Botanical name:-Streblus asper
Family name:-MORACEAE
English name:-Sand paper tree
Tamil name:- Pira, piraay, Parai-maram
Sanskirt name :-Shakhotaka, Saakhota, pathrollekhatharu
Edibal parts:-None
Status:-Native
Distribution:- southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines.
Ayurvedic usage:-Ulcers, Glandular swelling, Leucoderma, PilesFevers, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Disinfecting wounds
Parts used to make medicine:-Seeds, Bark, Latex,
propagation:-Seeds