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| Common Name
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Sagon Teak |
| Scientific Name |
Tectona Grandis (LINN) |
| Family |
Verbenaceae |
| Flowering |
Sep.-Oct. |
| Fruiting |
November-January |
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Leaves |
A large deciduous
tree, branch lets angular channeled. Leaves 30-6- by 15-30 cm elliptic
or obvate, rough above. Flowers white in terminal panicles. Fruit 1.3
cm diam, a hard bony nut enclosed in thick spongy covering.
A plaster of the
powdered wood is recommended in hot headaches and for the dispersion
of inflammatory swellings. The ashes of the wood are applied to
swollen eye lids and are said to strengthen sight. The bark is an
astringent and the oil of the nuts promotes the growth of hair and
removes itching of the skin. Stem bark cures diarrhoea and
stomachache. Wood oil is good for eczema and ringworm. Seeds are used
to treat urinary complaints.
The wood is highly
priced for house building and costly furniture cabinet work, railway
sleepers, bodies of pianos and harmoniums and tobacco pipes.
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