भूर्जपत्रः
भूरिफॆना
भल्लातकम्
भल्ली
भाण्टिका
भार्गवी
भार्गी
भिक्षुः
भिन्ध्यः
भिन्नयॊजिनी
भिषङ्माता
भीरुः
मुकुन्दः
मुकुन्दक
मकूलकः
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भूर्जपत्रः
Botanical name -
Betula utilis
Description -
Tree, 13-17 m tall, dwarf at high altitudes; stem aromatic, pubescent, resinous; bark peeling in horizontal flakes; leaves alternate, petiolate, simple, 3.0-7.5 cm, ovate, pubescent when young, irregularly serrate, deciduous; male spikes pendulous, stipulate, male flowers bracteate and bracteolate; female spikes stout, female flowers bracteate; nuts margined or winged.
Chemical Constituents-
Chemical contents : Stem-bark : betulin, lupeol, leucocyanidin, oleanolic acid
Use -
It is antiseptic and carminative Traditional use : JOHARI TRIBE : Bark : anti-septic, ear trouble, hysteria, jaundice; GARHWAL : Bark: wound; KUMAON: Resin : burns, cuts, contraceptive.
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