N. 0. T.OGANTACEjE. 
835 
N. 0. LOGANIACE^E. 
788. Strychnos colubrina, Linn., h.f.b.i., iv. 
86 ; Roxb 194. 
Fern. Kuchila-lata (H. and B.) ; Goagari-lakri (Bomb.) ; 
Kajar-wel (Mar.) ; Nagamushti, konsu kandira, tansu-paum 
(Tel. i ; Modira-caniram (Mai ); Kanal, taral (Bomb.). 
N.B.— These vernacular names are applied to several species of strychnos, 
e.g. S. Rheedei, 8. Beddomei, S. laurina 8. cinnamanifolia, &c. All of these 
plants are put to the same uses as 8. colubrina. 
Habitat : — W. Deccan Peninsula, from the Ooncan to Cochin, 
frequent. 
A scandent shrub, 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 fin. 
Cymes l-2in., axillary, small, compound, puberulous, pedicels 0- 
^in. Calyx puberulous. Corolla Ajin., 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, tire 
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. 
