Grewia SCLEROPHYLLA Roxb. ex Don.
| Synonym : | Grewia obliqua Roxb. Grewia rugosa G.Don Grewia scabrophylla Roxb. |
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| Bangla Name : | Phalsa. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Tiliaceae |
| Disease : | Cough, emollient, enema and leprosy. |
| Description : | A low tree or shrub, young shoots and inflorescence rusty tomentose. Leaves 10-18 cm long, broadly elliptic or suborbicular, sometimes slightly lobed, irregularly serrate or denticulate. Flowers white, 2-3 together on each peduncle, peduncle axillary, solitary or clustered. Fruit 1.7-2.5 cm diam., globose, purple, crustaceous, hairy. |
| Distribution : | In scrub forests and village thickets of Sylhet and Chittagong. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Roots are prescribed in cough and irritable conditions of the intestines and bladder. Decoction is used as an emollient, enema and as a remedy for leprosy. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts possesses anticancer properties (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Habit : | Shrub |