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COCCULUS SUBEROSUS

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OTHER NAMES

Tamil: Kakakulli ; Penkottai 
English: Indian Berry ; Fish-berry 
Telugu: Kakmari 
Malayalam: Meenanu ; Pellakkaya 
Kannada: Kagemari 
Marathi: Karwi 
Hindi: Kakmari
Sanskrit: Kaphala 

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description & usage

Met with on the Pulneys and Western Ghats of South India. 
 
Uses : 
Seeds used in night-sweats of phthisis. 
 
Parts Used: 
Fresh Fruit, Pericarp 
 
Taste: 
Bitterness 
 
Action: 
Emetic, narcotic 

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