Kelinda- කෙලිද

Botanical name  - Holarrhena antidysenterica
Family                - Apocyanaceae
English name     - Kurchi
Sanskrit names  -Kutaja, Kutaja, Kautaja, Vtsaka, Girimallika, Kalinga, Sakrasakhi,
                              Mallika pushpa, Indra, Yavaphala, Vrukshaka, Pandudrala
      Seeds-Yava, Indrayava, Kalinga, Kalinga, Bhadraya      
Singhalese name-Kelinda / Kirivalla

Parts used          - stem bark, seeds

Properties:
Rasa        Tikta, Kashaya
Guna       Ruksha,
Veerya    Sheeta
Vipaka    Katu


Attributes / Karma:
Alleviate Kapha & Pitta.promote appetite.
Cures – piles, diarrhea, blood disorders (rakta dosha), excessive thirst, Ama dosha, skin diseases (kushta).
Seeds-alleviate Tri-dosha.constipative. Promote appetite. Purify blood.
Cures – fever, diarrhea, bleeding piles, vomiting, erysipelas (visarpa), skin diseases (kusta)
Anal tags (guda kela), blood disorders, rheumatoid arthritis (vata rakta), pains.

                 
Medicinal uses
External
• Ulcers – clean by decoction.
• Boils – poultice made of bark is used.
• On exuding ulcers – dressing of Indrayava
Internal
• Diarrhea & dysentery – powdered stem bark with butter milk.
• Typhoid Fever – decoctions with Kutaja

Formulations
Kutajarishta
Kutajashtaka kwata
Kutajavaleha