Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.
| Synonym : | Chukrasia velutina W & A. Dysoxylum esquirolii H.Lév. |
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| Bangla Name : | Chikrassi, Dalmara, Pabba, Haithnapoma (Sylhet). ,Chabarassy (Chakma), Seybarasi, Saiprobang (Mogh), Bol-dorek, Chuma (Garo). |
| English Name : | Bastard cedar, Chittagong wood, Indian Mahogany, Jamaica Cedar. |
| Family : | Meliaceae |
| Disease : | Skeletal fractures, astringent and |
| Description : | A handsome, deciduous tree with tall, cylindrical bole and spreading crown. Leaves abruptly pinnate or bipinnate, leaflets alternate or subopposite, entire, unequal at base, acuminate. Flowers rather large, in terminal panicles, petals 4-5, oblong, free, erect, contorted. Fruit a septifragally 3-5 valved capsule. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain quercetin and its 3-galactoside, galloyl glucoside, tannic acid and a flavone. Bark contains sitosterol, melianone, scopoletin, 6,7,-dimethoxycoumarin, tetranorterpenes and tabularin. Wood contains bussein homologue and chukrasins A, B, C, |
| Uses : | Plant is used in skeletal fractures. The bark is powerful astringent, used against diarrhoea. Seed extract is agglutinating. EtOH(50%) extract of the stem bark is hypotensive, spasmolytic and diuretic (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Habit : | Tree |