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Botanical
Name
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Diospyrus peregrine
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Common Name
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Indian Persimon, Gaabh (Hindi), Panichikha (Tamil), Tinduka (Sanskrit)
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Distribution
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West
Bengal, South India and Sub-Himalayan tracts
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Religious association
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The
tree is associated with Lord Shiva. It is also sacred to the Buddhists.
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Uses
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A paste of the bark helps
to cure boils and tumours. The powdered raw fruit is eaten to cure
ulcers, swellings in mouth, diarrhoea. The fruit juice is used to treat
venereal disorders. The wood is used for construction and the tree
acts as an indicator of pollution.
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