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संस्कृत नाम- मॊक्षः
Botanical name - Schrebera swietenioides
Description -
Medium-sized trees with grey, thick, slightly rough bark, exfoliating in woody seal Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets ovate- lanceolate. Flowers yellowish-brown, fragrant, Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets ovate- lanceolate. Flowers y dichotomous cymes. Capsule woody, pear shaped, pendulous
Chemical_Constituents-
Tree exudes a gum containing mannitol, fructose and digalaitoside known as swietenose.
Uses -
Leaves used in enlargement of spleen and in urinary discharges. Roots used i leprosy; bark in boils and bums. Fruits used in hydrocele.
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