Casuarina equisetifolia L. Family : Casuarinaceae Common name : Whistling Pine, jhaun(Odia) Habit : Tree Habitat : Found on sand dunes, in sands alongside estuaries and behind fore-dunes and gentle slopes near the sea
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Family : Casuarinaceae Common name : Whistling Pine, jhaun(Odia) Habit : Tree Habitat : Found on sand dunes, in sands alongside estuaries and behind fore-dunes and gentle slopes near the sea Medicinal uses - 🍀A decoction of the twigs is used for treating swelling. 🍀A decoction of the bark, combined with the bark of _Terminalia catappa_ , is taken as a treatment for asthma and shortness of breath. 🍀Root extracts are used for the treatment of dysentery, diarrhoea and stomach-ache. Sugimani Marndi (Biodiversity and Conservation lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha) www.aprf.co.in
