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| Bangla Name : | Nona, Ramphal, Nona Ata.,Nu Nachhi (Marma). |
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| English Name : | Bullock’s heart. |
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| Family : | Annonaceae |
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| Disease : | Astringent, tonic, inflammation, tumours, dysentery, diarrhoea and intestinal worms. |
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| Description : | A small semideciduous tree. Leaves 12.5-20.3 cm long, membranous, oblong, lanceolate. Flowers 2-4, on lateral peduncles. Petals 6, valvate, in 2 series, narrow-oblong, inner very small. Fruit 10-15 cm diam. fleshy, subglobose, somewhat heart-shaped, smooth, lightly areolate.
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| Distribution : | Planted throughout the country. |
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| Chemical Constituents : |
Chemical constituents: Leaves contain polyphenols, dopamine, salsolinol and coclaurine. Root and root bark contain aporphine alkaloids, anonaine, oxoushinsunine, iriodenine, michelalbine and retuculine, a benzyltetrahydro-isoquinoline base, a phenolic b |
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| Uses : | The bark is a powerful astringent and tonic. Leaves are used against inflammation, tumours and as a maturant. Leaves and seeds are insecticidal. Fruits are astringent, used in dysentery, diarrhoea and intestinal worms.
Extract of the leaves and stems ex |
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| Habit : | Small tree |
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