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tummy wood; patana oak; Ceylon oak; Careya arborea Roxb.

Careya arborea Roxb.
Careya arborea Roxb. is commonly known as Ceylon oak, patana oak, slow match tree, tummy wood, wild guava.


Common Names:
in Burma: sangawn-gmawt
in India: aalagavvele, aima, alagavala, alagavvele, alam,
araya, araya budada naedi, asanda, ashaundi, avima, ayma, bai-kumbhi, bai-kumbhi phool, baikumbha, bhadrendrani, bol dimbel, budaburija, budadadarini, budadadarvi, budadanedi, budadarini, budadarmee, budadarmi, budadurmi, budarnedi, budatadadimma, budatanavadi, budatanevadi, budatare, budathadaadimma, budathare, budda budusa, budda dharmi, buddaburija, buddadharmi, burdorcettu, daddal, daddala, darepi, dhaddaala mara, dhorkumbha, doddaale, doddala, doddalada, dolle mara, duddippa, dudeppa, dudeppi, dudippa, dudippi, gaadhava, gada, gadava, gadha, gadhava, gambel, ganjal, ganju, garva hannu, gaujala mara, gaul, gaulu mara, gavaale, gavagile, gavala, gavalu hannu mara, gavudlu, gavuldu, gavvahannu, gavvele, gavvele hannu, gawagilu, girikarnika, goddadayippe, godhajam, gongel, gongu, gonji, goujalu, gouju, govadi, guda-dhermi, guddada ippe, guddadaippa, guddadaippae, guddadaippe, handabhera, handbahera, hennu matthi, hennumatti, ka mahir, kaavale, kaidarya, kaitrya, kali-katbhi, kalindi, kalkambi, kalkampi, kaltekku, kamba, kambi, kampi, kampil, kampili, karekku, karrekku, katabhi, katambhara, kaulu, kaulumara, kaval, kavale, kavalu mara, kavana, kavane, kavne, kavulu, kavval, khumbi, kinihi, kolama, kshudrashyama, kuba, kum, kumari, kumbaara, kumbaro, kumbeng, kumbh, kumbha, kumbhasala, kumbher, kumbhi (kumbhi, jar, water pot), kumbhi phal, kumbhi phool, kumbhika, kumbhor, kumbi, kumbia, kumbiamara, kumbika, kumboya, kumbya, kumbyo, kumhi, kumodi, kumpi, kumrenga, kumudikaa, lauring, madhurenu, mahakatabi, mahashwata, nabhika, paer, pailacputatammi, panibhela, patali, peelam, peithaandri, pela, peloa, pelou, pelu, per, pera, peria, peru, perzha, petrashing, pevoo, pevu, peya, pezha, pezhu, pilam, pilu, poyu, pudattanri, putattanri, puttatanni, savana, shatapada, shaundi, shirishapatri, shwetakinihi, shyamala, sitakatabhi, soh kundur, styngkrain, svadupushpa, udu, uka, ukamaram, vaai kumba, vaakumba, vaakumbha, vakamba, vakumbha, vakumbhi, vishaghnika, wai-kumbha
in Laos: ka don
Malayan name: putat kedang
in Nepal: kumbhi, kumh, tatar
in Thailand: kra don, kradon

Scientific Names:
Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F.Muell.
Careya orbiculata Miers 
Careya sphaerica Roxb. 
Careya venenata Oken 
Cumbia coneanae Buch.-Ham.

Medicinal Properties and Uses:
Stembark antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, demulcent, sedative, tonic and antidepressant, CNS depressant, antidiarrheal, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antipyretic, analgesic, astringent, anthelmintic, leech repellent, fish poison, antivenin, for colds, coughs, tumors, liver disorders; bark paste applied all over the body of children as a tonic and a stimulant and for healthy growth. Fibrous bark applied for body swellings. Bark pounded in water, the red decoction given to cure diarrhea, dysentery, and also for washing the eyes for eye complaints. Bark rubbed on legs to repel leeches. Pounded bark and root in water used in stomach disorders. flowers and bark juice given with honey as demulcent and in cough and colds. Bark and fruits astringent, demulcent. Flower taken as tonic after delivery. Dried calyx to cure colds and coughs; fruits and flowers in dysentery, indigestion, colic, flatulence, worms. Fruit pulp in cholera. Fruits as botanical pesticides for fungal infection. Fruit believed to be a snake repellent. Veterinary medicine, bark crushed with curd and administered orally for debility in cattle. Fruit infusion in fever and dysentery, for bloated stomach in cattle or when cattle stop feeding. Fresh root bark, stem bark, dried leaf powder or roots used as fish poison.

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