English Wild Olive tree, Ceylon Olive.
Ayurvedic Rudraaksha (var.).
Siddha/Tamil Uttraccham, Ulankarei.
Action Leaf—antirheumatic. Fruit—antidysenteric. Aerial parts—CVS and CNS active.
The leaves gave ellagic acid, myricitrin, myricetin and mearnsetin. Fruit pulp gave citric acid and D-galactose. It contains pectin (2.57% fresh weight basis).
Elaeocarpus tuberculatus Roxb. Family Elaeocarpaceae.
Habitat Western Ghats from Kanara southwards.
Siddha/Tamil Ruthracham, Pagumbar.
Folk Rudirak, Bhutali.
Action Bark—stomachic, antibilious. Used in haematemesis. Nut— antiepileptic, antirheumatic.
The leaves gave quercetin, kaempferol, gallic acid and ethylgallate.
Elaeodendron glaucum Pers.
Synonym Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Ktze.
Family Celastraceae.
Habitat Throughout India, also planted as an ornamental.
Ayurvedic Krishnamokshaka.
Siddha/Tamil Selluppaimaram.
Folk Kaalaa-mokhaa, Ratangaruur. Jamrasi (gum).
Action Astringent, anti- inflammatory, emetic.
The bark and the leaves contain 8— 13.5 and 8—15% tannin respectively.
Powdered leaves have a sternutatory action and are used as snuff to relieve headache and as a fumigatory in hysteria (in folk medicine it is believed that the smoke wards off ghosts.)
Fresh root bark is rubbed into a paste with water and applied to swellings. A cold water extract of the crushed roots is used as an emetic (fatal in overdoses).
Eleocharis dulcis Trin.
Synonym E. plantaginea R. Br.
E. tuberosa Schult.
Ayurvedic Rudraaksha (var.).
234 Elephantopus scaber Linn.
Family Cyperaceae.
Habitat Widely cultivated in China. Sold in KoLkata under the name
