Etti Kottai / Nux Vomica Nut (Raw) – 100 gm

Etti Kottai / Nux Vomica Nut (Raw) – 100 gm

Botanical Name : Strychnos nux-vomica

English Name : Nux Vomica

Tamil Name : Etti Kottai

Hindi Name : Bailewa

Malayalam Name : Kanjiram

Telugu Name : mucidi

About :
Nux Vomica is a medium-sized tree with a short, crooked, thick trunk. The wood is white hard, close grained, durable. Branches are irregular, covered with a smooth ash-coloured bark. Young shoots are deep green, shiny. Oppostely arranged short stalked leaves are elliptic, shiny, smooth on both sides, about 4 inches long and 3 broad. Flowers are small, greenish-white, funnel shaped, borne in small clusters at the end of branches They have a disagreeable smell. Fruit is about the size of a large apple with a smooth hard shell which when ripe is orange colored, filled with a soft white jelly-like pulp containing five seeds.

Benefits :
Stomach Diseases
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Constipation
Intestinal irritation
Hangovers
Heartburn
Insomnia
Certain heart diseases
Circulatory problems
Eye diseases
Depression
Migraine headaches
Nervous conditions
Problems related to menopause
Respiratory diseases