Cerbera MANGHAS L.
| Synonym : | Cerbera linnaei Montrouz. Elcana seminuda Blanco Odollamia moluca Raf. Tanghinia manghas (L.) G.Don |
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| Bangla Name : | Dabur, Dhakur (Sundarbans). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Apocynaceae |
| Disease : | Purgative and vomiting.4 |
| Description : | A small tree or large evergreen shrub, with an acrid milky poisonous juic. Leaves 12.5-25 cm long, closely set at the end of the branches, lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong-obovate. Flowers large, white with a yellow throat, in terminal paniculate cymes. Fruit a drupe, 5-10 cm long, subglobose, smooth, green. |
| Distribution : | Occurs in the tidal forests of Sundarbans and coastal areas of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Noakhali and Barisal. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Seed carnel contain thevetin B, monoacetylthevetin B, neriifolin, diacetylneriifolin and cardiac glycosides cerbertin, cerbertatin and acetylcerbertin. Seeds also contain digitoxigenin glycosides and tanghinigenin glycosides. Leaves contain diacetylnerii |
| Uses : | The bark is purgative. The nut is narcotic and poisonous. The seeds are extremely poisonous and contain glucoside cerberine, which has a powerful effect on heart. The kernel when taken internally produces vomiting and purging soon followed by collapse and |
| Habit : | Small tree |