Medicinal Plants No 27

Allophylus serratus (Roxb.) Kurz Sapindaceae (फेनिल-कुलम्)

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: Tippāni (Facuif) Kan : Togaratti (ANO) Mal : Mukkannapperuku, Mukkannanpēlu, Mukkannanperēra

(മുക്കണ്ണപ്പെരുക്, മുക്കണ്ണൻപേഴ്, മുക്കണ്ണൻ പെരേര, San Triputah (15192:) Tam": Amalai (91) Tel Eravalu (38.30)

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Distribution : Throughout south India and Assam hills The plant : A small tree or a large shrub with whitish bark; leaves 3-foliate,

alternate, crowded at the ends of branchlets, pubescent, leaflets 5–12.5 cm long, ovate or elliptic, acute or acuminate, serrate-dentate, more or less hairy on both surfaces; flowers small, white in fascicles, on spicate axillary racemes, stamens 8, inserted on the receptacle

inside the disc; fruits smooth, globose, red when ripe. Parts used : whole plant Properties and uses : The plant is astringent, bitter, sweet, anti

inflammatory, vulnerary, digestive, carminative and constipating. It is useful in bone fractures, dislocations, inflammations, ulcers, wounds, dyspepsia, anorexia and diarrhoea. The fruits are sweet, cooling and nourishing tonic.

"त्रिपुटा व्यक्षिशाखोटा रक्तमुद्गा सुगोळका ।" (स्व.) ("Tripuță tryakşiśākhoțā raktamudga sugolakā" (Sva.)

कषायतिक्तमधुरं समूलं शोफनाशनम् ।। अस्थिभङ्गहरं प्रोक्तमङ्गमर्दवणापहम् । फलं स्वादु हिमं रुच्यं मूलं दीपनपाचनम् ॥” (स्व.) ["Kaşāyatiktamadhuram samülam sõphanāśanam Asthibhangaharam proktamangamarddavranäpaham Phalam svādu himam rucyam mülam dipanapacanam" (Sva.)]