Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.

Common Names:
Timbiri (S)
Kattatti, Panichchai, Thumbilikkai (T)
Gaub Persimmon, Riber Ebony (E)
Anilsara, Susara, Tuvara (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Fruit and seed

Uses in traditional medicine :

Fruit pulp is applied on fresh wounds and boils on the skin for quick healing
Decoction of the unripe fruit slices is used as a mouthwash or a gargle for mouth sanitation and sore throat
Low dosages of seed powder mixed with bee honey is taken for diarrhoea and dysentery

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Bioactivity :

Methanol extract of bark: antioxidative and hepatoprotective

Clinical:

References :

Adewusi, E. A. and Afolayan, A. J., (2010), A review of natural products with hepatoprotective activity, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 4(13), 1318-1334.

Kumar, M. S. et al., (2006), In vitro antioxidant activity of Diospyros malabarica Kostel bark, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 44(1), 975-1009.

Maridass1, M. et al., (2008), Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Diospyros Species, Ethnobotanical Leaflets, 12, 868-72.

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