Tellicherry
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Botanical Name |
Holarrhena antidysenterica |
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Family |
Apocynaceae |
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Other Names |
Conessi, kurchi |
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Description |
Deciduous tree or shrub up to 13m, milky latex. Leaves: opposite, elliptical, shiny on upper surface, dull, hairy on under surface Flowers: white. Fruits: cylindrical in pairs |
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Native to |
Asia |
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Parts Used |
Bark, seeds |
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Constituents |
Alakloids: coneessimine, conessidine, conimine, conamine, conarrhimine, kurchine, kurchicine, holarrhine, holarrhimine and the regholarrhenines A-F |