Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Alstonia macrophylla
Scientific Name and Description
Alstonia macrophylla WALL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Alstonia acuminata Miq.
Alstonia batino Blanco.
Alstonia brassii Monach.
Alstonia costata Wall. ex Miq.
Alstonia glabriflora Markgr.
Alstonia oblongifolia Merr.
Alstonia pangkorensis King & Gamble
Alstonia paucinervia Merr.
Alstonia subsessilis Miq.
Alstonia batino Blanco.
Alstonia brassii Monach.
Alstonia costata Wall. ex Miq.
Alstonia glabriflora Markgr.
Alstonia oblongifolia Merr.
Alstonia pangkorensis King & Gamble
Alstonia paucinervia Merr.
Alstonia subsessilis Miq.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | janthaala mara |
| Hindi | सप्तपर्ण |
| Sanskrit | सप्तपर्णी Saptaparni |
| Common name | hard alstonia, hard milkwood, big-leaved macrophyllum,Alstonia macrophylla, hard alstonia, hard milkwood, big-leaved macrophyllum |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Bark
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G. Don
Habit- Tree
Parts used - Leaves, bark, root
Application - Sprains; bruise; dislocated joints; stomach ache; skin diseases; urinary infections; anti-choleric; vulnerary properties; fever; aphrodisiac; anticholeric;
Treatment -General
References -Khyade et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Khyade et al. 2014
Plant Resources of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Vol. 2 Author - J.C.Dagar & N.T. Singh
Flora of Great Nicobar Island Author - P.K. Hajra & P.S.N.Rao
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Alstonia macrophylla. (2021, November 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstonia_macrophylla