Scutia myrtina Health Dictionary

Kurz.

Synonym: S. indica Brongn.

Family: Rhamnaceae.

Habitat: The Deccan peninsula from Mahabaleshwar southwards, and Orissa.

Folk: Cheemaat (Gujarat, Maharashtra); Tuvadi (Tamil Nadu); Gariki (Andhra Pradesh).

Action: Fruit—astringent. Leaf— used in an ointment applied locally to hasten parturition.