Crateva religiosa G.Forst.
| Synonym : | Crateva hansemannii K.Schum. Crateva macrocarpa Kurz Crateva magna (Lour.) DC. Crateva speciosa Volkens |
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| Bangla Name : | Barun, Bannay, Tikoshak, Bonna, Gotaburna, Ladung, Pitagola (Chittagong). ,Kaingtha (Mogh), Jong-sia (Garo), La Pova (Marma). |
| English Name : | Three leaved Caper. |
| Family : | Capparidaceae |
| Disease : | Stomachic, tonic, rubefacient, febrifuge, rheumatism, astringent, cholagogue, laxative, lithontriptic, anthelmintic, expectorant, demulcent, stomachic, laxative, fever, vomiting, kidney and bladder stones. |
| Description : | A small much branched deciduous tree. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets 5-15 cm long, ovate, lanceolate or obovate, acute. Flowers many, in dense terminal corymbs, petals nearly 2.5 cm long, greenish white, stamens longer than the petals. Fruit a globose or ovoid, woody berry. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh on river bank, canal banks and low-laying areas. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Stem bark of the plant contains saponins, flavonoids, sterols and glucosilinates and ceryl alcohol, friedelin, cadabicine, diacetate, lupeol, betulinic acid and diosgenin. Fruits contain glycocaparin, ?-sitosterol, triacontane, triacontanol, cetyl and cer |
| Uses : | Leaves are stomachic, tonic, rubefacient and febrifuge, used in rheumatism. Flowers are astringent and cholagogue. A couple of buds pounded with salt are taken before meals to promote the appetite. The fruits are laxative. Roots and bark are laxative, lit |
| Habit : | Tree |