Synonyms: Nauclea cadamba Roxb., Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq., Samama cadamba (Roxb.) Kuntze, Anthocephalus morindifolius Korth., Nauclea megaphylla S.Moore, Neonauclea megaphylla S.Moore
Family: Rubiaceae
Assamese: kadam, roghu

Garo: mi-bol
Hindi: कदम्ब kadamb
Indinesian: Jabon
Kannada: kadam, kaduavalatige
Malayalam: katampu
Marathi: कदंब kadamb, नीव nhiv
Mizoram: banphar
Oriya: priyakah
Sanskrit: हरिप्रिय haripriya, कदम्ब kadamba
Tamil: கடம்பம் katampam, வெள்ளை கதம்பு vellaikkatampu
Telugu: కదంబము kadambamu, kadimi కడిమి
Ayurvedic uses: Daha, Raktpitta, Vrana, Yonidosha, Visha vrana. Stembark—febrifugal, antidiuretic, anthelmintic, hypoglycaemic., Fruit—cooling; anticatarrhal, blood purifier, analgesic. Flowers and root—abortifacient. Leaves—astringent. A decoction is used for gargling in stomatitis and aphthae.
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