Neolamarckia cadamba, Aattuthekku, Cadam,, ആറ്റുതേക്ക്

Family: Rubiaceae
Vernacular names: Aattuthekku, ആറ്റുതേക്ക് (Malayalam), Cadam, (English), Ashokari (Sanskrit), Kadamb (Hindi), Vellaikkatampu (Tamil)
Distribution: Asia, Pacific and Australia
Description: Medium deciduous trees, bark pale brown, vertically shallowly grooved. Leaves opposite, decussate. Flowers bisexual, yellowish, in globose heads. Fruit a capsule on a globose receptacle; seeds many.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Along banks of rivers and streams in evergreen forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: April-August

Parts used: Bark, leaves and fruits
Properties & Uses: Bark is bitter, astringent, acrid, cooling, anti-inflammatory, digestive, carminative, febrifuge, diuretic and expectorant. Bark is used for the treatment of uterine complaints, blood diseases, leprosy and dysentery. Fresh juice of bark is used to treat inflammation of eyes.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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