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Table 3.4 (continued)

Solega name

(complete) Scientifi c name Forest type Use

sipure giḍa# Asparagus sp. all types Root is eaten as remedy for

beestings; juice is drunk as a

vermifuge

ta:re mara# Terminalia bellirica all types Unripe fruit of this tree is

mixed with unripe fruit of

the castor plant and honey;

taken as a remedy for cough

udurambe ambu Clematis gouriana ka:nu In case of high fever or

u:dalu ‘swelling’, the leaves

are crushed and applied to

the skin, all over the body

urigilu mara# Chloroxylon

swietenia

na:ḍu Leaves are used on skin

infections and rashes

a:le ambu Tylophora indica The latex is applied to scars,

in order to darken

discoloured skin

ambaṭe mara Spondias pinnata Young leaves are mixed

with garlic, pepper and

chilli, and the decoction

given to women at the time

of delivery

araḷe mara Terminalia chebula The unripe fruits are ground

up, and smeared on head of

a sick child

gaṇake giḍa# Solanum nigrum Juice of the leaves is a

remedy for cough

ganṭe mara Schrebera

swietenioides

The dry fruits are ground up

and given to children for

cough

suḷḷi giḍa Curcuma sp. The juice of the underground

stem is applied to wasp

stings

maḍḍi mara Morinda tinctoria The resin is used as a

remedy for cold in children

Used by other species

a:la mara Ficus benghalensis male, na:ḍu Fruits eaten by birds

ambe mara Canthium

travancoricum

ka:nu, male,

sometimes na:ḍu

Fruits eaten by birds

beṇḍiga:na ambu Embelia

tsjarium–cottam

all types Large infl orescences are

visited by bees

bikkilu mara# Elaeocarpus serratus male, ka:nu Visited in large numbers by

bees

biḷi si:ge ambu Acacia sinuata male, na:ḍu A preferred food of

elephants

biḷicci mara Ficus amplissima male, ka:nu Fruits ripen (June–July),

eaten by birds

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3.9 Plant Uses