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N. 0. LOGANIACEiE. 



788. Stryehnos colubrina, Linn., h.f.b.i., IV. 

 86 ; Roxb 194. 



Vera, :— Knchila-lata (H. and B.) ; Goagari-lakri (Bomb.) ; 



Kajar-wel (Mar.) ; Nagamushti, konsu kandira, tansu-paum 



(Tel.) ; Modira-caniram (Mai.); Kanal, taral (Bomb.). 



N.B.— These vernacular names are applied to several species of stryehnos, 

 e.g. S. Rheedei, S. Beddomei, S. laurina S. cinnamanifolia, &c. All of these 

 plants are put to the same uses as S. colubrina. 



Habitat : — W. Deccan Peninsula, from tbe Concan to Cochin, 

 frequent. 



A scandent sbrub, with tendrils often in pair. Leaves 4 by 

 lfin., elliptic acute, 3-nerved, glabrous, base cuneate or obtuse ; 

 nerves not impressed above, margin pair obscure. Petiole Jin. 

 Cymes l-2in., axillary, small, compound, puberulous, pedicels 0- 

 T V n - Calyx puberulous. Corolla T ^in., tube hardly longer 

 than the Calyx, lobes 5, villous within. Anther-cells oblong, 

 glabrous, or nearly so. Ovary glabrous below, fulvous, hairy 

 upwards. Style as long as the ovary. Berry fin. diam., crustace- 

 ous, 1-2-seeded. Seeds ^in. diam., discoid (C. B. Clarke). 



Parts used : — The root, wood, leaves and fruit. 



Uses : — The wood of the root is esteemed by the Telinga 

 physicians an infallible remedy for the bite of the Naga, as 

 well as for that of every other venomous snake. It is applied 

 externally, and at the same time given internally. It is also 

 given in substance for the cure of intermittent fevers (Roxb.). 



In the Concan, the fresh leaves, rubbed into a paste with the 

 kernel of the cashew nut, are applied to suppurating tumors 

 (Dymock). 



The bruised fruit is applied to the head in mania, the 

 root rubbed down with pepper is given to check diarrhoea, and 

 boiled with oil it is used as a liniment for pains in the joints 

 (Rheede). 



Rumphius states that it is used in Java as a febrifuge and 

 anthelmintic and also externally in certain skin diseases. 



