Pterocarpus Marsupium

Other Names : Indian Kino Tree, Malabar Kino, Benga, Bijiayasal (in western Nepal), Piasal (Oriya), Venkai, and many others
is a medium to large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. It is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region. The tree contains high levels of pterostilbene

Benefits and uses of Pterocarpus Marsupium are

• Indian kino has got abundant medicinal and therapeutic properties which help in treating the conditions like diarrhea, elephantiasis, rectalgia, leucoderma, dysentery, grey hair and cough.
• Diabetes : leads to the significant reduction in the blood sugar levels, in diabetic patients.
• lowering the glucose and lipid levels in the body.
• The crushed leaves can be applied externally to treat sores, boils and various other skin diseases.
• helps in preventing rapid cell proliferation and therefore induces apotosis in cancerous cells.
• causes rapid lowering of blood sugar levels in diabetics.
• has got antihelminthic properties.
• helps in curing dental conditions like toothache.
• treats ailments like leucoderma, leprosy, constipation, rectalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and hemorrhages.
• has antimicrobial properties that can be used to treat certain bacterial and viral illnesses.
• has strong anti-hyperlipdemic properties which therefore help in lowering total cholesterol, bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the body. It will not cause any change in good cholesterol levels.
• has scavenging properties that work against mitochondrial lipid peroxidation.
• prevents leakage of electrolytes which is caused by oxidative damage induced by herbicides.