Baliaspermum mantanum

Common name Red physic nut
Botanical Name Baliaspermum mantanum
Vernacular name English- Wild Croton
Hindi- Danti
Gujarati-Danti
Sanskrit- Danti
Family Euphorbiaceae
Class Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used Root
Chemical Constituents Beta- Sitosterol and Triterpenoids, Resinous Glycosides, PhorbolEsters.
Therapeutic uses Used in treatment of constipation, abdominal pain, general anasarca, piles, calculus, helminthic infections, scabies, dermis affections, suppurative ulcers and diseases caused by the morbidity of kapha and pitta.

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