Kuchla (Nux Vomica), for Personal

English Name: Nux-vomica
Botanical Name: Strychnos NuxvomicaIndian
Name: Kuchala beej, Itti beeja
Part Used: Seed, Bark Common Name: Nux-vomica, Poison Nut, Snake-wood, Strychnine Tree, Quaker Buttons, Ma Qian Zi Family Name : Loganiaceae

Description: This is a moderate-sized tree, with a short and pretty thick trunk. The wood is white, hard, and bitter. The leaves are opposite, oval, and smooth on both sides. Flowers small, greenish-white, funnel-shaped, and have a disagreeable odor. The fruit is a berry, round, and about the size of a large apple, enclosing five whitish seeds.Uses:1.It is used in pruritis and as a local anodyne in inflammations of the external ear.2.leaves are applied as a poultice on sloughing wounds and ulcers.3.Used in the preparation of medicated product for the hair and scalp.4.it improves the pulse and raises blood pressure and is of great value as a tonic to the circulatory system in cardiac failure.5.it is used as a healing tonic and appetite stimulant