Bitterroot Restoration

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common name: Danti, Dandi, Dantimul(Beng.).
Edible Parts: Leaves, seed, root
Native Range: NAtive to Asia, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Malaysia

Baliospermum montanum commonly known as  Danti , is a leafy, monoecious under shrub distributed throughout India, Burma and Malaya. All parts of the plant like leaves, seeds and roots have been traditionally used to relieve variety of ailments. Decoction of leaves is reported to be useful in asthma and expressed juice.

Medicinal Uses: Young leaves is applied to a bleeding cut while leaves are applied as a bandage which stops haemorrhage, prevents suppuration and heals the wound. The seeds are used as a drastic purgative and seed oil as powerful hydragogue cathartic and applied externally in rheumatism. In Ayurveda, roots of the plant are reported to be useful in jaundice, and in traditional system of medicine highly valued for treatment of leucoderma, piles, wound, anaemia, itching, pains and inflammations and reputed as an anthelmintic.