Dalbergia LANCEOLARIA L.
| Synonym : | Amerimnon lanceolarium (L.f.) Kuntze Dalbergia arborea B.Heyne Dalbergia frondosa DC. Dalbergia lanceolaria subsp. lanceolaria |
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| Bangla Name : | Chakemdia, Siristi, Jhunjhuna Koroi (Chittagong). ,Chapot-siris (Santal). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Rheumatism and dyspepsia. |
| Description : | A tall handsome deciduous tree with drooping branches. Leaves imparipinnate, 7.5-18 cm long, leaflets 2-3.8 cm long, elliptic or oblong, obtuse. Flowers small, in copious axillary and terminal panicles. Pods 3.8-5 cm long, thin flexible. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet and Dinajpur, in dry areas. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and flowers contain ?-Baptigenin. Root bark contains isoflavone glycoside, lanceolarin (Asolkar et al.,1992). |
| Uses : | Seeds possesses good anti-inflammatory properties. Seed oil is used in rheumatism. The bark is used in dyspepsia. Antiarthritic activity has been observed in different extracts of the plant (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1990). |
| Habit : | Tree |