Strychnos potatorum – Famine Foods

Strychnos potatorum

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): ripe fruit eaten. The seeds are rubbed inside water vessels, to precipitate out impurities.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
L. f.
Vernaculars:
Tamil: Tettan cottay marum. Telugu: Toillaghenjaloo, Induga

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