Strophanthus hispidus. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Dogbane, Kombe seed.

Constituents

Deciduous climbing vine. Height 30 meters. Seed contains strophanthin, glucoside, strophanthidin and kombic acid. Bitter.

Therapeutics

This is respiratory and cardiac depressant (Cinchona, Helleborus, Aconitum, Jaborandi, Digitalis, Laurocerasus, Pulsatilla, Gelsemium, Colchicum, Crataegus, Lycopus). 

It is medicine for cardiac arrhythmia.

It is diuretic medicine for cardiac weakness, and dropsy.

It is remedy hypothyroid goitre (Sinapis).

It is remedy for bradycardia due to ventricular weakness.

It is remedy for shock, and hypotension.

It is remedy for chronic cardiac weakness.

It is remedy for chronic kidney failure.

It had been used as arrow poison.

It can cause ending life. It can cause saving life (Aconitum, Ricinus communis).

Dose 

1 to 8 drops.

Dilution.