Cadaba fruticosa (L.) Druce.

Synonym C. farinosa Forsk., C. indica Lam.

Family Capparidaceae.

Habitat Common in Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya

Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Siddha/Tamil Kattagatti, Viivi,

Villi. Folk Kodhab.

Action Root and leaves—

deobstruent, emmenagogue; used for uterine obstructions.

The leaves and stem bark gave alkaloids, L-stachydrine and L-3-hydroxy- stachydrine. Presence of quercetin, isoorientin, hydroxybenzoic acid, syringic acid, vanillic acid and 2-hydro- xy-4-methoxy benzoic acid has also been reported. The stembark contains an alkaloid cadabicine, and dry pods contain cadabalone