Botanical name : Gmelina asiatica Linn. (G. parvifolia Roxb.)
Family : Verbenaceae.
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Biddari, Gopabhadraka, Vikarini, Badhara, Kumbhika,
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Small Cashmere tree, Box myrtle
Hindi : Bandara
Malayalam : Cherukumizhu, Vallikumizhu, Cherkumizhu
Distribution – South India; planted in gardens in Maharashtra and West Bengal.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large shrub or sometimes climber shrub grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, small, ovale, glabrous, sometimes lobate. Flower arises from tip of the stem, bright yellow, Fruits oval drupes, with 2 seeds. It is commonly cultivated as hedge plant.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, burning sensation, arthritis, infection, poison, skin disease, burning micturition, leucorrhea, and headache.
Useful part : Fruit, root, leaves.
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