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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Kaduru/Goda kaduru/Strychnos nux-vomica

 
 












 


Botanical name:-Strychnos nux-vomica
Family name:-LOGANIACEAE 

English name:-nux-vomica tree 
Sinhala name:- Kaduru/Goda kaduru
Tamil name:- yetti, Ettiu
Sanskirt name :- kalshti, kupilu

Edibal parts:-None
Status:-Native
Distribution:-Sri Lanka,Indian,Chinese, South America  
Ayurvedic usage:-
  Treatment for:-Rheumatoid arthritis, Paralysis, Nervous system    disorders, Worm diseases, Heart diseases, Swellings, Haemorrhoids, Uulcers, Dyspepsia, Skin diseases, Fevers, Pains, Insomnia, Coughs, Osteoarthritis, Cholera, Rat bites, Epilepsy.
Parts used to make medicine:-Roots,Bark,Seeds,Leaves
propagation:-Seeds