Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme

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Neerbaige PRODUCT NAME

Homonia riparia Lour. = Adelina nerifolia, Roth SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Neerbaige
Local Name: Neerbaige (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Aathu Inchi; Telugu-Taniki; Malayalam-Kat-allari
Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Product Description: An evergreen shrub Flower: In axillary spike, pink, arranged like the flowers of maize. Fruit: a subglobose capsule. Seeds biconvex to globose
NTFP Classification: Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: India
Description: River beds 300-1000min discreet clumps

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: bark, bast
Uses: Bark used in combination with other herbs to prepare medicines
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Partners: Keystone Foundation

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