झिङ्गिनी – Lannea coromandelica

 

Name – जिङ्गिनी

Botanical name – Lannea coromandelica

Description – Medium-sized or large deciduous tree; bark grey or whitish, smooth. Leaves imparipinnate. Flowers small, yellowish or purple, in racemes. Drupe reddish, fleshy, reniform.

Chemical Constituents- Bark contains 1-epicatechin and leucocyanidin. Stem bark contains phlobotannins, hydroxyanthraquinones. Leaves contain quercetin, rutin, leucocyanidin and leucodelphinidin. Flowers contain quercetin, isoquercetrin, morin and ellagic acid.

Use – Bark astringent; yields a gum known as Jingani gum.