Dalbergia SPINOSA Roxb.
| Synonym : | Amerimnum horsidum Dennst. Amerimnum spinosum (Roxb.) Kuntze Dalbergia horrida Graham Drepanocarpus spinosus (Roxb.) Kurz |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | - |
| Description : | An erect, spiny shrub, with a tendency to climb, the branches usually armed with long, straight or hook-like twisted, often spiny, sterile branchlets. Leaves imparipinnate, 2.5-5 cm long, leaflets 3-5 pairs, alternate, obversely oval. Flowers small, white, in a simple or branched axillaty racemes, shorter than the leaves. Pods compressed, reniform, 1.6-2.5 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong and Sundarbans. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | A spoonful of powdered root in a tumblerful of water is beleived to be effective in destroying the effects of alcohol. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is diuretic and spasmogenic (Asolkar et al.,1992). |
| Habit : | Shrub |