evergreen, climbing shrub. Leaves coriaceous, 10-18 cm long, elliptic-oblong, acuminate or acute, entire. Flowers 1.2-2 cm across, fragrant, white, in erect, finely tomentose racemes about as long as the leaves. Carpels with a central wing between the two lateral, the inner wing 2.5-3.8 cm long, the 2 laterals, 2 cm long. |
| Distribution : | In evergreen forests of Chittagong, Sylhet and often planted. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain tannins and saponins. Stem and stem bark contains friedelin, epifriedelinol, octacosanol, ?-amyrin, ?-sitosterol and its glucoside and traces of alkaloids. Root bark contains mangiferin (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | Leaves are useful in chronic rheumatism, skin diseases and asthma. Leaf juice possesses insecticidal properties and is used as an application for scabies. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is CNS depressant and hypotensive (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Habit : | Climber |