Latin Name: Alstonia scholaris

Indian Name: Saptaparna

Habitat: Wildly cultivated throughout India, found in sub Himalayan track from the Jumna Eastward ascending to 3000ft, abundantly found in Bengal and South India.

Useful in: The alkaloids blocked the actins of acetyl choline and barium ion and reduced the responses to exogeneous potassium. It has enjoyed wide reputation as an anti malarial agent.

Reference:
•  Wealth of India , Vol I, page number 201.
•  Selected Medicinal Plants of India, page number 33.
• Satyavati, G.V. et. Al.: Indian Medicinal Plants, Vol-I, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, (1976).
• Chopra, R.N.: Indigenous Drugs of India, Academic Publishers, Calcutta, (1982)