Linn.Family: Casuarinaceae.
Habitat: Cultivated in coastal regions of Peninsular India.
English: Casuarina, She-Oak, Australian or Whistling Pine, Beefwood.Ayurvedic: Jhaau, Vilaayati Jhaau.Siddha/Tamil: Savukku.Action: Bark—astringent, an- tidiarrhoeal. Leaf—antispasmodic, used in colic. Aerial parts— hypoglycaemic.
The plant contains kaempferol gly- coside, quercetin glycoside, cupressu- flavone, tannins, shikimic acid, quinic acid, amino acids, sugars.
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