Other names : Indian Tulip Tree, Poovarasu
Special Precautions of Thespesia Populnea
Benefits and uses of Thespesia Populnea are
- The leaves of this tree are made into a paste and applied as a bandage over inflammations.
- Paste of flowers is applied over skin diseases like pruritis and scabies.
- The oil prepared by the leaves and castor oil is applied over the painful areas and inflammations.
- The milky secretion of the fruit is applied over skin diseases.
- The paste of the bark is applied externally over leucoderma and other skin infections.
- The decoction prepared by the bark is given internally for toxic conditions, ascites and *inflammations.
- The decoction prepared by the roots is a good tonic for the body.