Dalbergia VOLUBILIS Roxb.
| Synonym : | Amerimnon volubile (Roxb.) Kuntze Dalbergia confertiflora "Benth. P.P." Dalbergia purpurea "Benth. P.P." Dalbergia volubilis var. volubilis |
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| Bangla Name : | Ankilata, Barasirkath.,Dandauphal (Chakma), Tha Su Noya (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Aphthae, sore throat, gonorrhea and gastritis. |
| Description : | A large woody scandent shrub or climber. Leaves pinnate, 10-15 cm long, leaflets 11-13, thickly coriaceous, 2.5-5 cm long, oblong or obovate-oblong. Flowers small, pale blue, in copious axillary and terminal panicles, 20-30 cm long. Pods 5-7 cm long, linear-oblong, obtuse. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagon Hill Tracts, Sylhet and North Bengal. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain glycosides, flavones, triacontane, myricyl alcohol, ?-sitosterol, biochanin A, formononetin, tectoregenin and hydroxymethyl coumarin. Bark contains dalbergin, tectorigenin, tectoridin, cearoin, d-medicarpin and methoxy-tectorigenin, its gly |
| Uses : | The juice of the leaves is applied to aphthae and used as a gargle in sore throat. The root juice with cumin and sugar is given in gonorrhoea. The plant is used for gastritis in Khagrachari. A glycosidic substance from leaves showed anti-inflammatory a |
| Habit : | Shrub |