- Synonym
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F. cataphracta Roxb.
- Family
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Flacourtiaceae.
- Habitat
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Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Eastern Ghats.
- English
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Puneala Plum.
- Ayurvedic
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Praachinaamalaka, Paaniyaamalaka. (Taalispatri (Hindi), Taalispatra (Gujarati), Taalisam (Malyalaam), Taalispatramu (Telugu) are confusing synonyms of Paaniyaamalaka.)
- Unani
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Taalisfar, Nabaq Hindi, Zarnab. In National Formulary of Unani Medicine, Zarnab, synonym Telispattar, is equated with F. catapracta, also with Cinnamonum tamala Nees. (Zarnab is also equated with Salix aegyptiaca Sprengel and Taalisfar with Rhododendron anthapogon D. Don or R. lipidotum by Unani scholars.)
- Siddha/Tamil
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Saralu, Vayangarai.
- Folk
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Paniyaalaa (Bihar).
- Action
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Leaves—astringent, antidiarrhoeal, stomachic. Used in chronic bronchitis. Fruit—used in affections of the liver. Bark and fruit—antibilious. Infusion of bark is used as a gargle. Fruits contain (dry basis) protein 3.9%; vitamin C 218, Ca 175, K 158, P 147, Fe 118, Mg 57 mg/100 g. The fruit stem bark and...
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