 Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. |
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Sambucaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Gandala, Ban Darak.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A shrub up to 1.7m tall found in sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves compound, imparipinnate. Leaflets lanceolate, toothed, 5-9 in number. Inflorescence terminal corymbs. Flower actinomorphic, minute.Calyx 5-toothed.Corolla rotate,5-lobed,whitish-yellow. Fruit a drupe, orange turning blackish on ripening.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- May- August.
- Harvesting Time:
- September-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Extract from ripe fruit is an excellent remedy for chronic rheumatism, neuralgia and sciatica. Whole plant is detoxifier, helps to clear infections like acne, boils and skin rashes, also useful in fever, cold and flu.[9] Locally paste of leaves and flowers is used for treatment of rheumatism and gout.
- Part Used:
- Bark, fruit and leaf.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Conservation, Chemical Analysis, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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