Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

-  Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Lale ( MD. Ayurved )

Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel. Family - Ebenaceae Local name - Gaub, Indian persimmon  Habit - Tree Habitat - Shady and wet sites near streams  Location - Mayurbhanj, Odisha  Date - 26/6/21 IPNI - Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1099 (1834). (Photo credit - Rajkumari supriya devi) Morphology 🌼The bark is black, smooth, and the inner bark turns bluish on exposure to sunlight  🌼Leaves simple, alternate or subopposite, oblong 🌼Fruits ovoid or globose, yellow when ripe 🌼Flowers unisexual, males 3-12 together in pani-cled drooping cymes, females considerably longer than the males. Medicinal uses Bark extract has shown significant anti-diarrheal activity. Reference http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gaub.html#:~:text=Medicinal%20uses%3A%20Gab%20is%20the,is%20said%20to%20be%20cold. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Diospyros+malabarica Kaushik V, Saini V, Panduranga A, Khosa RL, Parcha V. (20...