Description
Overview
Tellicherry bark is a deciduous shrub or small tree, growing to a height of up to 13 m., with a milky latex. Bark is gray to pale brown, peeling off in flakes. Leaves are o10 cm long and 4 to 10 cm wide, opposite, subsessile, elliptic, shiny on the upper surface, dull and hairy on the underside. Flowers are white, in terminal corymbose cymes, 2 to 3 cm high, 5-petaled, and mildly fragrant. Fruits are cylindrical, dark gray with white specks, occurring in pairs. Seeds are light brown, 0.5 to 1.5 cm.
Benefits
- antioxidant,
- anti-inflammatory,
- antimicrobial,
- antidiabetic,
- antihyperlipidemic,
- gut stimulant and relaxant,
- antidiarrheal,
- antidysenteric,
- antimalarial,
- analgesic,
- antiurolithiatic,
- wound healing,
- anticancer properties.