Embelia ribes

Embelia ribes
English: Embelia glandulifera; Embelia indica; Embelia robusta; False black pepper; White flowered embelia.
Names: Sanskrit Vidanga; Bengali Biranga; Hindi Baberang; Puri Baburun; Bambay Karkannic; Tamil Vayuvilamgan; Krimighna, means killer of worms.
Content: embelic acid, a volatile and fixed oil, colouring matter, tannin, a resinoid body; christembine.
Source: Chopra: Indigenous Drugs of India.

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