29/06/2023
ഇലഞ്ഞി മരം Elengi tree........................................................................................................................................
English name - Bullet Wood, Spanish cherry Hindi - Mulsari
Botanical name - Mimusop elengi
Family - Sapotaceae
Vegetative Propagation - Seedling, Cuttings, and Layering
Edible and medicinal Plant
Used Part -
Stem bark, leaves, fruit, and Seeds
ടmall to the large evergreen tree, grows up to 15 m high. Generally characterized by a short, dark, and very rough trunk and wide spreading, the end of which tend to rise and forms a thick globular head to the tree.
The bark is used for colling, a cardiotonic, alexipharmic, stomachic, anthelmintic, tonic, and astringent which cures biliousness, diseases of the gums, and teeth. The flower is called, aടtringent to the bowl are used to cure biliousness, liver complaints, diseases of the nose, headache, their smoke is good for asthma. The fruit is astringent to the bowel, good for the teeth, and causes flatulence.
Nellickal Nursery
Anish Nellickal 9946709899
www.nellickalnursery.com
https://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/17625325
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