PlantID | 0101 |
Botanical Name | Soymida febrifuga |
Common Name | Rohan |
Classification | Kingdom: | Plantae | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | Division: | Magnoliophyta | Class: | Magnoliopsida | Subclass: | Rosidae | Order: | Sapindales | Family: | Meliaceae | Genus: | Soymida | Species: | febrifuga |
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Part used | Bark |
Medicinal Properties | Aphrodisiac, anthelmintic; Bark: antipyretic, astringent, antidiarrhoel, antidysenteric and bitter tonic. |
Medicinal Use | Particularly prescribed in malaria, cures hoarseness, applied to rheumatic swelling and used as a gargle in stomatitis, decoction used as vaginal douche in leucorrhoea. |
Chemistry | Deoxyandirobin, epoxyfebrinin B and its 14,15-dihydro derivative, febrinolide, methylangolensate, Beta-sitosterol, lupeol, febrifugin, myricetin, ampelopsin, naringenin and quercetin. |
Cultivation | NA |
Regional Habitat | Common in forests of Rajasthan. |
Description | A tall glabrous tree. Leaves: paripinnate, leaflets 6-12 elliptic or oblong, obtuse, base oblique; Flowers: greenish-white, borne in axillary and terminal panicles, appears in April-May; Fruits: smooth, black when ripe, septifragally 5-valved, woody, valves consisting of two plates, separating from the 5-winged axis, May-July; Seeds: numerous, winged at both ends. |
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