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Symplocos racemosa

(Common name:- Lodhra)

Classification

• Kingdom- Plantae
• Family- Symplocaceae
• Genus- Symplocos
• Species- S. racemosa

History

Lodhra is another potent herb known for its medicinal value and have been used since time immemorial and given high value by treaties like sage charka.

It is mainly distributed in India mainly in the planes and lower hills of Bengal, Assam, Burma and dry forests of Nagpur.

Symplocos belongs to Symplocaceae family in the genus Symplocos which consists of many other species distributed throughout India.

Plant Description

The plant is an evergreen shrub with dark green, oblong, elliptic and glabrous leaves above.

The flowers are white, becomes yellow, fragrant, and having simple or compound racemes.

The fruit is drupe, black, cylindrical and smooth containing numerous seeds.

Cultivation

Symplocos is cultivated majorly in plains of north and east India also distributed in the Himalayas with altitude of 1400 m.

Parts Used

Bark

Constituents

It contains three alkaloids- loturine, loturidine and colloturine.

Uses

The bark of lodhra is employed for various ailments such as:-

• Haemorrhage
• Acne
• Eye ailments
• Spongy and bleeding gums
• Leucorrhea
• Wounds
• Ulcers
• Leprosy
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Arthritis
• Fever and fatigue
• Menstrual disorders
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Bowel complaints

The bark is said to possess medicinal properties of astringent, refrigerant, ophthalmic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, hypothermic, astringent, depurative, febrifuge, haemostatic, stomachic and suppurative.

Names

• CHINESE : 珠仔树 Zhu zi shu.
• ENGLISH: Lodh tree.
• ESTONIAN: Kobar-magusleht.
• HINDI: Bodhra, Lodh, Lodha.
• MALAYALAM: Pachotti.
• RUSSIAN: Симплокос, Симплокос кистистый Simplocos kististyi.
• SANSKRIT: Lodhra, Tilva, Shavara.
• TAMIL: Velli, Velli lothi.
• TELUGU: Loddhuga.
• THAI: เหมือดหอม, เหมือดแก้ว (localised name).