Dipterocarpus zeylanicus
Scientific Name: Dipterocarpus zeylanicus
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Vernacular Name: Hora
Distribution: Endemic to Sri Lanka. Wet and intermediate zones.Widespread below 1000m alt. in the wet zone, as the base of the knuckles massif;common.
Ecology: Flowering in February,fairly regularly.
Chemical Compounds:
Ayurvedic usage *:
Treatment for-
- Fever
- Chronic Ulcers
- Sinuses
- Fistulae
- Pharyngitis
- Tonsillitis
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
Part used in treatment *:
- Heart Wood
- Gum Resin
*Source from : http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/project.htm