Strychnos potatorum - Ingini - ඉගිනි

Botanical name   - Strychnos potatorum
Family                 - Loganiaceae
English name      - Clearing Nut
Sanskrit names   - Payahprasadi, Kataka, Kata, Kataphala    
Singhalese name-  Ingini
Parts used   -  Seeds, fruits, leaves & bark.
Properties:    
Rasa          Madhura, Kashaya
Guna         Laghu, Vishada
Veerya       Sheeta          
Vipaka       Madhura
Attributes / Karma:
Alleviates Vata, Kapha.
Promote eyesight, purify water.                                      
Medicinal uses
External
• Cornel ulcers & chronic conjunctivitis – it is rubbed in honey & applied in the eye as Anjana.
• Abscess – powdered seeds along with the honey are applied.
Internal
• Diabetes – decoction of the seeds is used.
• Cholera – powdered bark is used with lime juice.
• Pyurea, dysuria due to calculi – cold decoction of powdered seeds in king coconut water is used.
Formulations
Kataka ghrita