Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin
Family : Cornaceae (Alangiaceae)
Common name : Sage leaved Alangium, ankula(odia).
(Photo credit – Rajkumari Supriya)
Medicinal uses –
🌿Leaves are used to cure asthma, diebaties.
🌿The roots and the fruits are used for the treatment of rheumatism, burning sensation, haemorrhages, hemorrhoid externally.
🌿Seeds are used in hemorrhages, leprosy, skin disease and arthritic.
🌿 The twigs are used for brushing the teeth in India.
Sugimani Marndi
(Biodiversiry & Conservation lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.)