Lam.Family: Salvadoraceae.
Habitat: Peninsular India, Orissa, West Bengal.
English: Mistletoe Berrythorn.Siddha/Tamil: Mulchangan.Folk: Kundali.Action: Root—diuretic (used in Siddha medicine for dropsy and rheumatism). Leaves—stimulant (used in rheumatism); expectorant, antispasmodic (used in cough and asthma); given to women after confinement. Bark—antiperiodic, astringent, expectorant.
The leaves contain the alkaloids az- imine, azcarpine and carpine. EtOH (50%) extract of aerial parts exhibited spasmogenic activity.
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