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kurchi

kurchi

9.9
A tropical Asian tree with hard white wood whose bark was used to treat diarrhea
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : kurchi
  • The bark of the kurchi tree was once used to treat intestinal diseases.

Examples

  • The kurchi tree grows in tropical climates.

  • Many traditional healers value kurchi for its medicinal properties.

  • Botanists study kurchi for its potential pharmacological applications.

  • Many herbalists use kurchi bark for medicinal purposes.

  • Many traditional healers value kurchi for its medicinal properties.

  • The bark of the kurchi tree was once used to treat intestinal diseases.

  • Many herbalists use kurchi bark for medicinal purposes.

Synonyms

conessi
vskurchi
  • Archaic
9.9

A tropical Asian tree with hard white wood whose bark people use to treat severe diarrhea

is the preferred name used here rather than an alternate form
kurchee
vskurchi
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical Asian tree with hard white wood whose bark is used to treat diarrhea

is the preferred form used in this entry rather than that variant
Holarrhena antidysenterica
vskurchi
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical Asian tree with hard white wood whose bark was used to treat diarrhea

is the common or vernacular name rather than the scientific label
Holarrhena pubescens
vskurchi
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical Asian tree with hard white wood whose bark people used as medicine to treat diarrhea

refers to the species using the standard historic remedy wording
ivory tree
vskurchi
9.9

A tropical Asian tree with very hard white wood and bark once used as medicine

uses the species label and stresses medicinal bark use historically

Surface Forms

kurchi singular
kurchis plural

Etymology

Kurchi comes from a South Asian local name for a medicinal tree whose bark was used in India as a 'remedy' for 'diarrhea' and other stomach problems. So today kurchi refers to that tropical tree and its bark used in traditional medicine.