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European walnut

European walnut

There is a large deciduous tree reaching heights of 25-35 m, usually with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense forest competition. It is a light-demanding species that require full sun to grow well. Uses: They are helpful in herpes, eczema, scrofula and syphilis. The fruits are soft and soothing, thermogenic and aphrodisiac. Leaves are tonic, and nthelmintic Astringent.They [...]
Drumstick tree

Drumstick tree

The leaves are very nutritious, being an important source of beta-carotene, potassium, vitamin C, protein and iron. The leaves are cooked and used for spinach. Uses: bark, sap, seeds, roots, leaves, flowers and oil are used in traditional medicine in several countries.
Cassia fistula

Cassia fistula

A tropical ornamental tree with a trunk redwood hard compound, an increase of up to 40 meters high. The wood is heavy and hard. Has showy clusters of up to 2″ long flowers, bright yellow and fragrant. These flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees. Cessia called Pasta Fruit Pulp is well known laxative. Woof of tree is rich in tannins.
Combretaceae

Combretaceae

Arjuna tree is about 60-80 feet in height. The tree of Arjuna is sizable, evergreen with a spreading crown and drooping branches. It is simple, grey and soft on outside surface. Leaves are like that of Guava leaves rectangle, 4-6 inch long and 2-3 inch wide, subopposite, glabrous and often inequilaterally. The bark is soft, thick and of red color from inside. The bark is astringent, acrid, aphrodisiac, [...]
Belliric myrobalan

Belliric myrobalan

A sizable deciduous tree reaching up to 29 m. The stems & trunk are straight with a characteristic blue-grey & cracked bark. The leaves are usually elliptical, about 10-25 em in length & 5-8 cm in width, coriaceous, alternate & chiefly directed toward the apex of the branches. The flowers are in axillary spikes, pale greenish-yellow with an disagreeable odour, & the fruits [...]
Baehra (Combretaceae, Terminalia Belerica)

Baehra (Combretaceae, Terminalia Belerica)

Terminalia belerica is a large deciduous tree usually called as Baheda or Bibitaki. The extract is derived from the fruit that is well-known commercial myrobalan, called Belliric Myrobalan. It is matchless in being both astringent and laxative. It is Tonic, Astringent, Expectorant and Laxative . It is used in coughs and sore throat, and also it’s pulp is used in dropsy, piles and diarrhoea. It [...]
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