| Synonym : | F. elephantum Corr.
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| Bangla Name : | Kait, Kadbel. |
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| English Name : | Curd Fruit, Elephant Apple, Monkey Fruit, Wood Apple. |
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| Family : | Rutaceae |
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| Disease : | Refrigerant, stomachic, stimulant, astringent, aphrodisiac, diuretic, cardiotonic, tonic, cough, hiccup , dysentery, asthma, consumption, tumours, ophthalmia, leucorrhoea, stomatitis, astringent, diarrhea and heart diseases. |
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| Description : | A medium-sized tree with straight sharp strong spines. Leaves imparipinnate, smelling of aniseed, petiole and rachis flat, often narrowly winged, leaflets 3-9, opposite, 2.5-5 cm long, cuneate or obovate. Flowers small, dull red in lateral or terminal panicles. Fruits 5-6.3 cm diam., globose, hard, grey. |
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| Distribution : | Planted in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sirajganj, occasionally in other Districts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Fruit pulp contains large quantity of citric acid and other fruit acids, mucilage and minerals. Leaves contain stigmasterol, psoralen, bergapten, orientin, vitedin, saponarin, tannins and an essential oil. Alkaloids, coumarins, fatty acids and sterols hav |
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| Uses : | Fruits are refrigerant, stomachic, stimulant, astringent, aphrodisiac, diuretic, cardiotonic, tonic to the liver and lungs, cures cough, hiccup and dysentery, good for asthma, consumption, tumours, ophthalmia and leucorrhoea. The juice is good for stomati |
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| Habit : | Tree |
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