Ulusu Kodi PRODUCT NAME
Cryptolepis buchananii Roemer & Schultes SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Ulusu Kodi |
| Local Name: | Ulusu Kodi (Irula); Aadu kodi (Kurumba); Tamil-Paal kodi, Maattaan kodi; Hindi-Karanta; Telugu-Adivi pala tiga. |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
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| Product Description: | A much branched twiner Flower: A raceme, yellowish green Fruit: In paired follicles, basally inflated, pointed above. Seeds many, ovoid, flat, and with silky white hairs Milky latex present. The bark is reddish at the base and peels off. Geometrically aligned pods stand out over the canopy. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Foothills to 1300m. On cleared slopes forest border. Ready colonizer. Indian subcontinent |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Root an ingredient of medicine to cure back pain |
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| Management Practices: | (Other) Pods placed in the seed basket before millets are broadcast for sowing in the belief that the seeds will multiply many times over |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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