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Scientific name
Butea monosperma
Common name
bastard teak
Malayalam name
പ്ലാശ്
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Deciduous forests, also grown in the plains
- Leaves : alternate, trifoliolate
- Flowers : bright red
- Fruit : a pod
How to use
- Juice from bark is applied to ulcers and to relieve septic sore throat
- Decoction of the bark is used in asthma, fever, cough and other respiratory problems.
Parts used
Bark, leaves, flowers, seeds and resin
Uses
Aphrodisiac, digestive and anthelmintic
Propagation & Cultivation
The tree grows in open plains in natural habitat and is highly drought resistant.The natural reproduction starts early in the rainy season.It is raised through seeds in medium sized polythene bags. Saplings irrigated and weeded every 1-2 months. Gum is collected from the stem bark and dried in shade.
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