Itti PRODUCT NAME
Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Itti |
| Local Name: | Itti (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Yetti, Kanjaram; Hindi-Kuchila; Urdu-Kachila; Telugu-Mushti; Malayalam-Kanjeram |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A moderate sized deciduous tree. Flower: In terminal or axillary cymes. Fruit: A globose berry, thick shelled, orange when ripe. Seeds 4, compressed, embedded in fleshy pulp Bark thin and dark grey. Flowers and fruit smell like fenugreek. New foliage – February. Leaf fall –December |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Foothills to 1400m. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast roots seeds |
| Uses: | Kurumbas and Irulas use root, bark, and seeds for medicines. |
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| Management Practices: | Seeds contain strychnine and collected for export. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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