Aphanamixis polystachya, Chemmaram, Rohituka tree, ചെമ്മരം

Family: Meliaceae
Vernacular names: Chemmaram, ചെമ്മരം (Malayalam), Rohituka tree (English), Rohituka (Sanskrit), Harin-hara (Hindi), Melampuluvam (Tamil)
Distribution: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
Description: Evergreen trees. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, crowded at the end of branchlets, estipulate. Flowers polygamo-dioecious, white; panicles to 70 cm long, axillary, drooping. Fruit a capsule, 3-lobed, glabrous yellow or purplish; seeds 2 or 3, oblong, with a scarlet aril.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in sacred groves
Flowering & Fruiting: January-December

Parts used: Bark and seeds
Properties & Uses: Acrid, bitter, vulnerary, digestive, anthelmintic, depurative, urinary astringent and refrigerant. Bark and seeds are used to treat liver disorders, leprosy, tumour, ulcer, dyspepsia, intestinal worms, skin diseases, leprosy, diabetes, jaundice, burning sensation, rheumatoid arthritis and leucorrhoea.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Unani, Homeo,
Conservation Status: Vulnerable.
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