Grewia asiatica L.


Synonym : Grewia subinaequalis DC.
Grewia hainesiana Hole
Bangla Name : Phalsa, Pisla, Pesondi, Datoi, Phepsia, Kapaija, Phuldamar, Naris, Deogola, Sakri. ,Tara Fru (Marma).
English Name : -
Family : Tiliaceae
Disease : Astringent, cooling, stomachic, aphrodisiac, diarrhea, fevers, tonic, aphrodisiac, allays thirst, burning sensation, inflammations, fevers, strangury, gleet and gonorrhea.
Description : A shrub or small tree. Leaves 7-17 cm long, ovate or suborbicular, acute or subacuminate, sharply and often coarsely doubly serrate. Flowers in axillary cymes, petals yellow, oblong or ovate-oblong, about 6 mm long. Fruit globose, 6-8 mm across, red when ripe.
Distribution : Forests of Sylhet, Chittagong and different Sal forests.
Chemical Constituents : Bark contains taraxasterol, ?-sitosterol, erythrodiol ?-amyrin, lupeol, betulin, lupenone, friedelin and ?-amyrin. Heartwood contains ?-sitosterol. Flowers contain ?-lactone of dihydroxyhentiacotanoic acid, ?-sitosterol, flavonoids, quercetin, naringenin
Uses : Leaves are used as an application to pustular eruptions. Marma tribes in Chittagong Hill Tracts use leaf-boil water as a hair wash to remove dandruff. Fruits are astringent, cooling, stomachic and aphrodisiac, useful in diarrhoea and fevers. The ripe frui
Habit : Shrub