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| Bangla Name : | Gamari, Gamar, Gamri, Joginichakra (Mymensingh). ,Gambhar, Bol-kobak (Garo), Ramani (Mogh), Remeniba (Marma), Gamber (Chakma), Gamari Gaith (Tanchangya). English name: Chandahar Tree, Cashmere Tree, Comb Teak, White Teak. |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Verbenaceae |
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| Disease : | Gonorrhoea,cough, astringent,leprosy,diuretic, tonic, aphrodisiac, alterative, astringent,bowels,anaemia, leprosy, ulcer, consumption, strangury and vaginal discharges. |
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| Description : | A medium-sized deciduous tree. Leaves 10-20 cm long, broadly ovate, acuminate, entire. Flowers appearing with or before the young leaves, usually in small cymes of about 3 flowers, arranged in a panicle, reaching 30 cm long. Corolla brownish yellow, reaching 3.8 cm long, 5-lobed, 2-lipped. Drupe 2-2.5 cm long, ovoid or pyriform, orange-yellow when ripe.
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| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, Mymensingh and also planted all over the country. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain alkaloids and luteolin, apigenin, quercetin, hentriacontanol, ?-sitosterol, quercetogenin and other flavonoids. Roots contain a viscid oil, resin, alkaloids and also gmelinol, hentriacontanol, ceryl alcohol, octacosanol, ?-sitosterol and a |
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| Uses : | Juice of the young leaves is used as a demulcent in gonorrhoea and cough. Flowers are astringent, useful in leprosy and blood diseases. Fruits are diuretic, tonic, aphrodisiac, alterative, astringent to the bowels, useful in anaemia, leprosy, ulcer, consu |
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| Habit : | Tree. |
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