Sand Paper Tree
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Scientific name
Streblus asper
English Name
Sand Paper Tree
Malayalam name
പരുവ
Common name
Toothbrush Tree
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Open, scrub, moist and dry deciduous forests
- Leaves : oblong-obovate to sub-rhomboid
- Flowers : greenish-yellow or white
- Fruit : ovoid, pale yellow
How to use
- Fever : Decoction of the bark is used to treat fever.
- Treating cracked legs : Its latex is used to heel cracked palms and heels
- Ulcers : Roots are locally applied over ulcers
Uses
Anti-pyretic,Antidiarrhoeal, In ulcers
Parts used
Bark,Milky latex and roots
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It can be propagated through seeds or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in a warm, moist environment, while cuttings should be taken from healthy, mature branches and planted in a suitable growing medium.
