Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

phenolics—quercetin, gallic acid and
ellagic acid. EtOH (50%) extract of
stem bark—hypoglycaemic. Aqueous
extract of fruits—sedative, hypotensive,
spasmolytic, anticonvulsant,
choleretic, bronchodilatory and
cardiostimulant.
The fruit of E. oblongus Mast. non-
Gaertn., synonym E. glandulosus Wall.
ex Merrill (Western Ghats) is used in
mental disorders and tetanus.
Dosage ◮ Seed—1–2 g. (API Vol. IV.)
Elaeocarpus serratus Linn.
Synonym ◮ E. cuneatus Wt.
Family ◮ Elaeocarpaceae.
Habitat ◮ Eastern Himalayas and
Western Ghats up to 1,000 m.
English ◮ Wild Olive tree, Ceylon
Olive.
Ayurvedic ◮ Rudraaksha (var.).
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Uttraccham,
Ulankarei.
Action ◮ Leaf—antirheumatic.
Fruit—antidysenteric. Aerial
parts—CVS and CNS active.
The leaves gave ellagic acid, myricitrin,
myricetin and mearnsetin. Fruit
pulp gave citric acid and D-galactose.
It contains pectin (2.57% fresh weight
basis).
Elaeocarpus tuberculatus Roxb.
Family ◮ Elaeocarpaceae.
Habitat ◮ Western Ghats from
Kanara southwards.
Ayurvedic ◮ Rudraaksha (var.).
Eleocharis dulcis Trin. 233
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Ruthracham,
Pagumbar.
Folk ◮ Rudirak, Bhutali.
Action ◮ Bark—stomachic, antibilious.
Used in haematemesis. Nut—
antiepileptic, antirheumatic.
The leaves gave quercetin, kaempferol,
gallic acid and ethylgallate.
Elaeodendron glaucum Pers.
Synonym ◮
Ktze.
Cassine glauca (Rottb.)
Family ◮ Celastraceae.
Habitat ◮ Throughout India, also
planted as an ornamental.
Ayurvedic ◮ Krishnamokshaka.
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Selluppaimaram.
Folk ◮ Kaalaa-mokhaa, Ratangaruur.
Jamrasi (gum).
Action ◮ Astringent, antiinflammatory,
emetic.
The bark and the leaves contain 8–
13.5 and 8–15% tannin respectively.
Powdered leaves have a sternutatory
action and are used as snuff to relieve
headache and as a fumigatory in hysteria
(in folk medicine it is believed that
the smoke wards off ghosts.)
Fresh root bark is rubbed into a paste
with water and applied to swellings.
A cold water extract of the crushed
rootsisusedasanemetic(fatalinoverdoses).
Eleocharis dulcis Trin.
Synonym ◮ E. plantaginea R. Br.
E. tuberosa Schult.
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