Albizia CHINENSIS (Osbeck) Merr.
| Synonym : | Albizia stipulata (Roxb.) Boiv. Albizia chinensis var. Chinensis Acacia stipulacea Roxb. Albizia |
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| Bangla Name : | Chakua Koroi, Chakka Koroi, Chakua (Chittagong), Chechra Koroi (Dhaka-Mymensingh), Taral (Dinajpur, |
| English Name : | Chinese albizia. |
| Family : | Mimosaceae |
| Disease : | scabies,skin diseases, |
| Description : | A large deciduous tree with tall cylindrical bole and spreading crown. Leaves abruptly 2-pinnate, pinnae 12-40, leaflets 40-80, stipules and bracts persistent. Flowers small, yellowish, in small panicled heads. Pods thin, 12.5-15.2 cm long, pale brown. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Dinajpur, also in tea gardens as shade tree. |
| Chemical Constituents : | |
| Uses : | An infusion of the bark is used as a lotion for cuts, scabies and other skin diseases. Aquous extract of the bark cause uterine constriction. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is spasmogenic and diuretic (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Habit : | Tree |