Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp.
Indian Bayleaf / Pokok salam (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial or terrestrial tree that can grow up to 30 m tall. Leaves are simple, oppositely arranged, thinly leathery, glabrous and aromatic. Leaf blade is elliptic to lanceolate, acute at apex, cuneate or obtuse at base with entire margin and pinnate venation. Barks are grey, fissured and scaly. Flowers are creamy-white, fragrant and flowered abundantly. Inflorescence a panicle arising from leaf axils. Fruit a globose berry, red to purplish black when
The plant is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine where the root is taken internally for dyspepsia, enteritis, diarrhoea, hemorrhoids, urinary problems, fevers and insomnia while the flowers are taken internally in the
It thrives in wet areas. It prefers moist sandy soil under sunlight to shade.
Seeds and stem cutting.
Native to Indochina and
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