Monday, July 1, 2024

Strychnos nux-vomica L.

 

Family: Loganiaceae

Synonym: Strychnos nux-vomica var. oligosperma Dop 

Vernacular name: Etti, Kangnalam, Kanjiram, Kanniram, Kariram

Habit: Tree

Habitat: Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China and Malesia

Flowering and Fruiting: March-December

Key identification features: Trees, to 20 m high, with yellowish or blackish-grey bark. Leaves elliptic, shiny, and coriaceous. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, with berry-like fruits.

Uses: The seed contains a chemical called `strychnine' extensively used for preparation of medicines. It is used as a remedy in chronic dysentery, paralytic and neuralgic disorders etc.




 

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