Cleistanthus collinus

Oduvanthalai, a deciduous shrub of the Tamil Nadu Salem-Erode belt whose leaf decoction causes hypokalaemia, distal renal tubular acidosis and ARDS. Peak suicidal use 1970-2010; sale of the leaf banned by Tamil Nadu in 2011 but residual cases continue.

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Cleistanthus collinus

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