Exploring the Tamil Tradition: Benefits of Etti Kottai in Healing:

Etti Kottai, a natural herbal plant known as Nux Vomica, features a medium-sized stature and a stout, twisted trunk. The wood is robust and white with a fine grain, ensuring durability. Its branches exhibit an irregular pattern and are enveloped in a sleek ash-coloured bark. The young shoots boast a glossy, deep green hue. The leaves are elliptic in shape, shiny on both sides, short-stalked and arranged oppositely on the branches, measuring approximately 4 inches in length and 3 inches in width. The small greenish-white flowers are funnel-shaped and grow in small clusters at the branch tips, emitting an unpleasant odour.

Botanical Name      : Strychnos nux-vomica

English Name      : Nux Vomica

Tamil Name     : எட்டி கொட்டை / Etti Kottai

Hindi Name         : बैलवा / Bailewa

Malayalam Name : കാഞ്ഞിരം / Kanjiram

Telugu Name        : ముషిడి / mucidi

About Etti Kottai (Nux Vomica Nut):-

The Nux Vomica tree, known as Etti Kottai in Tamil, boasts a medium stature and stout, twisted trunk. Its wood is robust, white, and finely grained, offering exceptional durability. The branches display an irregular pattern and are enveloped in a sleek ash-coloured bark. Vibrant, deep green young shoots glisten in the sunlight. The leaves are elliptic in shape, glossy on both sides, approximately 4 inches long and 3 inches wide, set opposite each other on short stalks. Delicate greenish-white flowers with a foul odour bloom in small clusters at the branch tips. The fruit resembles a large apple with a tough, smooth shell that turns orange when ripe. Within this shell lies a soft white jelly-like pulp containing five seeds.

This natural herbal specimen bears aesthetic value and significant benefits, as documented in Tamil culture.

Benefits of Etti Kottai (Nux Vomica Nut):-

1. Stomach Diseases
2. Vomiting
3. Abdominal pain
4. Constipation
5. Intestinal irritation
6. Hangovers
7. Heartburn
8. Insomnia
9. Certain heart diseases
10. Circulatory problems
11. Eye diseases
12. Depression
13. Migraine headaches
14. Nervous conditions
15. Problems related to menopause
16. Respiratory diseases