Kurkathi PRODUCT NAME
Hiptage benghalensis (Linn.) Kurz = Hiptage madablota Gaertner Banisteria bengalensis L. Sp. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kurkathi |
| Local Name: | Kurkathi (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kurukathi, Karipakkukodi; Urdu-Boromali. |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A large liana Flower: In terminal or axillary racemes, white Fruit: A persistent samara with 3 unequal wings, golden brown. Seed one, globose Dried branches peel off in layers; Branchlets densely woolly. Petals fringed at margin. New foliage coppery, March. Liana cut for firewood. Elephants and cattle eat the leaves. Bees forage on flower. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Plains to 900m (1000) less. Along water courses and rocky areas in deciduous forests. Found in India and parts of SE. Asia |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | Bark and root used in medicinal preparations for stomach disorders and snake bites. Leaves used to make cheroots. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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