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Diospyros malabarica - Tinduka
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The Gaub tree, Malabar ebony, Black-and-white ebony or Pale moon ebony (Diospyros malabarica) (Bengali: গাব/দেশী গাব) is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that is native to the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia.It is a long-lived, very slow-growing tree, which can reach up to 35 m in height with a black trunk up to 70 cm in diameter.
Uses
- Both the bark of the tree and the unripe fruit have medicinal uses in Ayurveda.
- The juice of the fresh bark as useful in bilious fever.
