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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. |
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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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