Botanical Name : Aphanamixis rohituka
Sanskrit name : Rohituka
English Name :  Amoora                 
Family: Meliaceae                 

Part Used: The bark

Description of Aphanamixis rohituka:
A medium or large sized tree, 18 to 25 m in height. Leaves large, imparipinnate; leaflets opposite, elliptic-oblong, acuminate, glabrous on both the surface; male flowers numerous in axillary panicles; female or bisexual flowers larger than male axillary or supra-axillary solitary spikes. Fruits globular, smooth, yellow when ripe. Seeds with scarlet aril.

Constituents:
Aphanamixin, aphanamixolide and lactone (plant)

Medicinal Uses:
Used to treat splenomegaly, liver disorders, tumor, gastric ulcer, dyspepsia, intestinal worms, skin diseases, leprosy, diabetes, opthalmopathy, jaundice, haemorrhoids. Seeds are laxative, anodyne and anthelmintic; Used to treat ulcers, ophthalmopathy, otopathy, myalgia, skin diseases.

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