Dhandi PRODUCT NAME
Terminalia bellerica (Gaertner) Roxb. = Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Dhandi |
| Local Name: | Dhandi (Kurumba + Irula); Tamil-Tani, Thandi, Semmaram; Hindi-Bahera; Urdu-Thara; Malayalam-Thani. |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tall deciduous tree. Flower: In axillary spikes, fragrant, cream. Fruit: A sub globose drupe, soft tomentose, slightly five ridged, beaked. Seeds solitary. Bark bluish grey with vertical crack s. Branchlets wart with permanent leaf scars and an extensive crown. New foliage March to April, red, soon turning green. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills 900-1400m |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark used in medicinal preparations |
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| Management Practices: | According to Kurumba belief, a piece of the bark is mixed with 3 types of grasses from the nest of a bird to work a spell that drive away unwanted people. Bark has magical power. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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