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Barali PRODUCT NAME

Dodonea angustifolia L.f. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Barali
Local Name: Barali (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil- Veraali, Vilaari; Hindi- Sanatta; Telugu + Kannada- Bhandaru; Malayalam- Vrali.
Family: Sapindaceae
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Product Description: A small tree. Flowers are in axillary or terminal racemes or panicles. Fruits are capsule, strongly nerved, winged. Seed 1-3 globose. Bark thin and grey. Leaves gland dotted.
NTFP Classification: Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: India
Description: Plains upto 1500m on rocky gravel or limestone ground. Aggressive colonizer in disturbed areas.

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: leaves, leaflets
Uses: Leaves heated on fire and placed on forehead to cure head aches
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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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