Elaeodendron Glaucum
Family : Celastraceae
Common Name : Ceylon Tea
English Name : Ceylon Tea
Hindi Name : Jamrasi, Aram
Telugu Name : Noorijia
Bengali Name : Bhutkus
Tree Characteristics :
Ceylon tea is an evergreen tree growing from 18 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be 40 - 95cm in diameter.The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Nursery:
Seed.
Economic Uses :
Ø The dried and powdered leaves are used as sternutatoires.
Ø They are also burnt and the smoke used as a fumigant in the treatment of certain nerve diseases, particularly to rouse women from hysteria
Ø The bark is astringent and is also considered poisonous
Ø The fresh root bark is rubbed into a paste with water and applied as a poultice on swellings
Ø The root is said to be specific against snake-bite
Ø A cold water extract of the crushed roots is used as an emetic
Ø A high quality gum is obtained from the plant
Ø It has an exceedingly close, firm grain, is moderately hard and durable. It is easy to work, yielding a very smooth surface.
An excellent wood, but usually only available in smaller sizes and so not very useful commercially.
