Grewia asiatica L.
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Grewia asiatica L. |
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Names.
English: falsa, phalsa.
Range.
Native to southern India. Now widely cultivated in tropical countries. Reported from Myanmar.
Uses.
Bark: Demulcent. Leaf: Used as an application for eruptions. Root: Used for medicinal purposes. Fruit: Astringent.
Note.
In India the bark is demulcent; the leaf is put on eruptions; the fruit is astringent, cooling, and stomachic; and the root-bark is used for rheumatism ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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