Allophylus cobbe (L.) Raeusch.

• Family: Sapindaceae
• Vernacular names: Mukkannanpezhu, മുക്കണ്ണൻ പേഴ് (Malayalam), Tripurah (Sanskrit), Sirusalle (Tamil)
• Distribution: South India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia
• Description: Shrubs or small trees. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets ovate or elliptic-ovate or rhomboid-ovate. Inflorescence axillary. Flower white or yellowish-white in raceme. Fruits globose.
• Habit: Shrub
• Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
• Flowering & Fruiting: July-November

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• Parts used: Bark, leaves and fruits
• Properties & Uses: Astringent. Leaves are used to treat headache, rheumatic pains and fever. Roots are used to treat piles, nose bleeds, diarrhea and rheumatic pain.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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