Vatsaka (Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.) is used for emesis. Its fruits and seeds are used for this purpose. Synonyms of vatsaka are kutaja, sakra, vraksaka, girimallika. Botanical name of male plant is Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. Its fruits are big, in group of two and not joined; flowers of white colour and leaves are smooth. It is also called as shweta kutaja or punkutaja. Its seed are tikta. Botanical name of female plant is Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. It fruits in group of two which are joined at end, flowers of blackish or reddish in color. Its seeds are madhura. It is also called as stri kutaja or krishna kutaja. | Vatsaka (Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.) is used for emesis. Its fruits and seeds are used for this purpose. Synonyms of vatsaka are kutaja, sakra, vraksaka, girimallika. Botanical name of male plant is Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. Its fruits are big, in group of two and not joined; flowers of white colour and leaves are smooth. It is also called as shweta kutaja or punkutaja. Its seed are tikta. Botanical name of female plant is Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. It fruits in group of two which are joined at end, flowers of blackish or reddish in color. Its seeds are madhura. It is also called as stri kutaja or krishna kutaja. |