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Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Brucea javanica |
| Family name: |
SIMAROUBACEAE
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| English name: |
Macassar Kernel
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| Sinhala name: |
Titta kohomba (තිත්ත කොහොඹ)
Kaputu gedi (කපුටුගෙඩි)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, to 10 m tall, dioecious or bisexual. Leaves 20 - 50 cm long, leaflets 3 - 15, usually 5 - 7 , ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 3.5 - 12 X 2 - 4.5 cm, apex acuminate, base somewhat oblique, margin serrate, + pubescent beneath, sometimes glabrous. Flowers greenish-white, red to purple, in axillary, pubescent, paniculate cymes. Mature dried nuts or druplets 1 - 4 together, ovoid or ellipsoid, 4 - 6.5 mm long, glabrous, slightly 2-ribbed; stonenreticulated.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Amoebic dysentery
Malaria
Haemorrhoid
Warts
Corns
Syphilis
Gonorrhoea
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Fruits
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Ant amoebic
Anthelmintic
Anti tumors
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