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