(Lour.) Merr.Synonym: C. integerrima DC. C. lucida Roxb. ex Kurz.
Habitat: Throughout India, up to an altitude of 1,300 m, and in the Andamans.
Folk: Karalli, Kierpa. Varanga (Malyalam).Action: Leaves—used in the treatment of sapraemia. Bark—used for treating oral ulcers, stomatitis, inflammation of the throat.
The leaves contain alkaloids (0.2% dry basis), the major being (+)-hygro- line.
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