Synonym : | Bergera koenigii L. |
Bangla Name : | Choto kamini,Gandhal,Girineem,Bhatraj,Shatley(Khumi). |
English Name : | Carry-leaf tree |
Family : | Rutaceae |
Disease : | : Tonic, stomachic, dysentery, bruises, eruptions, vomiting, febrifuge, stimulants, purgative, kidne |
Description : | Shrubs, to 4 m tall. Leaves 17-31-foliolate; leaflet blades ovate, base obtuse to rounded and oblique, margin entire or crenulate. Inflorescences terminal, paniculate, many flowered. Flowers 5, ellipsoid in bud.Sepals ovate, less than 1 mm. Petals white, oblanceolate to oblong. Stamens 10.Stigma capitate.Fruit bluish black, ovoid to oblong, 1- or 2-seeded.Seed coat membranous. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Jul-Aug. |
Distribution : | Chittagong Hill Tracts, Chittagong, Sal Forest |
Chemical Constituents : | Girinimbin from stem bark. Girinimbine, mahanimbine and isomahanimbine from leaves and roots.Essential oil, glucoside koeingin. |
Uses : | This plant is used in : Tonic, stomachic, dysentery, bruises, eruptions, vomiting, febrifuge, stimulants, purgative, kidney pain. |
Habit : | Shrub |