Diospyros montana Roxb. var. cordifolia Hiem.
Family Ebenaceae.
220 Diospyros tomentosa Roxb.
Habitat Throughout the greater part of India.
English Mountain persimmon. Ayurvedic Visha-tinduka, Kaakatinduka.
Siddha/Tamil Vakkanai,
Vakkanatan.
Folk Timru.
Action Various plant parts are used in fever, puerperal fever, neuralgia, pleurisy, pneumonia, menorrhagia, dysurea. Fruits are applied externally to boils.
Bark extract—anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic. Leaves and seeds— antibacterial.
Diospyrin occurs in the bark and wood. Leaves contain hentriacontane, hentriacontanol, beta- sitosterol, alpha-and beta-amyrin, lupeol, taraxerol and ursolic acid.
Alcoholic extract of the plant showed CNS depressant and spasmolytic activity and also produced bradycardia and hypertension.
Diospyros tomentosa Roxb. Synonym D. exsculpta Buch.-Ham. Family Ebenaceae.
Habitat Sub-Himalayan tract from Ravi to Nepal, also in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Orrisa.
English Nepal Ebony Persimmon.
Ayurvedic Viralaa, Tinduka (var.).
Siddha/Tamil Tumbi.
Action Astringent, antiinflammatory, styptic. Various plant parts are used for dry cough, bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, dysuria, fistula, tumours, bleeding gums, haemorrhagic conditions.
The leaves and stems gave betasitosterol, lupeol, betulin, betulinic and oleanolic acids.
Unsaponifiable matter of seeds showed CNS depressant activity.
Dipterocarpus alatus Roxb.
Synonym D. incanus Roxb.
Family Dipterocarpaceae.
Habitat The Andamans.
English Gurjun.
Ayurvedic Ashwakarna, Garjan,
