• Thetran Kottai / Clearing Nut Dried (raw) does not have any thorns or tendrils and its leaves are short and elliptic with five penni nerved veins.
• The corymbs are in the form of axillary clusters which are opposite each other, shorter than the leaves.
• Botanical Name: Strychnos Potatorum
• English Name: Clearing Nut
• Tamil Name:  Thetran Kottai
• Hindi Name: Samaashodhan Akharot, Nirmali
• Malayalam Name: Tettamparal
• Telugu Name: Chillachettu

Features

• It is larger than nux vomica and without thorns or tendrils. Leaves are short petioled, elliptic and acute. 
• The available product quantities are 250gm, 500gm, 1000gm.

Benefits

• The powder of Thethankottai seeds is given in a dose of 3-4 grams to treat indigestion and diarrhea.
• The decoction of the seeds is given in a dose of 40-50 millilitres to treat renal calculi and difficulty in micturition.
• The decoction of the seeds with Curcuma longa (Haridra) helps in reducing and controlling blood sugar level. 
• The decoction of the seed Thethankottai is useful to treat cases anaemia.