KURCHI

Common name Kurchi
Botanical Name Holarrhena antidysentrica Wall
Vernacular name English-Ester Tree
Hindi-Kurchi
Gujarati-Kudo
Sanskrit-Vatsaka
Family Apocynaceae
Class Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used Seed
Chemical Constituents Alkaloids, Tannin, Fat and Resin
Therapeutic uses Used as a medication for dysentery, diarrhoea and intestinal worms.

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