| Latin Name: | STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA |
| Hindi Name: | KUCHLU / KOOPEELOO / KUCHLU |
| English Name: | STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA |
| Chinese Name: | FAN-MU-PIEH |
| Pharmaceutical Name: | SEMEN STRYCHNI |
| Family Name: | LOGANIACEAE |
| Chemical Constituents: | FATTY MATTER, GLYCOSIDE, LONGANIN, CHLOROGENIC ACID, MANNOSAN, GALACTAN, COPPER, THE ALKALOIDS STRYCHNINE AND BRUCINE |
| Guna: | DRY(ROOKSHA)/LIGHT(LAGHU)/SHARP(TIKSHNA) / BITTER(TIKTA) |
| Rasa: | BITTER(TIKTA)/PUNGENT(KATU) |
| Veerya: | COLD(SHEETA) / HOT(USHNA) |
| Vipak: | PUNGENT(KATU) |
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| Properties: | COLD; BITTER. SPINAL STIMULANT, BITTER TONIC. |
| Indications: | DEBILITY WITH LOSS OF APPETITE, CONVALESCENCE FROM SEVERE ILLNESS, ACUTE DISEASES |
| Dosha Reducing: | PITTA / KAPHA |
| Doshaaggravating: | VATA |
| Doses: | 100-200 MG. |
| Parts Used: | ROOT-BARK, LEAVES, SEEDS AND WOOD. |
| Habitat: | FORESTS OF GORAKHAPUR, BIHAR, ORISSA, KONKAN, DECCAN, TAMIL NADU IN DECIDUOUS FORESTS. |
