
Family: Euphorbiaceae




Common name: False White Teak, Gutel
Assamese: bhelkol
Bengali: pitali
Garo: arurong, bol diktak, bol khap
Hindi: पिण्डालु pindalu, पिण्डार pindar
Kannada: ಕಾಡುಗುಮ್ಬಳ kaadugumbala, ಕಾಡುಕಮ್ಚೀ kaadukamchi
Khasi: dieng soh lyndot
Konkani: बोंवारो bomvaro
Lushai: thing-chingel
Malayalam: നീര്ക്കടമ്പ് niirkkatamp, പമ്പരക്കുമ്പിള് pamparakkumpil
Manipuri: wangphop
Marathi: पेटारी petari
Nepalese: gurel
Oriya: pithaliya
Sanskrit: पिण्डारः pindarah
Tamil: ஆற்றுப்பூவரசு arru-p-puvaracu, Attarasu, Nay Kumil
Telugu: ఏరుపొణకు eruponaku
Urdu: پنڐارا pindara
Plant—antibilious, antiflatulent, bechic, anti-inflammatory. Root—carminative, antirheumatic Applied as poultice in gout and rheumatism. Plant extract showed antileukaemic activity. Plant contains a pyridine alkaloid, N-methyl-5-carboxamide-2-pyridone. Leaves contain an alkaloid, nudiflorine. Bark yields taraxerone and betasitosterol. Seeds contain an alkaloid ricinidine. The seeds also contain a maytansinoid compound, trewiasine (TWS). [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
41 Published article lists of Trewia nudiflora