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
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