Shirakiopsis indica (Willd.) Esser
| Synonym : | Excoecaria indica (Willd.) Müll.Arg. Sapium hurmais Buch.-Ham. Shirakia indica (Willd.) Hurus. Stillingia indica (Willd.) Oken |
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| Bangla Name : | Batul, Bolas, Batta, Harua, Urmel, Batley (Sunderbans), Melgota, Mel (Chittagong). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Disease : | Purgative, emetic, insanity and hydrophobia. |
| Description : | A small evergreen to semi-deciduous, tree with milky juice. Leaves 2.5-10 cm long, oblong to elliptically oblong, serrulate or crenate-serrulate, glabrous. Flowers small, yellowish, forming glabrous racemes at the end of the branchlets or of the axillary shoots. Capsules dry and woody, almost globular, usually 3-coccus. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Khulna, and other coastal districts near canals and ditches. |
| Chemical Constituents : | A weakly basic compound, mp. 271°, along with three minor components, I, mp. 274°, II, mp. 274º and III, mp. 271° have been isolated from the plant (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1993). |
| Uses : | Fruits and seeds are very poisonous and are used as a fish poison. A decoction of the root bark possesses purgative and emetic properties and is said to be used in insanity and hydrophobia. Chemical constituents: A weakly basic compound, mp. 271°, along |
| Habit : | Tree |