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State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) Kerala

Symplocos racemosa Roxb.

  • Family: Symplocaceae
  • Vernacular names: Pachotti, Podippari, പാച്ചോറ്റി, പൊടിപ്പാരി (Malayalam), Lodh tree (English), Sveta lodhra (Sanskrit), Velli lethi (Tamil)
  • Distribution: India to Indo-China
  • Description: Small trees. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate. Flowers bisexual, in spikes, flowers greenish-white. Fruit a drupe; seeds oblong.
  • Habit: Tree
  • Habitat: Evergreen forests
  • Flowering & Fruiting: December-February

  • Parts used: Bark
  • Properties & Uses: Bark is used to treat leucoderma, leprosy, dental diseases, stomatitis, diarrhea, dysentery, liver complaints, dropsy and uterine disorders.
  • Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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