Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000003300

Family: FABACEAE

Scientific Name: Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.

Collector: A. Sreenivas Hebbar

Country: India

Uses: Yields a kino used in diarrhoea and dysentery. Aqueous extract of wood given to diabetics. Aqueous infusion of wood used in diabetes and water stored in vessels made of this wood is reputed for its antidiabetic qualities.