Dillenia retusa  Seeds
 " Godapara " 
 
Dillenia retusa is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
Description:    Evergreen tree, up to 20 m tall. Leaves 8-21 x 5-12 cm, 10-14nerved; petioles 1.3-2.2 cm long, glabrous above and sparsely srigose on nerves and midrib beneath. Inflorescences 2-3 flowered, in simple racemes, 2-4 cm long axis; pedicels 10-35 mm long; petals 5, white. Pseudocarps orange or yellowish green, 2-3 cm diameter. Seeds 2.5 x 2 mm.
Status:    Native
Edible parts:    Fruit (Wild Fruit)

Ayurvedic usage: 
Treatment for-
Fevers
Nervous system disorders
Oral diseases
Anorexia
Excessive thirst
Dysentery
Coughs
Burning sensations
 
PARTS  USED IN TREATMENT:
Fruit

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