Pterocarpus marsupium
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
| Genus: | Pterocarpus |
| Species: | P. marsupium |
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Pterocarpus marsupium Roxburgh |
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Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Malabar kino,Indian kino tree or vijayasar, is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall. It is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region and also in the forests of Central India. It is also known by the names benga, bijiayasal (in western Nepal), piasal (Oriya), venkai, and many others.
Parts of the Indian kino (heartwood, leaves, flowers) have long been believed to have medicinal properties in Ayurveda.
In Karnataka, the plant is known as honne or kempu honne. The Kannada people in India make a wooden tumbler from the heartwood of this herb tree.
One small section of vijayasar wood is immersed in 100 ml of water at night and water is drunk in the morning.it shows very good effects on diabetes.
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