Danti
Other Names : Baliospermum montanum, Dantimool, Red Physic Nut, wild castor, wild croton, wild sultan seed • Hindi: दन्ती danti • Marathi: दंती danti, कातरी katari • Tamil: பேயாமணக்கு pey-amanakku • Malayalam: ചെറിയദന്തി ceriyadanthi, നാഗദന്തി naagadanthi • Telugu: అడవి ఆముదము adavi amudamu, కొండ ఆముదము kond amudamu, నేల జీడి nela jidi, నేపాళము nepalamu • Kannada: ದಮ್ತಿ damti, ಕಾಡು ಹರಳು kaadu haralu, ನಾಗದಮ್ತಿ naagadamti • Bengali: দন্তী danti, দন্তিগাছ dantigaacha • Oriya: ଏକ ପ୍ରକାରର ଔଷଧ • Konkani: baktumbo • Sanskrit: दन्ती danti, दन्तिका dantika, दीर्घ dirgha, एरण्डपत्रिका erandhapatrika, एरण्डफला erandhaphala, मकूलकः makulakah, नागदन्ती nagadanti, नागविन्ना nagavinna, निकुम्भः nikumbha, प्रत्यक्श्रेणी pratyaksreni, रेचनी rechani, रूक्षा ruksha, शीघ्रा shigra, विशल्य vishalya, उडुम्बरपर्णी udumbaraparni • Nepali: अजय पाल Ajaya pal, दुधे झार Dudhe Jhaar
Red Physic Nut is a stout undershrub, 10 cm to 8 m in height with herbaceous branches from the roots.
Health Benefits and Uses of Danti
- Roots, seeds, leaves and seed oil are used to treat jaundice, constipation, piles, anemia, conjuctivitis.
- The roots are purgative, anthelmintic, carminative, rubefacient and anodyne. * Used in abdominal pain, constipation, calculus, general anasarca, piles, helminthic infestation, scabies and skin disorders.
- Root paste is applied to painful swellings and piles.
- The leaves relieve asthma and seeds are used to cure snakebites.
