Haldina cordifolia, Barakuram, Malamkadambu, Haldu, മലംകടമ്പ്

Family: Rubiaceae
Vernacular names: Barakuram, Malamkadambu, മലംകടമ്പ് (Malayalam), Haldu (English), Haridru (Sanskrit), Haidu (Hindi), Kodambi (Tamil)
Distribution: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Indo-China
Description: Large deciduous trees. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, stipulate. Flowers bisexual, yellow, in axillary globose heads. Fruit a capsule, brown; seeds many small, with tail at one end and a bifid wing other end.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: October-March

Parts used: Bark and root
Properties & Uses: Bark is tonic, vulnerary and aphrodisiac; cures inflammations, biliousness and skin diseases; juice is used to kill worms in sores; decoction of the bark and of that of Oroxylum indicum mixed with candied sugar is given as a drink in strangury. Root is used as an astringent in dysentery. Plant extracts possesse antibacterial properties.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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