Family : Dipterocarpaceae
Local name : Sal
Location : Kalahandi, Odisha
Traditionally used in rituals for fragrance & purity of mind.
Medicinal values :
1. It is used in wound healing, fractures & anemia.
2. It is considered as an astringent and a detergent.
3. It is used with honey or sugar in dysentery and diarrhea.
4.It is used to treat piles.
5. It is also given in gonorrhea and for weak digestion.
6. Itis a useful remedy in cough, bronchitis, and leucorrhoea.
7. It is potential against eye irritations.
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Bhubnaswar, Odisha
www.aprf.org.in
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