Scientific name of Niepa bark tree: Samadera Indica
Name of Niepa bark tree in different languages:-
Sanskrit: Gucchakaranjah
Hindi: Lokhanadi
Malayalam: Karingotta കരിങ്ങോട്ട
Plant description:
Niepa bark tree is a small tree grows up to 10 m tall, leaves are large, up to 25 cm long and 9 cm wide, elliptic-oblong, entire shining, base is rounded, young leaves are pale yellow it became dark green while old; branches are yellowish dark, flowers are yellowish, in few or many flowered axillaries umbels, fruits are large, flat, pear-shaped, containing a large brown curved seed.
Useful plant parts:
Seeds, bark, leaves
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Oblong, Elliptic Margin-Entire Venation-Pinnate
longitudinal Margin_Entire Venation-pinnate
Medicinal uses:
Febrifuge tonic, control Vata, Kapha, dyspepsia, flatulence, skin diseases, colic, pruritus, leprosy, scabies, pruritus, constipation and bilious fever.
Chemical constituents:
Phenolics, flavonoid, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, wound healing.
Medicinal properties:
Antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, and antitumor.
Scientific studies-learn more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837958
