Family - Apocynaceae.
Habitat- Throughout moist regions of India, especially in West Bengal and west-coast forests of southern
India.
English- Devil’s tree, Dita Bark tree.
Ayurvedic- Saptaparna, Saptachhada,Saptaparni, Saptaahvaa,Vishaaltvak, Shaarada, Vishamchhada.
Unani- Chhaatim, Kaasim (Kaasim Roomi, Anjudaan Roomi is equated with Myrrhis odorata Scope.)
Siddha/Tamil- Ezhilamippalai,Mukkampalai.
Folk- Chhitavan, Sataunaa.
Action- Bark—febrifuge, antiperiodic,spasmolytic, antidysenteric,uterine stimulant, hypotensive; used
for internal fevers.Along with other therapeutic applications,The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicates the use of stembark in phosphaturia and recommends it as a blood purifier.Alstonia sp. is known as Fever Bark.A. constricta is native to Australia;A. scholaris to Australia and Southeast Asia. The bark of both the species contains indole alkaloids. A. constricta contains reserpine (a hyptotensive agent). A. scholaris contains echitamine,which has also demonstrated hypotensive effects. Though A. scholaris produces fall in the temperature of human patients with fever, there are conflicting reports about the activity
of echitamine against Plasmodium berghei.
Dosage- Stembark—20-30 g for decoction. (API Vol. I.)
Habitat- Throughout moist regions of India, especially in West Bengal and west-coast forests of southern
India.
English- Devil’s tree, Dita Bark tree.
Ayurvedic- Saptaparna, Saptachhada,Saptaparni, Saptaahvaa,Vishaaltvak, Shaarada, Vishamchhada.
Unani- Chhaatim, Kaasim (Kaasim Roomi, Anjudaan Roomi is equated with Myrrhis odorata Scope.)
Siddha/Tamil- Ezhilamippalai,Mukkampalai.
Folk- Chhitavan, Sataunaa.
Action- Bark—febrifuge, antiperiodic,spasmolytic, antidysenteric,uterine stimulant, hypotensive; used
for internal fevers.Along with other therapeutic applications,The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicates the use of stembark in phosphaturia and recommends it as a blood purifier.Alstonia sp. is known as Fever Bark.A. constricta is native to Australia;A. scholaris to Australia and Southeast Asia. The bark of both the species contains indole alkaloids. A. constricta contains reserpine (a hyptotensive agent). A. scholaris contains echitamine,which has also demonstrated hypotensive effects. Though A. scholaris produces fall in the temperature of human patients with fever, there are conflicting reports about the activity
of echitamine against Plasmodium berghei.
Dosage- Stembark—20-30 g for decoction. (API Vol. I.)
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