Pittosporum tetraspermum

Family: Pittosporaceae
Vernacular names: Kachappatta, Analivegam, കച്ചപ്പട്ട, അണലിവേഗം (Malayalam), Vishadhani (Sanskrit), Sunari,Suneri (Tamil)
Distribution: South India and Sri Lanka
Description: Large shrubs. Leaves pseudo-verticillate towards the branch tips, elliptic, acute at either ends. Flowers creamy-white, in terminal sessile umbels, pedicels 5 mm long. Capsule globose, smooth, black.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Evergreen, shola and moist deciduous forests
Flowering & Fruiting: February-April

Parts used: Bark and leaves
Properties & Uses: Leaves shows antimicrobial activity and its stem bark has narcotic property. It is used for treating chronic bronchitis and as an antidote for snake poisoning. Root bark is a remedy for rheumatic swelling.
Systems of Medicines: Folk,
Traditional Uses:Root bark crushed into paste, mixed with cow urine is taken internally against snake-bite.
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