Gmelina arborea
Gmelina arborea
Author : Roxb.
Family : Verbenaceae
Habit: Medium tree
Sanskrit:Gambhari, Kashmari
English: Coomb teak, Cashmeri tree, Candahar tree
 
Description

An unarmed tree, with smooth, whitish-grey bark, densely velvety tomentose young parts, opposite, broadly ovate, cordate, glandular leaves, brownish-yellow flowers, in terminal panicles and fleshy, orange-yellow or blackish, ovoid drupes containing 1-2 seeds.

Useful part

Root, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, wood

Medicinal Uses

hallucination, fever, bleeding, burning sensation, fever, foul ulcers, leprosy, skin diseases, hair growth, anaemia, constipation, leucorrhoea headache, diabetes, cough, rheumatism

Major chemical constituents

luteolin, apigenin, quercetin, b-sitosterol, hentriacontanol, lignans