A sparsely branched, deciduous tree, 24-30 m in height, with a straight cylindrical bole 1.8-2.5 m in girth. Leaves 7.5-17.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute; male spikes 10-25 cm in terminal drooping panicles; female spikes 0.6 cm, penduluous; nuts with membranous wings.

Hypoglycemic and induces spasms (50% EtOH stem bark extract), diuretic.

Alnus nepalensis
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Betulin, betulinic acid (bark)

For reducing swelling of the leg and in diabetes; The juice of the bark is boiled and the gelatinous liquid applied to burns.

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.