Botanical name:-Pterocarpus marsupium
Family name:- FABACEAE
English name:-Bastard tree,Indian kino tree
Sinhala name:-Gammalu
Tamil names :-vengai
Sanskirt name :- Asanah
Distribution:-Sri Lanka, India, Nepal
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-None
Ayurvedic usage:-control for diabetes.
English name:-Bastard tree,Indian kino tree
Sinhala name:-Gammalu
Tamil names :-vengai
Sanskirt name :- Asanah
Distribution:-Sri Lanka, India, Nepal
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-None
Ayurvedic usage:-control for diabetes.
"India make a wooden glass (tumbler) from the heartwood of
this herb (tree) and its aqueous solution is used to cure diabetes. Water
is left overnight in the wooden tumbler and is consumed the following morning.
The water draws healing properties from the wood overnight. The cup is made
from the heartwood of the tree."en.wikipedia.org
Parts used to make medicine:-bark, heartwood
Propagation:-Seeds,
Propagation:-Seeds,
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