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| Last Updated:: 25/08/2023

Clearing nut Tree

 

 

 

 

 

Botanical Name  

Strychnos potatorum Linn.

Common Name

Clearing nut tree, Nirmali (Hindi), Tettrankottai (Tamil), Katakah (Sanskrit)

Distribution

Deciduous forests of West Bengal, central and southern India

 

Religious association

 

 

 


The tree is associated with Lord Thyagesar

 

Uses

 

 

 

 

The decoction of the fruit pulp is used to treat dysentery, cough and diabetes. The seeds are used to turn muddy water clear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:  

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