Bark, seeds.
Medicinal uses:
Chemical constituents :
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Botanical Name: | Thevetia neriifolia Juss. | |
| Sanskrit Name: | Ashvaha | ||
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| Family: | Apocynaceae | ||
| Occurrence: | Garden plant cultivated. | ||
| Habit: | Herb | ||
| Parts used: |
Bark, seeds. |
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Medicinal uses: |
Latex of the tree is highly poisonous. Kernel are also acro-narcotic poison. Bark of the plant is bitter, cathertic, febrifuge and useful in different kinds of intermittent fevers. Seeds are aos reported to be poisonous. | ||
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The plant contains glucosides - Thevetin and Thevetoxin. Thevetin is pharmacologically the most active constituent especially on heart. Nuts yield heteroside Neriifolin. Kernel gives 62 % fatty oil, which contains four crystalline substances - phytosterolin, Ahouain, Kokilphin and Thevetin. | ||