धन्वङ्गः  - Grewia tilifolia

 

Name - धन्वङ्गः

Botanical name - Grewia tilifolia

Description - Medium-sized to large tree. Leaves orbicular, cordate and oblique at base, 5-ribbed. Flowers yellow, in 3-flowered cymose clusters. Drupe globose, blackish

Chemical Constituents- Leaves contain 1% tannin

Use - Bark used in dysentery.

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