Barcode: CAL0000009268

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Family: APOCYNACEAE

Scientific Name: Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.

Collector: Mohanan M.

Country: India

Uses: Bark is bitter tonic, febrifuge, anthelmintic, galactagogue and used in the form of tincture for chronic diarrhea, asthma and cardiac troubles. It is used as haemostatic. Leaves are used in treatment of beri-beri, dropsy and congested liver. Latex is applied to sores, ulcers, tumours and rheumatic swellings. Ash of the plant is employed as caustic to open abscesses.