Sevali Kodi PRODUCT NAME
Rubia cordifolia Linn. = Rubia munjista Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Sevali Kodi |
| Local Name: | Sevali Kodi (Kurumba); Tamil-Pacchai muruli, Manjiti; Hindi-Manjiti; Telugu-Mandesti. |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A rugose vine. Flower: In axillary and terminal cymes, white Fruit: A globose fleshy drupe, dark blue when ripe. Seed one Stem tender, 4 angles, hollow. One can cut one’s finger by running it along the stem from the base to the top but not so when run from the top the base. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills above 800m on thickets, shola borders and hedges. Distributed to the Tropics. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets roots |
| Uses: | Leaf paste applied externally on skin for fungal attacks. Root mixed with milk and taken orally to cure dysentery |
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| Management Practices: | (Other) Stem smoked like a beedi. Good fodder for Bison, Sambhar and barking deer. Mongoose eats the fruit. According to Kurumbas, the mongoose eats the root to neutralize the effect of the poison, if bitten b y a snake. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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