Semecarpus anacardium
| Author : L.f. |
| Family : Anacardiaceae |
Habit: Medium tree |
| Sanskrit: Bhallatakah, Arushkarah |
| English: Marking nut tree, Oriental cashew |
Fruits
Bhilavinol, biflavonoides, biflavones
Semecarpus anacardium |
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| Description | ||||||
| A medium-sized, deciduous tree, 10-15 m tall, with dark brown bark, red inside, obovate or oblong-elliptic leaves, small, dioecious, greenish-yellow flowers, in terminal panicles and globose-ovoid, reniform, smooth, black drupes situated on a fleshy-orange receptacle. | ||||||
| Useful part | ||||||
Fruits |
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| Medicinal Uses | ||||||
| beriberi, cancer, cough, asthma, diabetes, constipation, tumours, bleedings, worm infestations, liver & spleen disorders, leprosy, leucoderma, scaly skin eruptions, cardiac diseases, fever, inflammations, ulcers, diabetes, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, general debility | ||||||
| Major chemical constituents | ||||||
Bhilavinol, biflavonoides, biflavones |
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