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The strychnine tree also known as strychnine tree nux vomica, poison nut, semen strychnos and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India, and southeast Asia. It is a medium-sized tree in the family Loganiaceae that grows in open habitats. Its leaves are ovate and 2–3.5 inches in size.

Uses

Wounds, skin diseases, scabies, itching, infections, fever, wounds, acne, skin problems, Body paralysis.

Parts Used

Seeds, bark, roots, leaves

Chemical Composition

Thirteen alkaloids were isolated from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica. They were identified as strychnine, beta-colubrine, pseudostrychnine, strychnine N-oxide, brucime, brucine N-oxide, novacine, icajine, vomicine, isostrychnine, isobrucine, isobrucine N-oxide and isostrychnine N-oxide by chemical and spectroscopic analysis.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Hemmushti, Hemmusti
Hindi	Bailewa, Chibbinge
Malayalam	Chamram, Kanjiram
Tamil	etti, kagodi
Telugu	mucidi, mushidi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Kapilu, Chipita
English	Nux Vomica, Poison Nut

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	opposite	The leaves are opposite, short-stalked, oval, shining, smooth on both sides

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5-20	The flowers are small, greenish-white, funnel-shaped, in small, terminal cymes, with a disagreeable odor

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
berry	7–10 mm	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	covered with a smooth	3-6	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist tropics. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,200 - 3,500mm, Requires a sunny position^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation Details"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|body paralysisWounds}}, {{Uses|skin diseases}}, {{Uses|scabies}}, {{Uses|itching}}, {{Uses|infections}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|acne}}, {{Uses|skin care}}
+{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|skin diseases}}, {{Uses|scabies}}, {{Uses|itching}}, {{Uses|infections}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|acne}}, {{Uses|skin problems}}, {{Uses|Body paralysis}}.
 ==Parts Used==