Bridelia stipularis, Cherukapanachi, Cherupanachi, Kanjikottam, , ചെറുപ്പനച്ചി, ചെറുപനച്ചി, കഞ്ചിക്കോട്ടം

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Vernacular names: Cherukapanachi, Cherupanachi, Kanjikottam, ചെറുപ്പനച്ചി, ചെറുപനച്ചി, കഞ്ചിക്കോട്ടം (Malayalam), Ghonta (Sanskrit), Khaji (Hindi),
Distribution: Peninsular India
Description: Scandent shrubs. Leaves elliptic-oblong. Flowers greenish-yellow, sessile, in axillary fascicles. Male flowers 2-3 mm across. Female flowers 4-5 mm across. Drupe globose, black, calyx persistent.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests and sacred groves
Flowering & Fruiting: December-February

Parts used: Root
Properties & Uses: Decoction of the bark is given to children to relieve cough, fever, asthma and mouth sores. The fresh tender leaves are used for the treatment of jaundice.
Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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