| Botanic Name |
Symplocos cochinchinensis
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| Family |
Symplocaceae
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| English Name |
Chunga |
| Malayalam Name |
Kamblivetti,Pachotti |
| Sanskrit Name |
Lodhra |
| Hindi |
Sodh |
| Habit |
Tree |
| Description |
Small trees. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate. Flowers bisexual, white, in axillary simple or branched spikes. Fruit a drupe, glabrous, ampulliform; seeds 1-3, oblong.
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| Distribution |
Indo-Malaysia and China
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| Habitat |
Indo-Malesia and China |
March-May
|
March-May |
| System of medicine |
Ayurveda, Folk, Siddha and Unani
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| Parts Used |
Bark |
| Properties & uses: |
Astringent, acrid, refrigerant, anti-inflammatory, depurative and febrifuge.
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