Ficus SEMICORDATA Buch.-Ham. ex Smith.
| Synonym : | Covellia cunia (B.Ham. ex Roxb.) Miq Covellia inaequiloba Miq. Ficus cunia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Ficus hapalophylla Kurz |
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| Bangla Name : | Dumur, Jagadumur, Kurali, Sadimadi. ,Jonua, Sodoi (Mogh), Chorki Gula (Tanchangya), Anin sep (Garo). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Moraceae |
| Disease : | Leprosy, bladder complaints and visceral obstructions. |
| Description : | A small to medium-sized evergreen tree with long spreading branches down to the ground. Leaves very variable in size, 12.5-20 cm long, usually elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, entire or serrate, scabrid on both surfaces. Receptacles in pairs or small clusters on long leafless scaly shoots from the larger branches or main stem near the base, shortly pedunculate, 1-1.8 cm across, globose or pyriform, reddish-brown when ripe. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar. |
| Chemical Constituents : | |
| Uses : | Fruits are given in aphthous complaints. A bath made from the fruit and bark is a cure for leprosy. The root juice is given in bladder complaints, boiled in milk given in visceral obstructions. Scorched raw stem applied on tiger-bite to avoid septic. EtO |
| Habit : | Small tree |