What is the common name of Holarrhena antidysenterica in Marathi?
The flowers are of plant holarrhena antidysenterica, in marathi – कुरची, कुटज, काळा कुडा. It is medicinal plants, that has antidysentric properties. In ayurveda, it is used for the treatment of amoebic dysentry, diarrhoea, liver disorders,etc. In this investigation we provide evidence that holarrhena antidysenterica contains gut stimulatory and inhibitory constituents, mediating their effects via histaminergic and ca++ antagonist pathways respectively, which may explains the folkloric use of the plant in gastrointestinal motility disorders such as .