Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

*_Tamarix indica_* Willd *Family* - Tamaricaceae _(Found mostly near streams and rivers)_ *Medicinal uses* - 1. It used for fuel wood & timber in certain countries in the wood. 2. The bark is bitter & a severe tonic, leaves & fruit are useful for chronic diarrhea & dysentery. 3. The roots are beneficial for sore throat & ulcerating piles. 4. Plant extract are rich by acid compounds that are used as an inhibitor of nephrolithiasis. 5. It can be used as prophylactic & therapeutic remedies to cure malaria as folk medicine. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.  Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in