गॊलिहः – Schrebera swietenioides

 

Name – मॊक्षः

Botanical name – Schrebera swietenioides

Description – Medium-sized trees with grey, thick, slightly rough bark, exfoliating in woody seal Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets ovate- lanceolate. Flowers yellowish-brown, fragrant, Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets ovate- lanceolate. Flowers y dichotomous cymes. Capsule woody, pear shaped, pendulous

Chemical Constituents- Tree exudes a gum containing mannitol, fructose and digalaitoside known as swietenose.

Use – Leaves used in enlargement of spleen and in urinary discharges. Roots used i leprosy; bark in boils and bums. Fruits used in hydrocele.