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Paada kodi PRODUCT NAME

Celastrus paniculatus ssp. Paniculatus K.T. Mathew SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Paada kodi
Local Name: Paada kodi (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil- Vaaluluvai; Hindi–Malkagni; Urdu-Korasano; Kannada-Kariganne.
Family: Celastraceae
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Product Description: A large unarmed liana Flower: In terminal panicles, greenish white Fruit: An obovoid capsule, orange when ripe. Seeds 3-6, ellipsoid to o void brown, covered with scarlet aril. Mature vine is brownish yellow in colour, with white dots on the stem bark. 
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DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: Australia, China, India
Description: Hills 750 – 1400m, along forest border. Indian subcontinent, China and Australia

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: roots
Uses: Root or whole plant used as medicine to treat symptoms like Saliva becoming thick and mucous like
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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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