Unani Phaalsaa.
Siddha/Tamil Palisa, Thadachi.
Action Fruit—stomachic, astringent, cooling. Bark—demulcent. Root bark—antirheumatic. Leaf— used in pastular eruptions.
The bark contains taraxasterol, betasitosterol, erythrodiol; lupeol, betulin, lupenone, friedelin; alpha-amyrin. The
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heartwood gave beta-sitosterol. Quercetin, kaempferol and their glycosides were also obtained from the leaves.
Ripe fruits are rich in vitamin A and C; threonine, phosphoserine, serine and taurine are the dominant amino acids in the juice. The fruits also contain sodium 22, potassium 1250, and calcium 260 ppm
Fruits also gave pelargonidin-3, 5- diglucoside, quercetin, quercetin-3-0- beta-D-glucoside, naringenin and 7-0- beta-D-glucoside.
The stem bark exhibited antifertility activity.
Dosage Ripe fruit—20—50 ml juice. (CCRAS.)
Grewia hirsuta Vahl.
Synonym G. polygama Mast.
Family Tiliaceae.
Habitat Sub-Himalayan tract from the Indus to Nepal up to 1,500 m, also in hills of Bihar, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
Ayurvedic Naagabalaa, Gudsharkaraa.
Siddha/Tamil Tavadu.
Folk Gulshakari.
Action Fruit and root—diuretic, antidiarrhoeal. Roots and leaves, crushed with sugar candy, are prescribed for spermatorrhoea.
Dosage Root—50—100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.)
Grewia populifolia Vahl.
Synonym G. tenax (Forsk.) Aschers & Schwf.
Family Tiliaceae.
Habitat Cultivated in Punjab, Sind, Rajasthan and Western India, down to the Nilgiri Hills.
Ayurvedic Gaangeru(ki). Substitute for Guishakari (Naagabalaa).
