A moderate-sized to large tree, attaining a bole length of about 30 ft. and a girth of 7 ft. or more. Bark grey or dark brown; leaves stipulate, ovate with oblique base, acuminate, crenate-dentate; flowers small, borne on thick axillary peduncles; drupe globose and of the size of a pea, 2-4 lobed, black and edible.
Herb Effects
Acrid (stem bark)
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
Betulin (wood)
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
Betulin
Not Available
Not Available
C30H50O2
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
In dysentery; it is applied externally to remove irritation from cow-itch; as an
antidote to opium poisoning (wood)
Health Remedies 
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