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Butulang Canthium PRODUCT NAME

Canthium dicoccum (gaertner) Teijsm. & Binnend. = Plectronia didydma Kurz. = Psydrax dicoccos Ga SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Butulang Canthium
Local Name: India: oppai (Irula, Kurumba); nekkini, irambaranthan, nulavai, navugu (Tamil); tupa (Marathi) Vietnam: xuong ca
Family: Rubiaceae
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Product Description: Habit: A medium sized tree. Tender parts pubescent. Flower: In cymes, green. Fruit: An ellipsoid drupe. Seeds 1-2 oblong.
NTFP Classification: Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: India Vietnam
Description: Hills 800-1200 on the slopes. Common to locally abundant, less in the plains in scrub jungles.

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: bark, bast leaves, leaflets
Uses: bark, bast Bark used for stomach disorders. leaves, leaflets Leaves heated, laced on sore to heal them soon.
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