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| Bangla Name : | Kaju, Kajubadam, Hijlibadam. |
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| English Name : | Cashew Nut, Goa-almond, Ceylon mango. |
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| Family : | Anacardiaceae |
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| Disease : | Alterative, astringent, diarrhea, dysentery, purgative, leprosy, ringworm, corns, ulcers, diarrhoea, indigestion, stomachache and diuretic. |
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| Description : | A small or medium-sized, evergreen tree with much spreading branches, which forms a large crown. Leaves 10-20 cm long, coriaceous, obovate. Flowers small in terminal panicle, 16-25 cm long. Fruit reniform, 2.5 cm, on a pyriform fleshy receptacle.
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| Distribution : | Cultivated in Chittagong Hill Tracts in limited scale |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains tannin and gum. Fruit shell contains gum, oil, alkyl phenols, ancardic acid, cardol, anacardein, lipids, biflavonoid glycoside, occidentoside and ellagic acid (kajidin), syringic and gallic acids. Leaves and flowers contain ployphenols. Leav |
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| Uses : | The bark is said to have alterative and astringent properties. Bark tea is used for diarrhoea and dysentery. The root is considered purgative and the fruit anti-diarrhoeal. The kernel is nutritious, demulcent and emollient. The tar from the seed coat is r |
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| Habit : | Small tree |
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