Michelia champaca
Michelia champaca
Author : L.
Family : Magnoliaceae

Habit: Medium tree
Sanskrit: Champakah
English: Champak, Golden champa
 
Description
A tall, evergreen tree, up to 30 m tall, with grey or brownish bark, ovate to lanceolate, coriaceous leaves, yellow, fragrant, solitary and axillary flowers and ovoid or ellipsoid, woody fruits containing 1-12 brown, angular seeds with pink fleshy aril.
Useful part

Root, root bark, stem bark, flowers, fruits, seeds
Medicinal Uses

inflammation, constipation, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, chronic gastritis, fever, cough, bronchitis, cardiac debility, burning sensation, skin diseases, leprosy, wounds, ulcers, worm infestation, headache, eye diseases, nervous disorders, malarial fever, general debility, psoriasis, diabetes, purgative
Major chemical constituents

Mono- & sesquiterpenes, β-sitosterol, parthenolide, dihydroparthenolide, micheliolide, germacranolide, constunolide, liriodenine, macheline A, ushinsunine, oxoushinsunine, magnoflorine, N-methyl (3-ene-15-hydroxypentadecanyl) amide, fatty acids