Bridelia STIPULARIS Bl.
| Synonym : | Bridelia scandens (Roxb.) Willd. Bridelia zollingeri Miq. Clutia scandens Roxb. Clutia stipularis L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Harinhara., Pat khowi, So mui, Si Ooyaza(Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Disease : | Cough, fever, asthma, jaundice and anaemia. |
| Description : | A large more or less scandent evergreen shrub. Leaves 5-20 cm, subcoriaceous, elliptic-obovate or orbicular-oblong. Flowers small, in small axillary clusters or long spikes, often subtended by long stipular bracts. Fruits oblong, 12 mm long, seated on the enlarged calyx. |
| Distribution : | Forsts of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, Gazipur, Cox’s Bazar, Sayadpur (Rangpur |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark contains friedelin and ?-sitosterol. Root contains teraxerone (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Uses : | Actions and uses: Plant is used in pleurisy and exudation. Bark decoction is given to children for cough, fever and asthma and as gargle for sores in mouth. Fresh tender leaves are used for the treatment of jaundice, emulsion for anaemia due to pregnanc |
| Habit : | Shrub |