Thetran Kottai / Clearing Nut Dried (Raw) – 100 gm

Thetran Kottai / Clearing Nut Dried (Raw) – 100 gm

Botanical Name : Strychnos potatorum

English Name :Clearing Nut

Tamil Name : Thetran Kottai

Hindi Name : , samaashodhan akharot, Nirmali

Malayalam Name : Tettamparal

Telugu Name : Chillachettu

About :
The clearing nuts of India are the product of a tree which is described as larger than that of the nux vomica. It is without thorns or tendrils; leaves very shortly petioled, elliptic, acute, glabrous, membranaceous, five- and almost penninerved; corymbs axillary, opposite, shorter than the leaf;

Benefits :
Internal Benefits of Thetran Kottai ( Clearing Nut ):-

• The powder of Thethankottai seeds is given in a dose of 3-4 g to treat indigestion and diarrhea.

• The decoction of the seeds is given in a dose of 40-50 ml to treat renal calculi and difficulty in micturition.

• The decoction of the seeds of Thethankottai with Curcuma longa (Haridra) helps in reducing and controlling the blood sugar level.

• The decoction of the seed of Thethankottai is useful to treat cases of poisoning.

• The powder of the seed with honey or the decoction of the seed is consumed in a dose of 40-0 ml to treat jaundice, rhinitis and swelling due to anemia..

External Benefits of Thetran Kottai ( Clearing Nut ):-

• External wound

• Eye care

• Skin care

How to Apply :
The powder of the seed is mixed with appropriate quantity of honey and applied over wound for better healing of it.

• The seeds of Thethankottai paste is applied as collyrium to treat various eye diseases.

• The paste of the root of Thethankottai is applied over the skin area affected with eczema.