Allophylus DIMORPHUS Radlk. .
| Synonym : | Allophylus cobbe Bl. A. serratus Radlk |
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| Bangla Name : | Si Sa Calaai, Kro Kaya Dung (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Sapindaceae |
| Disease : | Astringent,piles,nose bleeding,lactation,diarrhoea,rheumatic pains, ulcers,elephantiasis,colic,fever and tapeworm. |
| Description : | A small shrub. Leaves trifoliate, very variable in size, shape, margin and surface, crowded at the extremities of the branches, petiole long, ferrugineo-pubescent, leaflets 2.5-25.5 cm long. Flowers small, white, in spicate, axillary racemes. Fruits small, globose, red. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Sylhet, Chittagong and Sundarbans. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contains Ph-acetamide and alkaloids (traces). Plant releases HCN. Seeds contains alkaloids, stems contains ?-sitosterol (Asolkar et al., 1992). Benzylamide also has been isolated from leaves (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1990). |
| Uses : | The root is astringent, used for treating piles and nose bleeding. In Nigeria, roots are eaten for lactation. A hot infusion of the root barks is used to check diarrhoea and rheumatic pains. Leaves are also eaten to induce lactation, paste is used in ulce |
| Habit : | Shrub |