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संस्कृत नाम- वीरतरुः
Botanical name - Dichrostachys cinerea
Description -
Thorny shrubs or small trees with light coloured, furrowed bark; branchlets ending in spines. Leaflets minute, sessile. Flowers yellowish, in spikes. Pod twisted
Chemical_Constituents-
Bark contains friedelin, alpha-amyrin, sitosterol. Heart-wood contains octacosanol, sitosterol. Leaves contain hentriacontanol.
Uses -
Roots used in rheumatism. Tender shoots bruised and used in opthalmia
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