English Name : Common hog plum, Indian mombin, Andaman mombin, Amra, Amna, Ambra
Family : Anacardiaceae
Origin : Tropical Asia
Description
Tree up to 27 m tall and with trunk diameter up to 50 cm but usually much smaller. Leaves 30-60 cm long, imparipinnate; leaflets 5-11, broadly elliptical, 6-10 cm x 2.5-6 cm, base rounded, apex acuminate, with 20-25 pairs of close parallel veins, all joining an intra-marginal vein. Inflorescence a large terminal panicle, with greenish-white, polygamous flowers. Fruit an ovoid drupe, 4-7 cm long, smooth, yellowish-green mottled with yellow and black, fleshy; stone surrounded by a capsule of intertwined fibres. Seed oblong-elliptical; only one of the three ovules develops.
Habitat
Occurs in dry areas in deciduous forest, up to 1500 m altitude, but is nowhere very common.
Parts Used : Bark and fruit
Herb Effects
Astringent and antiscorbutic (fruits)
Active Ingredients
Ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (fruits); geraniin (leaves)
Medicinal Use
The bark is recommended for stomach ache, dysentery, rheumatism and swollen joints. The fruit is used against bilious dyspepsia. The fruit juice is applied against earache.
Reference
Habitat
Occurs in dry areas in deciduous forest, up to 1500 m altitude, but is nowhere very common.
Parts Used : Bark and fruit
Herb Effects
Astringent and antiscorbutic (fruits)
Active Ingredients
Ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (fruits); geraniin (leaves)
Medicinal Use
The bark is recommended for stomach ache, dysentery, rheumatism and swollen joints. The fruit is used against bilious dyspepsia. The fruit juice is applied against earache.
Reference
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