Kunnakologonda PRODUCT NAME
Aristolochia indica Linn. = Aristolochia lanceolata, Wall SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kunnakologonda |
| Local Name: | Kunnakologonda (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Perumarunthukodi, Thazhaisuruli kodi, Kozhikkundu, Urikkalchedi; Hindi-Isharmal; Telugu-Isara. |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A twiner. Flower: In axillary or terminal racemes. Dark purple. Fruit: a capsule, ridged and dark brown when dry. Seeds many, oblong/obtuse, laterally winged. The stem is greenish white and the leaf is smaller than the leaf of A. Tagala and is light |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Found in thickets of scrub jungles, on the waysides, river banks. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | The Kurumbas believe that the root to be a good antidote for snake bites |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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