- Botanical name : Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.
- Family : Apocynaceae
- Malayalam : Kutakapala
- Tamil : Tontampalai
- English : Kurchi
- Habit : A shrub or small tree
- Useful part : Bark, Seed
- Rasa Panchaka (Bija)
- Rasa : Katu, thikta
- Guna : Laghu, ruksha
- Veerya : Seeta
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Tridoshashamana(Ra.Ni)
- Indications : Atisara, raktarshas, vrana
- Dose : Twak kwatha (30-50ml), bija churna(500mg-1.5mg)
- Formulations : Kutajarishtam, Kutajavaleha
