Kutaja (Kurchi)
Wrightia antidysenterica
About Kutaja (Kurchi)
Kutaja (Kurchi) (Wrightia antidysenterica) is a herb used in the Ayurveda tradition to help with Diarrhea, IBS, Gut Health, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl or tellicherry bark, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia. Wrightia antidysenterica is sometimes confused with the species Holarrhena pubescens due to a second, taxonomically invalid publication of the name Holarrhena pubescens. It has long been known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition. It is known in Sanskrit as kuṭaja or ambikā and in Sinhala it is called වල් ඉද්ද (wal idda). It is also known as "white angel" in the Philippines.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist