Roxb.Family: Oleaceae.
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical Himalayas from Kumaon eastwards; also Bihar, West Bengal and Peninsular India, up to 1,200 m.
English: Weaver's Beam tree.Ayurvedic: Muskakaa. (Mokshaka, Ghantaa-Paatali, Kaashthapaatalaa are varieties of Paatalaa.)Siddha/Tamil: Mogalingum.Action: Leaves—used in enlargement of spleen and in urinary discharges. Root—used for leprosy. Bark—used for boils and burns. Fruits—beneficial in hydrocele.
The Fruits gave betulinic and olea- nolic acids.
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