Butulang Canthium PRODUCT NAME
Canthium dicoccum (gaertner) Teijsm. & Binnend. = Plectronia didydma Kurz. = Psydrax dicoccos Ga SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Butulang Canthium |
| Local Name: | India: oppai (Irula, Kurumba); nekkini, irambaranthan, nulavai, navugu (Tamil); tupa (Marathi) Vietnam: xuong ca |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
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| Product Description: | Habit: A medium sized tree. Tender parts pubescent. Flower: In cymes, green. Fruit: An ellipsoid drupe. Seeds 1-2 oblong. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India Vietnam |
| Description: | Hills 800-1200 on the slopes. Common to locally abundant, less in the plains in scrub jungles. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | bark, bast Bark used for stomach disorders. leaves, leaflets Leaves heated, laced on sore to heal them soon. |
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