The seed exhibited haemolytic ag glutinatin reaction with human blood.
Saponins from seeds show spermicidal
activity.
The bark contains tannins (up to
37%) of a catechol type; non-tans 10 15% 1.5% of pectin.
Pithecellobium monadeiphum
Kosterm.
Synonym P bigeminatum auct. non-(L.) Mart. ex Benth.;
P gracile Bedd.
Habitat Eastern Himalayas, Khasi, Jaintia and Lushai Hills.
Siddha/Tamil Kalpakku.
Folk Kachloraa.
Action Leaf—used externally as a mostrum for leprosy; also
applied for promoting growth of hair. Seed—hypoglycaemic. Aerial parts—diuretic, spasmolytic.
The seeds contain 18.3% protein; major amino acids are aspartic acid 13.2, glutamic acid 10.9, alanine 9.7, leucine 8.3, glycine 8.2, serine 7.4%. Seeds contain a poisonous principle pithecolobine. They are used after repeated boiling and discarding of water.
Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq.
Family Pittosporaceae.
Habitat The rain forests of South India.
Folk Gapasundi (Maharashtra), Boogri (Karnataka).
Action Stem-bark—antibacterial, antifungal.
Pittosporum floribundum
Wight & Am.
Family Pittosporaceae.
Habitat Subtropical Himalayas, Ganjam, Konkan, Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.
Siddha/Tamil Kattu Sampangi.
Folk Tumari. Vilthaari, Vekhali (Maharashtra).
Family Mimosaceae.
Plantago lanceolata Linn. 497
Action Bark—anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, narcotic; used in chronic bronchitis; also administered in leprous affections; a paste is applied to inflammatory and
