Botanical Name(s): Alstonia Scholaris
English Name(s): Devil tree, Shaitan wood
Sanskrit Name(s): Saptaparnah, Saptachadah
Description: Grows upto 30 m in height with grayish brown bark, lenticellate leaves arranged in whorl of 7 conataining milky, bitter latex. Flowers are small, greenish white, strongly scented with seeds about 30-60 cm long.
Chemical Constituents: Bark is rich in alkaloids such as ditane, echitamine, echitenine and echitamidine & lupeol.
Indications: Skin disorders, Wound healing, Loss of appetie, Diabetes, Indigestion, Breast discomfort, Malaria, Blood purifier, Worm infestation, Heart related problems, Liver problems, Cough ,Cold, Asthma, Generalised body weakness.
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