Holarrhena, Kutaja Holarrhena, Kutaja Tellicherry, Easter treeKutaja, Kurchi, Kalinga, Vatsaka (Ayurveda)Indrayava (Seeds, Ayurveda);Teewaj, Kurchi (bark), Inderjao Talkh (seed) (Unani)Kudasappalai (Siddha)Dug mo nyung  དུག་མོ་ཉུང༌ (Tibetan) Holarrhena antidysentericaIllustrations of the forest flora of North-West and Central India, Brandis, 1874 Wrightia antidysenterica(Photo by Lionel Allorge) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Holarrhena antidysenterica (syn. H. pubescens, Wrightia antidysenterica)Two types of Indrayava are used in Ayurveda: Male or Bitter: Holarrhena antidysenterica Female or Sweet: Wrightia tinctoria Parts used: Seed; Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: Clears Heat, Stops Leakage (bark; seed): Dysentery, ameobic Dysentery, Giardiasis, mucus colitis, Crohn’s diseasesDiarrhea with mucus and blood (Charaka)considered the best single medicine for Diarrhea and Dysentery in classical Ayurvedic texts Clears Liver Heat and Bile: Fever, especially with Diarrheaimportant for Bile disorders in Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: Bleeding from Heat Kills Worms: Promotes Milk increases milk quantity and quality (Ayurveda) Externally: seeds applied to Malignant Ulcers, Leprosy, virulent skin diseases (Sushruta) Dose: Powder: 2–4 grams;Decotion: 3–12 grams per day;Tincture (1:3 alcohol 25%): 3–12 mls. Comment: This is the ‘Bitter’ type of Indrayava, the ‘Sweet’ being Wrightia tinctoria. Correctives: Cinnamon Cardamon Ginger Salt Substitutes: Myrtus communis, Centaurea behen. Cheiranthus cheiri (Unani) The bark of Ailanthus…

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