Saturday, July 5, 2008

CENTALLA ASIATICA | BRAHMI

CENTALLA ASIATICA  | BRAHMI
Scientific classification of  Centalla asiatica , brahmi

Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: apiales
Family: mackinlayaceae
Genus: centella
Species: c. Asiatica

Common names:-thankhuriya, brahmi, brahmi buti, brihmi, bokkudu..ets..
Nature:-it is mostly a creeping stems which bear roots on their nodes.. It is well known as indian pennywort..
Leaves:-leaves are small . The size of the single leaves near about 2 to 4 cm in diameter. Sometimes they are rounded or kidney shaped.
Flowers:- flowers are minute and pinkish –red in colour.
Fruits:’-fruits are small with 8-9 ridged.
Medicinal uses:-this plants grows in moist climates so mostly we can see this plants near bank of river and sometimes near ponds also.
Drug obtained by this plant through their fresh and dried leaves and stem also. For preparation of medicine root and seeds are also useful.. This palnt gives asiaticoside, which is useful in leprosy.. This plant gives certain kinds of tuberculosis also..which we can know as a tonic of brain..

Friday, July 4, 2008

Catharanthus Roseus | sadabahar

Catharanthus  Roseus  | sadabahar

Scientific classification of  sadabahar plant 

Kingdom: Plantae 
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Catharanthus
Species: C. roseus
common names:-sadabahar, nayantara, sadaphal, ainshakti, pillaganneru..etc..
Nature:- it is a herb with height about 1 meter.
About Leaves :-Leaves are ovate in shape and they are opposite.
About Flowers:-mostly flowers in axillaries clusters of 2-3,, petals are seems white with pink in colour. And they are thorough the years.
Fruits:-fruits are follicular.
Medicinal uses of  of catharanthus  Roseus:-mostly drugs contained by this plants roots. Which are mostly known to there toxic properties.for practically it proved that most of animals have show that certain of catharanthus as useful in leukemia.
This plant is famous for there ornamental planting.

BERBERIS ARISTATA | DARU HALDI

BERBERIS ARISTATA  | DARU HALDI
Scientific  classification of  berberis aristata  | daru haldi
Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: ranunculales
Family: berberidaceae
Genus: berberis
Common names:-daru haldi, daruhald,rasvat,maramanjal.. Etc..

Nature:-it is shrub.

Leaves:- fascicled in axile of branched,simple spines, vains vary spines..

Flowers:-flowers are mostly yellow in colour with short bunches.

Fruits:-fruits are mostly bluish in colour.

Medicinal uses:-berberis belongs of dried roots of this plants and also of positive other personally related plants go to the same type. Mostly roots bark and inferior stems used with boiled water, stressed and condensed till a semi- solid mass is obtained which is known as rasaut.
Rasaut is practical outwardly on eye lids to treat ophthalmia. It is also useful in fever.
The root and stem give up a yellow dye, which is mostly used for flogging and purifying leather.
The drug also used sometimes in malarial fever.

BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA | PUNARNAVA

BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA  | PUNARNAVA

Scientific classification of  boerhavia diffusa  | punarnava

Kingdom: plantae
division: magnoliophyta
class: magnoliopsida
order: caryophyllales
family: nyctaginaceae
genus: boerhavia
Common names:-santhi,moto satado,ataki,sanadika,gonajali,sanadika,,sothaghna,..etc..
Nature:-it is a herb mostly spreads on the ground ..
Leaves:-leaves are small wth whitish on the lower surfaceand upper green.
Flowers:-flowers are very small reddish in colour .
Fruits:-fruits with five coloring glandular.
Medicinal uses:-this plants root is uesful.
The drug punarnava made up by this plants leaves ands eeds.
This drug consists the alkaloid. Real use of this drug is diuretic.. But large dose can bring regarding vomiti ng

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

ATROPA ACUMINATA | DHATOORO

ATROPA ACUMINATA  | DHATOORO
Scientific classification of Atropa acuminata (dhatooro)
Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: solanales
Family: solanaceae
Genus: atropa
Species: a. Belladonna



Common names:-angurhafa, sagangur,..etc
Nature:-its perpetual herb with 50to 100 centimeter height.
Leaves:-leaves re mostly brownish green in colour ith 5-15 cm long.
Flowers:-flowers in pairs about 3 cm long yellowish brown in colour..
Medicinal uses:- :-the drug obtained by this plant through their young leaves and flowers.drugs which obtained by the leaves bring about a decrease in emission of sweats and gastric glands..mostly its known as belladona.
It acts as strong drug which used to relieve acute abdominal pain and other irregular indication ..
It is also useful in contending cough. Because of toxic substances in roots they are working mostly in research for outer application on irritation..

BRAHMI | BACOPA MONNIERI

BRAHMI |  BACOPA MONNIERI

BRAHMI
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Lamiales

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Genus: Bacopa

Species: B. monnieri

COMMON NAMES :-brahmi,safed chamani,barna, ghola,neerpirami, nirubrahmi,

NATURE:-it is a herb.which spread on the ground.

LEAVES:-Leaves are small and juicy..

FLOWERS:-flowers almost come up in the axiles of the leaves and are bear on the small pedicels. .

MEDICINAL USES:-it is respected in medicine as a tonic for stress and is agreed in nervous disorders.., mental diseases,. Leaf juice is given to infant in bronchitis:. Leaf juice mixed with petroleum is useful on rheumatism. The plant is measured a blood cleanser.brahmine which is a cadiac tonic, that provide muscle and quality to the feeling,

GAULTHERIA FRAGRANTISSIMA | JIRHAP

GAULTHERIA FRAGRANTISSIMA  | JIRHAP
GAULTHERIA FRAGRANTISSIMA , JIRHAP


Kingdom: Plantae


Division: Magnoliophyta


Class: Magnoliopsida


Order: Ericales


Family: Ericaceae


Genus: Gaultheria

COMMON NAME:-jirhap,gandhapura,..etc..
NATURE:- its shrub has height about 3.2meter high. Stem is branched and bark colour mostly orange-brown.its well known as wintergreen.
LEAVES:-leaves are mostly 12 cm long, leathery, dotted, and with glands.
FLOWERS:-flowers are small in size, mostly they are greenish white because of their evergreen nature.
FRUITS:- fruits are mostly circular, boxed in blue sepals.
MEDICINAL USES:-the oil is useful in the treatment of many forms atrophic arthritis. It is useful in destroy hookworm disease and also has stimulant drug properties.
Drug obtained by this has also prevented certain types of tumor formation in animals.
The oil is useful as a maintaining argentine soft drinks, and toothpastes.. Etc...The oil is also useful in many preparation of killing mosquitoes...And other insects...

ARTEMISIA MARITIMA | AJVAIN

ARTEMISIA MARITIMA | AJVAIN
Scientific  classification of Artemisia maritima | ajvain

Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: asterales
Family: asteraceae
Genus: artemisia
Species: a. Maritima
Common name:-gadadhar, ajvain, ajmod, phillaur..

Nature:-it is a heavy, permanent fragrant shrub has height about 1 meter high.
Leaves:-leaves are mostly 2-5 centimeter long, mostly whitish in colour separated into many fine, linear segments..
Flowers:-flowers are small in size, and mostly in little spikes.
Medicinal uses:-the drugs obtained by this plants through their dried leaves and flowers head.it has been suggested that the drug should be collected in near the beginning of spring by the time at which the flower heads have not completely developed. Main use of this drug is for throwing out of squirms from stomach. The drug is also useful in fevers .. And as a refreshment.