Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Blackboardtree

Plant

Family

Apocynaceae

English

Blackboardtree, Alstonia, Bitter bark, Devils tree, Devil's tree, Devil tree, Dita, Ditabark, Dita-bark tree, Ditta bark, Indian devil tree, Milkwood pine, Milky pine, Scholar tree, White cheesewood

Latin

Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.

Plantparts

Bark, foliage, Milky juice, Stalk, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ague, Antibilious, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, Antihypotensive agent, Anti-malarial, Anti-Paludic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-spasmodic, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, convulsive state, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cramp, cramps, Cutaneous infections, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Hypotension, Hypotensive, low blood pressure, Malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Pressor, Pungent, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Skin infection, Skin infections, spasm, Spasmolytic, Used in the treatment of cough, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent

Women's diseases

Anti-periodic, Interrupts menstruation, stops menstrual periods

Other uses

Paste

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Purulia district, West Bengal, India, Phytomedical used in Tamil Nadu, India, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Phytomedical use in Vietnam, Used in Bangladesh, Used in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Alpha-Amyrin, Beta-Sitosterol, betulin, Betulinic acid, Campesterol, Citral, Ditamine, Echitamine, Indole alkaloid, Stigmasterol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1892

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