Koligokka PRODUCT NAME
Thunbergia fragrans Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Koligokka |
| Local Name: | Koligokka (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Kaasa nangai, Vellachedi, Thanni kodi; Kannada-Indrapushpaballi; Malayalam-Noorvan valli; Marathi-Chimine |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
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| Product Description: | A slender twiner Flower: Solitary, white Fruit: A capsule, scabrid. Seeds many, reticulate Other: Flowers open by daybreak and fade by mid morning Good fodder plant. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills above 750. On thickets fences by forest b orders and exposed places. Very common, across the Indian subcontinent |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | flowers roots seeds |
| Uses: | Juice of flower used as an eye drop for cataract. Root used to drive away evil spirits. Tiny seeds threaded to form a bead necklace |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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