Cynometra RAMIFLORA L.
| Synonym : | Cynometra bijuga Span. Cynometra hosinoi Kaneh. Cynometra ramiflora var. ramiflora Cynometra whitfordii Elmer Maniltoa carolinensis (Kaneh.) Hosok. |
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| Bangla Name : | Shinguri, Shingar, Singra, Shingra (Sundarbans), Seeri (Chakaria sunderbans). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Caesalpinaeae |
| Disease : | Purgative, scabies, leprosy and cutaneous diseases. |
| Description : | A small evergreen tree with much spreading branches. Leaves compound, 7.5-12.5 cm long, leaflets 2 pairs, 3.8-9 cm long, coriaceous, obliquely obovate-oblong. Flowers small, white in small, axillary, corymbose racemes. Pods fleshy much wrinkled, turgid 1.3-2.5 cm long, irregularly oblong or ovoid. |
| Distribution : | Sundarbans and other coastal forests, usually growing in open spaces in the forest outskirt. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The root is purgative. A lotion is made from the leaves boiled in cow’s milk, and mixed with honey, is applied externally in scabies, leprosy and other cutaneous diseases. Oil extracted from the seeds is used for the same purpose. |
| Habit : | Tree |