Mimusops elengi
Mimusops elengi
Author : L.
Family : Sapotaceae

Habit: Medium tree
Sanskrit: Bakulah
English: Bullet-wood tree
 
Description
A medium-sized to large evergreen tree, up to 15 m tall, with dark grey, fissured bark, elliptic, oblong or oblanceolate leaves, small, creamy white, axillary, star-shaped, fragrant flowers, axillary, solitary or in fascicles, yellow, ovoid berries containing 1-2, ovoid, compressed, greyish-brown, shining seeds.
Useful part

Bark, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits
Medicinal Uses

Mouth disorders, diarrhoea, dysentery, wounds, ulcers, brain tonic, headache, fix loose teeth, constipation, snake bite
Major chemical constituents

Quercitol, ursolic acid, glucose, quercetin, hydroquercetin, β-sitosterol glucosides, hentriacontane, β-carotene, lupeol, D-mannitol, essential oil, mixtures of saponins, α-spinasterol, taraxerol, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic and stearic acids