Lannea coromandelica, Karasu, Karayam, Uthi, Jhingam, കരശ്, കരയം, ഉതി

Family: Anacardiaceae
Vernacular names: Karasu, Karayam, Uthi, കരശ്, കരയം, ഉതി (Malayalam), Jhingam (English), Jhingini (Sanskrit), Jhingan (Hindi), Uthiyan (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia and China
Description: Deciduous trees. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, clustered at the end of branchlets, estipulate. Flowers unisexual, yellowish-green; male flowers in compound racemes, female flowers in simple racemes. Fruit a drupe, ovoid, red; stone hard; seed compressed.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: January-May

Parts used: Bark and resin
Properties & Uses: Bark is used to prepare a lotion for relieving bruises, wounds, sores, ulcers and sore eyes. The gum exuded from the cut bark is used for the treatment of asthma. The dilute decoction of bark is used as an expectorant.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
Traditional Uses:Roots are made in to paste and mixed with water and taken internally to cure asthma. Root powder with black pepper and honey is a remedy for cough.
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