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[[File:Baliospermum montanum - Red Physic Nut at Kottiyoor (1).jpg|thumb|right|''Danti'', ''Baliospermum montanum'']]
'''Danti''' is a subshrub in the castor family that can be found growing in humid areas. This species in globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it It is distributed throughout from Kashmir eastwards to Meghalaya, up to an elevation of 1000 m. and southwards into Peninsular India, ascending to an altitude of 1800 m. in the Western Ghats.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Hemarrhoids}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pains}}
==Chemical Composition==
Steroids, terpenoids and flavonoids are reported in the leaves. The root contains phorbol derivatives.<ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=kaduharaluKaduharalu, danti, dantika, naaga dantiDanti|ml=dantikaDantika, katalavanakku, nagadantiKatalavanakku|sa=erandaphala, nikumbha, udumbaraparniErandaphala, madhupushpaNikumbha|ta=kattamankku, shimai-amanakkuKattamankku, appaiccevakaccetiShimaiamanakku|te=erradundigaErradundiga, ettadundiga, kanaka pataEttadundiga|hi=jangli-jamalgota, hakni, danti, Janglijamalgota|en=Red physic nut}}
==Properties==
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Punarnavadi guggulu]]* [[Dantyarishtam]]* [[Bahushala guda]]* [[Shiva gutika]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Required Ecosystem/Climate=Soil type=Danti prefers humid climate for better growth. ==Kind of soil needed==Sandy Well-drained sandy loamsoils with pH normally ranging from 6.5 to 7.5 are good for its cultivation.
===Propagation===
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/danti-baliospermum-montanum "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf "Chemical composition"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/14/baliospermum-montanum-danti-uses-research-side-effects/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/baliospermum-montanum "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/14/baliospermum-montanum-danti-uses-research-side-effects/Baliospermum montanum on easyayurveda.com]* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Baliospermum-Montanum-Cid3538Baliospermum montanum on herbpathy.com]* [http://greenpharmacy.info/index.php/ijgp/article/view/2/2Baliospermum montanum on greenpharmacy.info]*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26571723_Baliospermum_montanum_Danti_Ethnobotany_phytochemistry_and_pharmacology-_A_review]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:ShrubEuphorbiaceae]]
