:: Medicinal Plant Details  Botanical Name  Pisonia grandis R. Br. Family  Nyctaginaceae Synonym  Pisonia alba Span; Pisonia morindifolia R. Br. Vernacular Name  Hindi : Chinaisalit Tamil : Illachaikkattayillai, Maruval, Chandu Plant Description  An evergreen tree, all parts glabrous or the young shoots minutely puberulous. Leaves ovate or ovate oblong, 15-25cm long, usually unequal and obtuse at the base. Flowers dioecious, large puberulous cymes; perianth about 3mm long, Fruits in squarrose stiff puberulous, linear club shaped, truncate, 5- cornered, corners with a single row of sharp and a little recurved acute prickles. Distribution  Throughout India Medicinal Parts  Leaves Propagation  Seeds and stem cuttings Medicinal Uses  Diuretic and elephantoid nature in the legs and other part. Preparation  The fresh leaves moistened with Eau-de-Cologne, are used to bring down inflammation of filarioid nature; also employed as a diuretic. The leaves are used as green leaves for paralysis. References  1. Kiritikar, K.R. and Basu, B.D. 1999. Indian Medicinal Plants. Vol.:III. International Book Distributors, Dehradun, India.Pp. 2049-50   2. Narayan Das Prajapati and Kumar, U. 2003. Agro’s Dictionary of Medicinal Plants. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur, India.