Morphological information

 

A dioecious, usually spinescent shrub or a small tree up to 40 feet high, with rough brown bark. Leaves small, linear- lanceolate, covered on both sides with siolvery scales; flowers very small, greenish or yellowish, appearing with new leaves; male in axillary clusters, female solitary; fruits enclosed by succulent receptacle, ovoid, cO.25 inches long, orange- yellow or scarlet; seeds oblong, testa crustaceous, shiny.

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Parts                   : Fruit and leaves.

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Phytochemistry

 Isorhamnetin- 3- β- D- glucoside,isorhamnetin- 3- rutinoside isorhamnetin –3-β- D- glucosido- α -L rhamnoside, isorhamnetin- 3- β- suphorosido- 7- L- rhamnoside and a new isorhamnetin tetroside containing glucose and rhamnose isolated from fruits (Planta Med. 1072, 422, 22, 408); a flavionoid glucoside mp. 2200, isolated from leaves (khim. Prir. Soedin. 1975, 11, 96; Chem. Abstr. 1975, 83, 75365 v); isorhamnetin and astragalin isolated from leaves (Khim prir. Soedin 1976, 12, 97; Chem. Abstr. 1976, 85, 30627 g); quercetin, Kaempferol, isorhamnetin, myricitin gallic acid isolated from leaves. (Khim. Prir. Soedin. 1976, 12,, 663; Chem. Abstr. 1977, 86, 136310j); quebranchitol found in leaves (Khim. Prir. Soedin. 1976, 12, 649; Chem. Abstr. 1977, 86, 86160n); isoquercetrin, isorhamnetin 3- β- D- glucofuranosido (1→6)- β- D- glucopyranoside and quercetin- 3- galactoglucoside isolated from leaves. (Khim. Prir. Soedin. 1977, 13, 281; chemabstr. 1977, 87, 114616g); rutin, quercetin, quercetin- 7- 0- rhamnoside, quercetin- 3- 0- methylether, isorhamnetin- 3- 0- rutinoside and isorhamnetin- 3- 0- β- D- glucoside isolated from fruits (Khim. Prir. Soedin. 1978, 14, 403; Chem. Abstr.

Agrocultivation

The plant is propagated through seeds, cuttings, grafting from root tursion or the plantlet produced through tissue culture.

 

Medicinal

Syrup prepared from the fruit is used in lungs complaint; a decoction is used for cutaneous eruption. Cream, which is extracted from tender branches and leaves, is used as ointment for burns. It is also used in cosmetic industry.

 

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