Cordia dichotoma L. (Boraginaceae) is widely distributed in tropical and sub tropical regions,
commonly known as Lasora or Gunda.
Traditionally, the fruit of Cordia dichotoma
are used by native people as a
prime source of food and consumed in form of vegetables and pickles. Fruits and
other plant parts have great nutritional value, contain nutritional qualities
like protein, sugar, carbohydrate, fat and various phytoconstituents like
alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, saponins. Different parts of this
plant such as leaves, fruit, seed, bark and root possess antidiabetic,
antiulcer, anti-inflammatory
and antimicrobial
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae;
Division: Magnoliophyta; Class: Dicotyledons; Subclass: Asteridae; Order: Lamiales; Family: Boraginaceae; Genus:
Cordia L. – cordial; Species: Cordia
dichotoma G. Forst.; Fragrant:
Manjack.
Local Names:
Bengali: buhal,
bahubara; English: sebesten, clammy
cherry,Indian cherry; Gujarati:
vadgundo, gunda; Hindi: lasura,
bhokar,borla; Javanese: kendal; Lao: Sino-Tibetan, 'man,'man khôk; Malay: petekat, sekendai, Tamil : vidi, naruvili, kalvirusu; Nepali: kalo bohori, bohori; Thai: mandong, manma, phakmong Sanskrit: bahuvarka, Shleshmatak, Shelu.
C. dichotoma fruits
CONCLUSION
Various pharmacological and clinical data of Cordia
dichotoma are available to support its traditional and folklore uses.
This may provide benefit to common man and tribal people by the use of
easily available cheaper plant as a medicine and food.
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