Callicarpa MACROPHYLLA Vahl.
| Synonym : | Callicarpa dunniana H.Lév. Callicarpa incana Roxb. Callicarpa macrophylla var. griffithii C.B.Clarke Callicarpa macrophylla var. kouytchensis H.Lév. |
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| Bangla Name : | Mathara, Barmala, Dhalahuja, Aplotan, Fulujha, Jugga harina. ,Hozagach (Chakma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Verbenaceae |
| Disease : | dysentery sores, leprosy and rheumatic joints. |
| Description : | An erect large shrub. Leaves 12.5-23 cm. long, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, white-tomentose beneath. Flowers small, rose-coloured, corowded in axillary globose, peduncled cymes, 2.5-7.5 cm across. Drupes white. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Sylhet, Sal forests and Chittagong Hills Tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Aerial parts contain 2-tetracyclic diterpenoids, calliterpenone and its mono-OAc. Leaves contain sitosterol, calliterpenone and its mono-OAc, luteolin, apigenin and its 7-glucuronides, ursolic acid, its 2-OH derivetives, crategolic acid. Seeds contain cal |
| Uses : | The plant is used against dysentery. Wood paste is used in mouth and tongue sores. Leaves are smoked to relieve headache. Seed paste is used in stomatitis and leprosy. The root yields aromatic oil, used in the treatment of stomach disorders. The leaves ar |
| Habit : | Small tree |