Diospyros malabarica, Tinduka, Gaab

Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.
Family: Ebenaceae
Synonyms: Diospyros biflora Blanco Diospyros citrifolia Wall, ex A. DC., Diospyros embryopteris Pers , Diospyros gtutinifera (Roxb.) Wall., Diospyros glutinosa J.Koenig ex Roxb., Diospyros matabarica var. siamensis (Hochr.) Phengklai Diospyros peregrina (Gaertn.) GCirke Diospyros peregrina f. javanica Kosterm., Diospyros siamensis Hochr., Embryopteris gelatinifera G.Don Embryopteris glutinifera Roxb., Embryopteris glutinifolia Link Embryopteris peregrina Gaertn.

English: Gaub, Indian persimmon
Arabic: دايوسبيرس امبريوبترس
Bengali: দেশি গাব
Hindi: गाब ( Gaab )
Tamil: தும்பிகா ( Tumbika )
Marathi: Temburi
Malaya:   komoi, kumun
Malayalam: Panancca, പനച്ചി
Telugu: Bandadamara
Kannada: Holitupare
Sanskrit: तिन्दुक (Tinduka)
Sinhala: Thimbiri
Japanese: ベンガルガキ
Thai: มะพลับ

Ayurvedic Uses:  Fruits and bark used in diarrhea, ulcers, wounds; seed oil in dysentery. Root paste applied on scorpion sting. Veterinary medicine, stem bark decoction mixed with buttermilk given to check diarrhea of goat.

Ethnic communities of Madhya Pradesh, and some ancient Sanskrit works recommend the use of fruits mainly for the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery and some skin diseases.  Later Ayurvedic works recommend aqueous extract of green fruit  in  menorrhagia. [HERBAL CURES: TRADITIONAL APPROACH]

The fruits are used to treat diarrhea and dysentery. The medicinal properties ascribed to it by the Chinese are somewhat remarkable. It is said to break fever, to be an antidote for snake poisoning, and to be demulcent. An extract of the fruit has been used as a vaginal injection in gonorrhea. A dark oil prepared from the fruit makes an excellent varnish for paper umbrellas and fans. In Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, the juice of the fruit is used to heal sores and wounds. The medicinal properties are most likely owed to tannins. [Medicinal Plants  of Asia  and the Pacific]

5 Published articles of Diospyros malabarica
1. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of Gardenia jasminoides ellis and Diospyros malabarica Kostel.
Pranjal Sarmah; Debabrat Baishya
International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences  Volume: 5   Issue: 1   Pages: P-199-P-204   Published: 2014

2. Evaluation of anti-diarrheal activity of Diospyros malabarica bark extract
Rode, Mahesh S.; Kalaskar, Mohan G.; Gond, Namdev Y.; et al.
BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 8   Issue: 1   Pages: 49-53   Published: 2013

3. Pharmacognostic evaluation of Diospyros malabarica bark powder.
Chandra Amrish; Tarasingh, R. R.
Asian Journal of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Research  Volume: 2   Issue: 1   Pages: 178-185   Published: 2012

4. In vitro antioxidant activity of Diospyros malabarica Kostel bark.
Mondal, Susanta Kumar; Chakraborty, Goutam; Gupta, M; et al.
Indian journal of experimental biology  Volume: 44   Issue: 1   Pages: 39-44   Published: 2006-Jan

5. Chemical constituents of the fruit essential oil of Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel (Ebenaceae).
Viswanathan, Madepalli Byrappagowdu; Maridass, Muthiah; Thangadurai, Devarajan; et al.
Acta Pharmaceutica (Zagreb)  Volume: 52   Issue: 3   Pages: 207-211   Published: September 2002