Hook. f.Family: Meliaceae.
Habitat: Assam, Sikkim, Bengal and the Western Ghats.
Siddha/Tamil: Agunivagil, Cembil. Folk: Lassuni (West Bengal).Action: Fruit—anti-inflammatory, diuretic, CNS depressant.
The bark from mature trees contain 15% tannin and that from young trees 10%. EtOH (50%) extract of fruit—anti- inflammatory, diuretic and CNS depressant.The fruit contains a tetranortriter- penoid, dysobinin, a potential CNS depressant and inflammation inhibitor.The stem bark contains an alkaloid, rohitukine, which exhibited anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory property.
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