Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Trema orientalis Blume or Sponia orientalis

Aamattali


 

Specimen No.        :    1

    

Botanical Source    :    Trema orientalis Blume. (Sponia orientalis Planch)


 

Family            :    Urticaceae


 

Synonyms


 

English 

Hindi 

Malayalam 

Sanskrit 

Charcoal-tree Pigeon wood

 

Aamattali

Ratti,

Aarni,

Ami,

Javanti

Javanti


 

Description of Drug

A medium sized tree grows up to 20 meters in height. Leaves are simple, alternate, stipulate and acute. The leaf base is frequently unequal. Leaf margins are finely serrated, and the young leaves are rough and hairy. Flowers small, inconspicuous and greenish, carried in short dense bunches. They are usually unisexual, occasionally they are found together. Fruits are small, round and green, becoming black when ripe


 

Parts Used        :    Leaves, Bark.


 

Geographical Source    :    Throughout India, growing wild. Also see in South Africa and other African contries.


 

Chemical Constituents

    It contains Xanthones and New Dihydrophenanthrene and Phenyldihydroisocoumarin


 


 

Pharmacological Use:     


 

Studies in progress    :

    The glucose-lowering efficacy of the aqueous stem bark extract of Trema orientalis (Ulmaceae) was evaluated both in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

It Stimulates the central nervous system


 

Ayurvedic
Use    :    epilepsy, diabetes, fever and infection.