Baliaspermum mantanum | |
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| 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. |