Artabotrys HEXAPETALUS (L.f.) Bhandari
| Synonym : | Annona hexapetala L.f. Annona uncinata Lam. Unona uncata (Lour.) Dunal Uvaria esculenta Roxb. Ex Rottler Uvaria uncata Lour. |
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| Bangla Name : | Katchampa, Kanthalichapa, Guichapa. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Annonaceae |
| Disease : | Cholera, vomiting, biliousness, itch, leucoderma, blood and the heart |
| Description : | A robust climber or scandent shrub. Leaves 5-20 cm long, oblong-lanceolate, dark green, glabrous, shining. Flowers yellow, solitary or in pairs, petals 2.5-4 cm, nearly equal, thick, odorous. Fruit obovoid, 6-10 in a bunch, yellow |
| Distribution : | Planted in gardens. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and roots contain an alkaloid, artabotrine and a volatile principle. Flowers contain an essential oil. Roots contain yingzhaosu A & B. Glycosidic priniciples like kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin, quercetin-3-O-arabinoside, quercetin-3-O-glucoside |
| Uses : | Decoction of the leaves is given for the treatment of cholera. The flowers are heating and alexiteric, useful in vomiting, biliousness, itch, sweats, foul breath, leucoderma, erysipelas and diseases of the blood and the heart. EtOH extract of fruits is |
| Habit : | Shrub |