Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Careya arborea
FFamily: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Careya
Botanical name: Careya arborea.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Kumbhi, Katabhi, Samudraphala
English: Slow Match Tree
Hindi: Kumbi
Malayalam: Pezhu, Alam, Aatupezhu
Genus: Careya
Botanical name: Careya arborea.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Kumbhi, Katabhi, Samudraphala
English: Slow Match Tree
Hindi: Kumbi
Malayalam: Pezhu, Alam, Aatupezhu
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Slow Match Tree is a deciduous tree that grows up to 15m-45ft high. Its leaves turn red in the cold season. Flowers are yellow or white in colour that become large green berries. The tree grows throughout India in forests and grasslands.
Slow Match Tree is used for the treatment of rat poison.