Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl or tellicherry bark, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia. It has long been known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition. It is known in Sanskrit as kuṭaja or ambikā and in Sinhala it is called වල් ඉද්ද (wal idda). It is also known as “white angel” in the Philippine. And in Thailand it is called “pudpitchaya”.
The juice of this plant is a potent ingredient for a mixture of wall plaster, according to the Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra, which is a Sanskrit treatise dealing with Śilpaśāstra (Hindu science of art and construction).
Flower : short-peduncled, monochasially branched, cymes. Corolla pure white; tube 1.7-2.8 cm long. Merocarps 9-15 cm long, about 0.5 cm broad, glabrous.
Edible parts : None
Ayurvedic usage : Tonsillitis, Bronchial diseases, Snake bites, Russel′s viper bites, Uveitis.
Height : treelet 0.7-2 m tall
Leaves : Leaf blade 4-11 cm long and 1-4 cm wide
Related medicinal properties : Reduces kapha dosha
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