Tuesday, June 24, 2008

SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA | LODH

SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA  | LODH
Symplocos racemosa | lodh

Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: ericales
Family: symplocaceae
Genus: symplocos


Common names:-lodh,lodhra,..etc..
Nature:-this is a small tree. Which has height about 6-7 meter high.
Leaves:-leaves are 10-20 cm long.they are mostly dark green in colour, and pointed at the tip with toothed margins.
Flowers:-as comparision flowers are small which has 1.4 cm diameter which appears mostly white or pale yellow in colour.
Fruits:-fruits are 1.4 cm long with purplish black in colour.
Medicinal uses:-the drug obtained by this trees bark.. Which is useful in digestive disorder, and also helpful in some of the eyes diseases and ulsers. It is used in plasters and useful on wounds for advertising growth of wounds.it is careful useful in hypertrophy and in fat in urine..