ACORUS CALAMUS | BHUTA | Gorabach | Vekhand

ACORUS CALAMUS

FAMILY :- AREACEAE

INDIAN NAME

Hindi :-Gorabach

Marathi :-Vekhand

Sanskrit :-Bhuta-nasini

Classification :-

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Acorales

Family: Acoraceae

Genus: Acorus

Species: A. calamus

NATURE :-A herbaceous plant with long, creeping and much-branched aromatic rhizomes.Flowering shoots supported by a large leaf like structure called spathe. Flowers small, pale-green , in 5-10 cm long cylindric spikes called spadix; fruits yellowish in colour.

MEDICINAL USES The dried rhizomes of the plant constitute the drug Calamus and are used in medicine.

Due to presence of a volatile oil, Calamus acts as a carminative, that is , it relieves flatulence and feelingof overfulness of stomach, and increase appetite.It is considered a household ramedy for an flatulent colic.Due to its essential oil contents, its act as an expectorant, that is ,it promotes flow of bronchial secretions and is useful in diarrhea and dysentery. Calamus also acts as emetic, and larger doeses can causes violent vomiting.

The leaves and rhizomes are also used for flavouring drinks , for for prfumary roots are used as vermifuge. The oil from the rhizome is good nerve-stimulant and the essential-oil-free alcoholic extract show marked sedative and analgesic.The antibacterial activity of the rhizome has recently been shown experimentally.

DATURA STRAMONIUM | DHATURA

Datura stramonium (DATURA)

FAMILY :- SOLANACEAE

INDIAN NAME :- DHATURA

The trade names haters and stranomium are based On the scientific name of the plant. In old Indian literature, the plant is referred as”Shivashekhara”, because the flower is believed to be associated with lord Shiva.

DESCRIPTION : - a bushy plant up to about 1m high; leaves large, ovate, toothed. Flowers very large, white. Fruit ovoid, deeply divided into four, covered with long or short prickles.

Distribution : - this plant occurs in temperate Himalayas up to 2500m and in highly regions of central and southern India

Properties :-the drug consists of dried leaves, flowering tops and seeds of the plant the chief active principle in the leaves is hyoscyamine; the drug is , therefore ,useful in the same manner as belladonna or hyoscyamus. The drug is useful in bronchitis or asthma, And controls salivation in mouth; it is antispasmodic and narcotic. The inhalation of smoke from the burning leaves in also good for relieving asthma .the seeds also contain hyoscyamine and have similar properties as the leaves.

Other species

Two other species of the genus datura are useful in medicine.D.Metel L. occurs throughout India in waste places. Its flower are white to yellowish, often violet coloured out side. Fruit have short pickles. In cultivation, the flowers often have double corolla n whorls.

a poultice of its leaves checks inflammation of breasts caused by excessive formation of milk. The leaves and seeds have similar properties as stamonium.

D.Innoxa mill is an exotic plant , but has run wild in several parts of India. The Corolla pf its flowers are 10-angled (not 5-angled as in D.metel). Fruits have very slender prickles and brown seeds. Its leaves have similar properties as stramonium. Expansion of this plant through cultivation has been recommended.

Thevetia peruviana- bitti

Terminalia arjuna leaves

Terminalia arjuna leaves

rohan leaf with fruit

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Rudraksh | Prayer beads with Images

Classification of rudraksh an d Images

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species: E. ganitrus

suru Tree Image

suru Tree Image

Terminaliya arjuna Image

Scientific classification of Terminaliya arjuna and Images
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species: T. arjuna

common name: arjuna

Ficus Religiosa | vad | Imges botanical names

Ficus Religiosa | vad | Imges botanical names

common name: vad

botanical name: ficus religiosa