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Aesculus indica (Wall.ex Cambess.) Hook.
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- Synonym:
- Pava indica Wall. Ex Cambess.
- Plant Family:
- Hippocastanaceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- A deciduous tree up to 20-30 m tall, found in temperate zone, not very common.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves compound, opposite, palmate. Leaflets, 5-7, elliptic to oblong -lanceolate, acuminate. Inflorescence a panicle, erect, 15-30 cm long. Flower unisexual, zygomorphic,white, tinged yellow. Fruit a capsule, ovoid, leathery. Seed 25-35 mm broad, dark brown, glossy.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- April-May.
- Harvesting Time:
- July-November.
- Medicinal Value:
- It strengthens vein walls, as an astringent treats hemorrhoids also used to treat prostatic enlargement. [5] Locally seed paste is used in rheumatic pain.
- Part Used:
- Bark, Seed.
- Occurrence:
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Chemical Analysis, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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