Simarouba amara Aubl.
- Synonyms: Simarouba glauca DC
- Family: Simaroubaceae
- Vernacular names: Lakshmitharu, ലക്ഷ്മിതരു (Malayalam), Paradise tree (English),
- Distribution: Native of America
- Description: Small trees. Leaves pinnately compound, leaflets silvery below. Flowers in terminal panicle, small, yellow. Fruit yellow, seed one.
- Habit: Tree
- Habitat:
- Flowering & Fruiting: January-May
- Parts used: Bark, leaves, seed and fruit
- Properties & Uses: Bark and leaf extract is haemostatic, antihelmintic, antiparasitic, anti-dysenteric, antipyretic and anti-cancerous. Bark is used to cure fever, malaria, stomach and bowel disorders, haemorrhages, dysentery and amoebiasis. Leaf, fruit pulp and seeds are analgesic, antimicrobial, antiviral, astringent, emmenagogue, stomachic and vermifuge. Crushed seeds are used against snake bites.
- Systems of Medicines: Folk, Modern,
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