चित्रकः – Pterospermum acerifolium

 

Name – मुचुकुन्दः

Botanical name – Pterospermum acerifolium

Description – Large trees with ash coloured smooth bark. Leaves variable in size and shape, cordate, sometimes peltate, whitish-tomentose beneath. Flowers white, axillary, solitary or in pairs. Capsule oblong, 5-angled, dark brown, woody

Chemical Constituents- Flowers contain kaempferol. Seeds contain amines, sugars, yields yellow oil.

Use – Flowers used in inflammations, ulcers, tumours and leprosy