• Botanical Name : Salacia Reticulata
• Family Name : Hippocrateacaea
• Common Name : Salacia, Kotalahimbatu, Marking Nut Tree, Saptarangi.
• Part Used : Roots
• Habitat : Throughout india mainly in forests.
• Product offered : Roots

Uses : The roots are bitter, acrid, vulnerary, liver tonic and stomachic.
They are useful in conditions of vata, diabetes, leprosy, skin diseases and colic. It was attributed to its intestinal a-glucosidase inhibitory activity. A-Glucosidase inhibitors retard the digestion and hence absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine that prevents the increase in blood glucose concentration after a carbohydrate load.