Natural Ebony Wood / Karungali Kattai

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Family: Ebenaceae

Genus: Diospyros

Species: D. ebenum

Ebony is a black hardwood, its density is good enough to sink in water. The native of the Ebony tree in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Africa. This tree belongs to the evergreen tree plant. It will grow in lower altitudes and tropical rainforests. This tree is a welcome shelter and the food source of warm-climate animals like rhinos, elephants, baboons, velvet monkeys, and warthogs.

The dark color wood of this tree has high demand, the slow growth cycle of this Ebony tree leads to critical sustainability problems. This tree also has some medicinal properties, so it is also used to treat some health problems.

Health Benefits

• The root of the ebony tree helps to treat fever.
• It is also one of the best Ayurvedic remedies to treat intestinal parasites.
• The ebony-wood powder is good to treat dysentery.
• This herb is also good for leprosy.
• The paste of the ebony wood also helps to treat some skin problems like scarring.