Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.


Synonym : Chukrasia velutina W & A.
Dysoxylum esquirolii H.Lév.
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