Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.
Java Brucea / Melada pahit (Bru.); Binakalud (Dus.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Shrub or small tree that can reach up to 10 m tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 3-15 leaflets that are oppositely arranged, sessile, covered with hairs at both surfaces especially along veins and abaxially. Leaf blade is ovate lanceolate, acuminate at apex, cuneate or oblique at base with toothed margin and pinnate venation. Stems are covered with hairs. Barks are bitter. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers are small and dark purple. Fruit a subglobose grayish- black berry. Seeds are ovoid, yellow-
Root decoction is taken orally to maintain general health and believed to have aphrodisiac value. The plant is reported for its hemagglutinating and anti-inflammatory
It is commonly found in open localities such as light secondary forests, on forest edges and around villages. It prefers sandy soil under full sunlight or partial shade.
Spores and rhizome division.
Distributed in tropical Asia.Club Moss
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