Garuga pinnata

Botanical name: Garuga pinnata

Common name:  Garuga, Kakad

Distribution: Throughout India

Habitat: Deciduous forests

Habit:

• Medium Tree
• Deciduous tree

Ecology:

• Bees and butterflies visits flowers
• Birds feed on fruits

Uses:

• Fruit – raw, boiled or pickled

• Fruit juice used to treat asthma

• The tree is used as a support for growing pepper plants

• The bark is a source of tannins

• Tree has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, wound healing,

       antidiabetic agents

Propagation

• Seeds