Gynocardia ORORATA R. Br.
| Synonym : | Chaulmoogra odorata Roxb. Chilmoria dodecandra Buch.-Ham. Gynocardia antisyphilitica Pierre ex Tschirch Gynocardia prainii Desprez |
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| Bangla Name : | Chaulmogra, Peter kura. |
| English Name : | Chaulmugra. |
| Family : | Flacourtiaceae |
| Disease : | Anthemintic, bronchitis, ulcers, skin diseases, tumours, inflammations, leprosy, diabetes, gonorrhoea, fever, piles, skin diseases and rheumatism. |
| Description : | A medium-sized, evergreen tree with slender branches. Leaves oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, abruptly acuminate, acute at the base, coriaceous. Flowers pale yellow, about 3.8 cm diam., the females larger on long peduncles, fascicled, arising from tuberosities from the trunk and larger branches. Berries as large as an orange, globular, ash-coloured. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Glycoside gynocardin (6.8%) has been isolated from defatted seeds (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1990). |
| Uses : | Fruits are anthemintic, useful in bronchitis, ulcers, skin diseases, tumours, inflammations, leprosy, diabetes, gonorrhoea, fever and piles. Oil of the seeds is used in leprosy and other forms of skin diseases and rheumatism. EtOH(50%) extract of aeria |
| Habit : | Tree |