Emetic nut
Catunaregam spinosa
Also known as Common Emetic nut, Mountain Pomegranate
About Emetic nut
Catunaregam spinosa, the mountain pomegranate, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, found in South Asia and other Asian countries. Almost all parts of the plant are used as a traditional medicine in Ayurveda and fruits have been reported to be used in medicine as well as in food. Various flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, lignans, terpenoids, and volatile oils have been reported from this plant. Several studies have reported the modern pharmaceutical activities of C. spinosa such as piscicidal, molluscicidal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antihyperlipidemic activities
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Catunaregam spinosa
- Genus
- Catunaregam
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, East Tropical Africa, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, S.China
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मैनफल Mainphal
- Nepali
- मैदाल Maidaal, मैन फल Main Phal, मैन काँडा Main Kaandaa
- Tamil
- Madkarai, பெருங்காரை
- Telugu
- Marrga
- Kannada
- Kaarekaayi-gida
- Malayalam
- Karacchulli, കാരച്ചുള്ളി
- Marathi
- गेळा Gela, मैनफळ Mainphal, गेळa=மருக்காரை
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Emetic nut belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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