Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Common name:  Chhatim, Chhattyan(Beng.)Blackboard tree, , Ditabark, Milkwood pine, White cheesewood , Pulai and Indian devil tree(Eng.).
Edible Parts: Bark, Leaves, Wood, Root
Life cycle: Perennial
Native Range: Native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Alstonia scholaris is a small tree that grows up to 40 m tall and is glabrous. The bark is greyish; branchlets are copiously lenticellate. The upperside of the leaves are glossy, while the underside is greyish.

The bark is used in homoeopathy for its tonic bitter and astringent properties; it is particularly useful for chronic diarrhoea and dysentry.