Glycosmis PENTAPHYLLA (Retz.) A. DC.
| Synonym : | Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) DC. Limonia pentaphylla Retz. Bursera nitida Fern.-Vill. |
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| Bangla Name : | Ashshaora, Datmajan, Matmati, Kawatuti, Aidali, Fatik, Ban Jamir, Motkila (Comilla). ,Hotiggira (Chakma), Si Ma Sere (Marma). |
| English Name : | Toothbrush Plant, Motar tree. |
| Family : | Rutaceae |
| Disease : | Cough, rheumatism, anaemia,jaundice, ascaris,eczema, skin affections and fever. |
| Description : | An evergreen shrub. 0.9-1.8 m high. Leaves alternate, 3-7 foliolate, up to 18 cm long, leaflets 7.5-18 cm long, elliptic, rhomboid or ovate, aromatic when crushed. Flowers small, yellowish in terminal softly pubescent panicles, 10-30 cm long. Berry 1-1.8 cm long, ovoid, pale orange when ripe. |
| Distribution : | All over the country in the village thickets, roadsides and jungles. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Air dried plant material yielded two furoquinoline bases, kokusaginine and skimmianine. Other alkaloids reported from the leaves include glycosine, arborine, glycosminine, arborinine (major), glycosamine, glycorine, glycosmicine and ?-fagarine. They also |
| Uses : | The plant is used for cough, rheumatism, anaemia and jaundice. Leaf juice is given with sugar in empty stomach in the morning to eradicate ascaris. Young leaves along with the leaf juice of Ananas sativus is also given in the treatment of ascaris. Leaves |
| Habit : | Shrub |