Strychnos potatorum نرملی

Scientific Name: Strychnos potatorum نرملی
Family: Loganiaceae (Strychnaceae).
English Name: Clearing Nut Tree.
Hindi Name: Nirmali

General Description: A common tree of medicinal importance in India popularly used to purify water for drinking.
Useful Parts: Seeds, roots and fruits.

Traditional Medicinal Uses: According to Ayurveda, seeds are acrid, alexipharmic, lithotriptic and cure strangury, urinary discharges, head diseases etc. Roots cure Leucoderma whereas fruits are useful in eye diseases, thirst, poisoning and hallucinations. The fruits are emetic, diaphoretic alexiteric etc. According to Unani system of medicine, seeds are bitter, astringent to bowels, aphrodisiac, tonic, diuretic and good for liver, kidney complaints, gonorrhea, colic etc.

Other Uses
Seeds are used to purify water.
Seeds are rich source of polysaccharide gum suitable for use in paper and textile industries.

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