Sonneratia caseolaris Health Dictionary

Engl.

Family: Sonneratiaceae.

Habitat: Tidal creeks and mangrove swamps of India.

Folk: Orchaa (Bengal), Tivar, Chipi (Maharashtra).

Action: Fruit—fermented juice is used for arresting haemorrhage. Juice of unripe fruit is given in cough. Fruit is also used as a poultice in sprains and swellings. Fruit wall—vermifuge.

The stem bark and root bark contain 9-17 and 11.0 to 11.9% tannin of the pyrogallol class.

The fruit yields 11% pectin on dry basis.