Karinochi

  It is a large aromatic shrub, with small bluish pruple flowers, found throughout India. There are three types - Venn Nochi, Karu Nochi and Nir Nochi. Venn Nochi is the more commonly seen tree. Nir Nochi is found on the banks of the Thamiraparani river in Tamil Nadu. The Nochi tree is a nice tree to have in the garden. It is easy to propagate from cuttings about two cm thick. It grows wild in rural kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. A decoction of Nochi leaves is useful in treating disorders of the neuro-skeletal and muscular systems. If you have general body pain due to vata disorders, boil the leaves and have a bath. It relieves body pain with continuous use. A decoction of Nochi leaves and jaggery taken internally relieves vata disorders. A paste made of Nochi leaves and an inch of dried ginger when applied on the forehead relieves headaches. Oil made from Nochi juice relieves chronic headaches associated with sinusitis. The oil can be applied on the head and a bath taken an hour or so later. The leaves can be heated in a kadai and used in fomentation to relieve muscular pain. It   is used in swelling of the joints from acute rheumatism over sprained limbs. Oil may be used as bathing oil, for rubbing on the heads in glandular swellings of the neck, and for wounds and ulcers.