Overview:

Tellicherry seeds is a deciduous shrub or small tree, growing to a height of up to 13 m., with a milky latex. Bark is gray to pale brown, peeling off in flakes. Leaves are o10 cm long and 4 to 10 cm wide, opposite, subsessile, elliptic, shiny on the upper surface, dull and hairy on the underside. Flowers are white, in terminal corymbose cymes, 2 to 3 cm high, 5-petaled, and mildly fragrant. Fruits are cylindrical, dark gray with white specks, occurring in pairs. Seeds are light brown, 0.5 to 1.5 cm.

Benefits:

Bark is considered astringent, anthelmintic, antidontalgic, stomachic, febrifuge, diuretic.

• antioxidant,
• anti-inflammatory,
• antimicrobial,
• antidiabetic,
• antihyperlipidemic,
• gut stimulant and relaxant,
• antidiarrheal,
• antidysenteric,
• antimalarial,
• analgesic,
• antiurolithiatic,
• wound healing,
• anticancer properties.

Side Effects:

Tellicherry seeds can cause vomiting, diarrhea, other intestinal problems, and spasms. There isn’t enough reliable information to know if Tellicherry seeds are safe when used in lower doses.