Dalbergia SPINOSA Roxb.


Synonym : Amerimnum horsidum Dennst.
Amerimnum spinosum (Roxb.) Kuntze
Dalbergia horrida Graham
Drepanocarpus spinosus (Roxb.) Kurz
Bangla Name : -
English Name : -
Family : Fabaceae
Disease : -
Description : An erect, spiny shrub, with a tendency to climb, the branches usually armed with long, straight or hook-like twisted, often spiny, sterile branchlets. Leaves imparipinnate, 2.5-5 cm long, leaflets 3-5 pairs, alternate, obversely oval. Flowers small, white, in a simple or branched axillaty racemes, shorter than the leaves. Pods compressed, reniform, 1.6-2.5 cm long.
Distribution : Forests of Chittagong and Sundarbans.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : A spoonful of powdered root in a tumblerful of water is beleived to be effective in destroying the effects of alcohol. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is diuretic and spasmogenic (Asolkar et al.,1992).
Habit : Shrub