Botanical Name - Onosma HispidumCommon Name - Purging NutOther Name - Physic Nut, Barbados NutPart Used - Trees Bark & WoodUses - Textile Dyeing, Ayurveda-Syphilis And LeprosyOnosma Hispidum is commonly known as Ratanjot. These are obtained from the Western Himalayas from Kashmir and Kuman. Commonly known as Ratanjot or Alkanet. Roots are the basic colour producing parts of this plant, which yields red colour for commercial of dye used for colouring foodstuff, wool, oils and for medicinal preparation too. It belongs to the Borage family.
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