(Lour.) C. B. Robinson.Synonym: L. sebifera Pers. L. chinensis Lam.Family: Lauraceae.
Habitat: Punjab, Khasi Hills, Bengal, Assam and South India.
English: Common Tallow Lowrel.Ayurvedic: Medaasaka.Unani: Maidaa-lakdi, MaghaaseHindi.Siddha/Tamil: Mushaippeyetti, Elumpurukki, Uralli.
Action: Leaf—antispasmodic and emollient. Bark—demulcent, emollient, astringent, antidiarrhoeal, anodyne. Root—decoction is used as an emmenagogue. Oil from berries—used in rheumatism. Essential oil—antibacterial, antifungal.
The bark is mucilaginous. The plant contains a polysaccharide. Leaves and stem contain aporphine al- kaloids—boldine, laurotetanine, acti- nodaphnine and their derivatives. The trunk bark gave sebiferine and litsefer- ine.Boldine produced dose-dependent inhibition of induced microsomal peroxidation in experimental studies.Dosage: Bark—3-5 g powder. (CCRAS.)... litsea glutinosa
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