Thespesia Populnea

Other names : Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree, Poovarasu

• 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.