ANONA RETICULATA.

Sunday, 02 July 2006

Ayuervedic herbs for Diarrhea, Antidysenteric and Vermifuge . Bom, Mah, Guz, & Can.----Ram-phal. Ben.----Nona; Hind----Louna. Eng.----Bull?s heart or true custard apple Sweetsop. Tam.----Ram-sitaphalam. Tel.----Ram-sectapandu. Fr.----Petitcorossol. Ger.----Rahmapfel. Habitat.----indigenous to West Indies, but now naturalized in India and occuring in Bengal, Burma and South India. Parts Used----Bark, fruit, seeds and leaves. Constituents.----The seeds and the bark contain much tannic acid. Action & Uses.----The bark is said to be a powerful astringent and much used as a tonic by the Malays and Chinese. The unripe and dried fruit is used as an astrin-gent in diarrhea and as an antidysenteric and vermifuge; the kernel of the seeds is highly poisonous. The leaves are anthelmintic and externally they are useful as suppurant.

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