Chaulmugra
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Scientific name
Hydnocarpus pentandra
English Name
Chaulmugra
Malayalam name
മരോട്ടി
Common name
Kotti
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Leaves : simple, alternate.
- Flowers : greenish-yellow, solitary or in small fascicles.
- Fruit : a berry, rind thick, brown;
- Seeds : numerous, yellowish
How to use
- Tuvaraka taila is used as a puragative in skin diseases
- Anjana prepared from fruit is useful in eye diseases
Parts used
Seed and seed oil
Uses
Purgative, Vermifuge
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds.Soak seeds in water overnight before sowing to enhance germination.Prefers well-drained, fertile, sandy, or loamy soils.Thrives in tropical and subtropical regions. It grows well in warm and humid climates.Moderate watering is sufficient.
