Ixora Arborea
Family : Rubiaceae
Common Name : Small flowered Ixora
English Name : Small flowered Ixora
Hindi Name : Lokhandi
Tree Characteristics :
Small Flowered Ixora is a very different Ixora in that it a tree, not a shrub, and it has flowers much smaller than Red Ixora. It is a small, much branched tree. Leaves vary from ovate-oblong to cuneate-obovate, bluntish or short-pointed, 3-4 inches long. Flowers are small, numerous, white or pink, and distinctly fragrant too. Flowering: March-April.
Nursery Practice :
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Economic Uses :
Ø The decoction of the flowers is given for hemoptysis, catarrhal bronchitis and dysmenorrhea.
Ø The root or fruit is used as a medicine by Santals, in case of high colored urine in females. The flowers and bark are used on reddened eyes and eruptions in children.
Ø The decoction of the roots is given for dysentery and as a sedative for hiccoughs, nausea, Loss of appetite, fever and gonorrhea.
Ø The root is pulverized and mixed with Ginger and rice water, and given in dropsy.
Ø The decoction of bark is given for anemia and general debility.
Fruit and root juice is used to stop bleeding after delivery.
