Anuradha: Bakul (Bullet wood)

Bakul is a medium sized evergreen tree. It is considered to be sacred and is symbol of love and beauty. The leaves, flowers, fruits, bark and gum are used in medicine to treat various human ailments. It shows antibacterial, antipyretic, analgesic, antiurolithatic, antihelminthic and wound healing properties (Bharat et al., 2012). Dried flower powder can be used as brain tonic. The bark decoction can be used to cure bleeding gum, tooth decay, inflammatory mouth. The fruit pulp improves the fertility in women and ease delivery.