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[[File:Alstonia scholaris plant.JPG|thumb|right|''Doddapala'', ''Saptaparna'']]
'''Alstonia scholaris''' is a medium to large stately tree, growing to about 40 metres tall with a somewhat tessellated corky grey to grey-white bark. '''Saptaparna''' consists of stem bark of Alstonia scholaris (Lin) a tall evergreen tree, It is found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts ascending to 900m from Jammu eastwards and western peninsula mostly in deciduous and evergreen forests.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Chest Pain}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Gastric problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}},{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Mahatiktam kashayam]] * [[Araagwadhadi kashayam]] * [[Maha panchagavya ghritham]]
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
Alstonia - Kolkata 2011-10-20 5918.JPG|Flowers
Alstonia scholaris at Kadavoor.jpg|Leaves
Alstonia scholaris 02.JPG|Trunk
File:Alstonia scholaris (2288526504).jpg|Seeds
File:Alstonia scholaris4922818774 2c30e78d11 o.jpg|Fruits
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/alstonia-scholaris.php Chemical Constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2705 Plant morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropicalvikaspedia.theferns.infoin/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/viewtropical.php?id=Alstonia+alstonia-scholaris Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
[[Category: Ayurvedic Pharmacopedia of India]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photosApocynaceae]]
