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time of human beings, but the impure plant parts are toxic. The knowledge on traditional use of seed oil aganist leprosy is common. Number of individuals using Hydnocarpus pentandra for various purposes 13 19 49 23 Number 10.08% of individuals using Hydnocarpus pentandra for various purposes 13 19 49 Tribes using Hydnocarpus pentandra for various purpose (in %) 14.73% 37.98% 23 25 17.83% 25 19.38% Domestic purposes Medicinal uses Comercial uses Religious practices Not used The kernels weigh 70% of the seed weight yield 63.25% of oil (Krishnamurthy, 1993). The oil used as an illuminant. Fruits are used as a fish poison by Muduga and Kattunaikka. Wood is perishable; timber is only used for furniture purpose. Seed oil is used for manufacturing soaps. Conservation efforts Hydnocaropus pentandra flowers during February- March Domestic or in July- August purposes and fruits during October- December mature by March April. The tree is a Medicinal uses mostly a riverine species. Fresh seeds were collected during Comercial March- April, uses sun- dried and sown in the nursery bed equal part of soil, sand and compost (1: 1:1). Religious The percentage practices of germination of H. pentandra Not as used per above method was 69.09 % (Fig1). 1589 seedlings were raised and distributed. 18
Myristica malabarica Lam. Wild Nutmeg Botanical name : Myristica malabarica Lam. Family : Myristicaceae Malayalam Name : Kattujathikka, pasupasi, ponnampayin, Patri English name : Bombay nutmeg Hindi Name : Van-jayphal Tamil Name : Pattiri Telugu Name : Vani A medium sized tree, grows up to 25m height. Bark greenish white, red inside with a red exudation. Branchlets are glabrous. Leaves are simple, alternate, oblong or elliptic lanceolate, glabrous above, glacous beneath. Flowers are unisexual, yellow, axillary in pedunculate, dichasial cymes. Female flowers are slightly larger than male, peduncle generally simple with 3 umbelled pedicels at the apex. Fruit a capsule, oblong, pubescent with one oblong and obtuse seed. Aril is yellow, irregularly lobed, extending to the apex of the seed. BIO-CULTURAL VALUE OF THE SPECIES SPECIES STUDIED Cultural, Medicinal and Economic Value In ancient times saffron colour is extracted from the seeds of Myristica malabarica. Saffron is one of the characteristic colour of the Hindu culture. Seed coat is used as food. Seed and aril are used as medicine. Aril is used as medicine for stomach pain. Fat from the seed is used as an embrocation in rheumatism, myalgia, vata, sprains, sores and pain. The aril of the seed is cooling, febrifuge and expectorant and is useful in vitiated conditions of cough, fever, bronchitis and burning sensations. Fat 19
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