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Pterocarpus marsupium, the source of Silbinolâ
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Pterocarpus
marsupium Roxb. (from the family Leguminoceae) is a large tree that commonly grows in
the central, western, and southern parts of India and in Sri Lanka.
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In
Hindi, P. marsupium is known as Bibla (Vijayasar or Bijasar), while in English it
is called Indian Kino because it was primarily cultivated as a source of kino. Kino
is the dried exudation obtained by incising the trunk.
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Kino
has been used as an astringent, administered in diarrhea. The gum has been used for
toothache; the bark has been used for diarrhea, heartburn, and in the management of
diabetes; and the leaves have been used for boils, sores, and skin diseases.
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The
heartwood, a durable and termite resistant material, has been used in the management of
diabetes and hyperlipidemia. |
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