Botanical name : Diosphyros ebenum Koening.
Family : Ebenaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Krishnasara, Krishnavriksha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Ebony
Hindi :
Malayalam : Karimaram
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild in planes.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large slow growing evergreen tree grows up to 40 meters in height. Leaves simple alternate, oblong-lanceolate, acute, shiny; flowers single or two together, arises from leaf axils. Fruits drupes, 2 cm diameter.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta diarrhea, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, menorrhagia, and anemia.
Useful part : Bark, Heartwood, Leaves.
Photo: Dr. Eby Abraham MD