Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Strychnos potatorum
Scientific Name and Description
Strychnos potatorum L.f
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg
Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg
Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | clearing nut, kataka |
| Hindi | neimal, nelmal, nirmali |
| Kannada | anduga, andugu, calibija, chali, chali-mara, chalibija, chili beeja, chill, chilla, chillada, chillada beeja, chillada mara, chilladamara, chillathumara, chille kaayi, chilli, chilli-bija, chillu, chithada mara, chittadamara, chitthu mara, chitthubeeja, chittu, chittubija, cilla, cilledabija, cilliya, cilu, cittubija, kataka, nulmeiro |
| Malayalam | katakam, tattamaram, terra, terramparal, terramparalkanniram, tetan, tetan-kottai, tetran-kotta, tetran-parala, tetta, tettamaram, tettamparal, tettamparalkaniram, tettamparel, tettankottai, tettaparel, tettian, thetham, thettamparel, thettanparilkanjiram |
| Marathi | chilbeej, chilbing, chilhaara, chilhara, gajara, nirmali, nirwali, niwalee |
| Sanskrit | ambu-prasada, ambuprasad, ambuprasadah, ambuprasadana, ambuprasadanaphala, ambuprasadani, caksusya, chakshushya, chhedaniya, guchhaphala, jalada, kata, kataka, katakah, katakam, katakaphalam, katakarenu, katakatphalam, kattha, khataka, lekhanatmaka, netraprasada, nirmali, payaprasadi, ruchishya, ruchya, rushya, shlakshna, shodanatmaka, tiktamaricha, tiktaphala, toyaprasadana |
| Tamil | acolam, akkolam, ampuppiracatanam, antecalakamaram, antecalam, antecatikam, antecatim, centanamurai, cillaki, cillakimaram, cillam, cillitam, cillitamaram, citakarenu, derran, il, ilalam, ilavam, illakamaram, illam, illi1, iruppukkolam, iruppukkolamaram, kadali, kantakanam, kapanacani,katali, katalikam, katampari, katamparimaram, ketiyamavitai, kuccapalamkumakiyam, kumakiyamaram, nantai1, navatankanam, nettirarokakkini, nirmalipavanam, nirttauvi, porithetha, punniyacatti, sillam, talaimukarantalan, tannircerverakki, tannirtterri, tantaputpam, tatakamentini, tatikamamaram, tattamaram, tattan-kottai, tayilavrippiracatanam, terra, terramaram, terran, terran kottai, terran pattai, terrankottai, terranmaram, teru, teruti, terutimaram, tetan-kottai, tetran-kottai, tetta, tettamaram, tettan, tettan cottay, tettankottai, tettian, tettiyan, tettram, thertan, thethankottai, thetran vithai, thetrankottai, thettan, thettrankottai, tipantirusanamekam, tiravanam, titikama, tittamaricam, toyappiracatanam, utakacutti, utalnirmurittan, varippiracatani, variyakaracatan, vaucali, vaucalikkottai, yillavamaram, தேத்தான் கொட்டைThethankottai |
| Telugu | andug, andugu, chella, chidla, chilla, chilla chettu, chilla-ginjalu, chillachettu, chillar, cilla, cillacettu, induga, indugu, indugu chettu, indupa, indupacettu, indupu, indupu chettu, induva, katakamu, kathakamu, kattakami-chettu, shilla, tsillaghenjaloo,చిల్లగింజ, |
| Tibetan | ka ta ka |
| Bengali | কতকা |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Strychnos potatorum L.f. Tree Whole plant Scorpion sting; snake bite; peptic ulcers; urinary and kidney problems General Padma et al. 2016, Sharma et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Padma et al. 2016
Sharma et al. 2013
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Strychnos potatorum. (2023, January 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnos_potatorum