Symplocaceae FAMILY

Symplocos racemosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos racemosa is an evergreen tree usually growing around 4 - 6 metres tall, occasionally to 8.5 metres[ 304 Title Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Publication Author Kapoor. L. D. Publisher CRC Press, Florida. Year 2001 ISBN 0-8493-2929-9 Description A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced. , 2084 Title A comprehensive analysis on Symplocos racemosa Roxb.: Traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry and pharmacological a Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.043 Author Niyati Acharya, Sanjeev Acharya, Unnati Shah, Ripal Shah and Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.043 Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description ]. Known as 'Lodhra' in Ayurveda, the plant is a commonly used medicinal herb in India, where it is gathered in large quantities from the wild for local use and for trade[ 2020 Title Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants Publication Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018 Author D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar Publisher Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada Year 2018 ISBN 978-1-77188-600-0 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

Habitat; at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 2084 Title A comprehensive analysis on Symplocos racemosa Roxb.: Traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry and pharmacological a Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.043 Author Niyati Acharya, Sanjeev Acharya, Unnati Shah, Ripal Shah and Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.043 Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description ].