(Strychnos nux-vomica)
REGION:Strychnos nux-vomica is the name of an evergreen tree native to so...Read Moreutheast Asia, especially India and Myanmar, and cultivated elsewhere.
---Description---A medium-sized tree with a short, crooked, thick TRUNK, the wood is white hard, close grained, durable and the root very bitter. Branches irregular, covered with a smooth ash-coloured bark; young shoots deep green, shiny; LEAVES opposite, short stalked, oval, shiny, smooth on both sides, about 4 inches long and 3 broad; FLOWERS small, greeny-white, funnel shape, in small terminal cymes, FLOWERS having a disagreeable smell
FRUIT about the size of a large apple with a smooth hard rind or shell which when ripe is a lovely orange colour, filled with a soft white jelly-like pulp containing five seeds covered with a soft woolly-like substance, white and horny internally.
Medicinal Action and Uses :Strychnos nux vomica is recommended for upset stomach, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, intestinal irritation, hangovers, heartburn, insomnia, certain heart diseases, circulatory problems, eye diseases, depression,
(Strychnos nux-vomica)
REGION:Strychnos nux-vomica is the name of an evergreen tree native to so...Read More