Scientific Name
Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
Synonyms
Family
Sambucaceae
Local Name
Gandala, Ban Darak
Habit Habitat
A shrub up to 1.7m tall found in sub-tropical ant temperate zones.
Taxonomic Features
Leaves compound, imparipinnate. Leaflets lanceolate, toothed, 5-9 in number. Inflorescence terminal corymbs. Flower actinomorphic, minute. Calyx 5-toothed.Corolla rotate,5-lobed,whitish-yellow. Fruit a drupe, orange turning blackish on ripening.
Flowering Fruiting
May-August
Harvesting Time
September-December
Medicinal Value
Extract from ripe fruit is an excellent remedy for chronic rheumatism, neuralgia and sciatica. Whole plant is detoxifier, helps to clear infections like acne, boils and skin rashes, also useful in fever, cold and flu. Locally paste of leaves and flowers is used for treatment of rheumatism and gout.
Parts Used
Bark, fruit and leaf
Future Prospective
Collection, Conservation, Chemical Analysis, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.