Pterocarpus marsupium | |
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| Common name | Malabar Kino |
| Botanical Name | Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. |
| Vernacular name | English- Indian kino tree Hindi- Vijayasara Gujarati- Biyo Sanskrit- Bijaka |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Class | Dicotyledonae |
| Parts of plant used | Stem bark |
| Chemical Constituents | Tannin and gum kino |
| Therapeutic uses | Used as influential astringent, cooling, regenerating agent and also used for the treatments of leprosy, leucoderma, toothache, fractures, diarrhoea, passive haemorrhage, and dysentery, bruises and diabetes. |