Barringtonia acutangula
Common name	Indian Putat
Botanical Name	Barringtonia acutangula
Vernacular name	Hindi- Hijjala Gujarati- Samudraphala Sanskrit- Hijjala
Family	Lecythidaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Fruit
Chemical Constituents	Saponin and sapogenin
Therapeutic uses	It is used to treat many ailments like haemolytic disease, abdominal colic, lumbar pain, syphilis, blennorrhoea, febrifuge, malaria, and diabetes.