Narkaya ( Gironira reticulata )
Narkaya ( Gironira reticulata ) is a medicinal plant.
Narkaya ( Gironira reticulata ) is a rare plant that is widely used in cancer medicine. This plant is widely found in the Sahyadri belt. Among them, this plant can be seen from the main waterfall of Amboli. This plant exists in the private sector along with the forest areas of Amboli, Chokul.
(L. Gironira reticulata, G. cuspidata; Cul – Ulmaceae). Ms. thirty m. This evergreen and dioecious huge tree growing up to a height of up to 500 m is native to Burma, Sri Lanka, Java and India (Sikkim, Himalayas, Assam, Western Peninsula, North Karwar) etc. It is found in the regions. It has several bases at the bottom and a reddish bark on the trunk and its thin pieces are released from bottom to top in this order. The inner bark has strong and long threads. Its leaves are simple, alternate, long petioled (7·5–12·5 X 4–5·5 cm) and smooth.
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Petals imbricate, hairy and deciduous; Flowers unisexual, orbicular (axillary), five-lobed with female flowers solitary and male flowers borne on branched valli [puspabandha] November–January; Kesardale five and barren like a tuft of hairs; Kinjput smooth [flower]. The drupe (glutinous) fruit is edible, globose, small (1·8 cm), smooth and juicy. The wood of this tree is dense and strong and becomes smooth and glossy when sliced and cooked. In Sikkim they are used for planks and vases. In Sri Lanka, its powder is applied with lemon juice on skin diseases such as scabies and rashes, and the wood is soaked in lemon juice and given to the stomach to purify the blood; They also provide powder. The leaves are fed to cattle.
Source – Vikaspediya
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