Common Name
English :
Hindi :
Manipuri :Leihao-leisang
Scientific Name
Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)
Family :Magnoliaceae
Genus :Michelia
Species :montana Blume.
Habit :Medium size tree
Parts Used :Root, Bark, Flower
Mode of Preparation :Flower crushed with water for extract. Root dried and ground into powder. Bark crushed for decoction .
Mode of use :Fresh, Local application
Ingredients :Safrole isolated from leaves and sarisan from trunk bark.
Ailment Treated:Roots are used in dyspepsia, gonorrhea and in stomach complain. Flower extract is applied to head for eradicating lice and also applied for tonsillitis. Bark is used in fever.
Source:Wild/Cultivated.
