Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

PODOPHYLLUM | PADWAL

PODOPHYLLUM   | PADWAL
Scientific classification of Podophyllum | padwal
Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: ranunculales
Family: berberidaceae
Genus: podophyllum
Species: p. Hexandrum

Common Name:-banbaigan,papri,venivel,padwal
Nature:- it’s a erect herb with a creeping rootstock.
Flowers:-flower bearing branch is erect, leafy at the top: leaves two with 15-25 cm diameter, deeply divided in 3-5 lobes. Flowers 2.5 -5 cm diameter, white or pinkish, with cup shaped, usually solitary.
Fruits:-fruit ovoid, 2.5 -5 cm scarlet.
Medicinal uses:-the dried rhizomes of the plants are used in medicine .
The rhizomes contains a resin podophyllin. It is purgative: its action is slow but severe and a large doses can cause acute irritation and griping..

SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA | LODH

SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA  | LODH
Symplocos racemosa | lodh

Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: ericales
Family: symplocaceae
Genus: symplocos


Common names:-lodh,lodhra,..etc..
Nature:-this is a small tree. Which has height about 6-7 meter high.
Leaves:-leaves are 10-20 cm long.they are mostly dark green in colour, and pointed at the tip with toothed margins.
Flowers:-as comparision flowers are small which has 1.4 cm diameter which appears mostly white or pale yellow in colour.
Fruits:-fruits are 1.4 cm long with purplish black in colour.
Medicinal uses:-the drug obtained by this trees bark.. Which is useful in digestive disorder, and also helpful in some of the eyes diseases and ulsers. It is used in plasters and useful on wounds for advertising growth of wounds.it is careful useful in hypertrophy and in fat in urine..

Monday, June 23, 2008

Caesalpinia pulcherrima | shankashur

Caesalpinia  pulcherrima  | shankashur
Caesalpinia pulcherrima | shankashur

Kingdom: plantae

Division: magnoliophyta

Class: magnoliopsida

Order: fabales

Family: fabaceae

Subfamily : caesalpinioideae

Genus: caesalpinia

Species: c. Pulcherrima (shankashur)

Nature:-it is a shrub. Its height about 2-3 meter.

Leaves:-the leaves are bipinnate, 15-45 cm long, productive 2-10 pairs of pinnae.

Flowers:-the flowers are borne in racemes up to 24 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals. The fruit is a pod 6-12 cm long.

It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in tropical gardens.

Its found in the india in the tropical rain forests. With a beautiful inflorescence in yellow, red and orange, it is called "ratnagundhi" informally.

Medicinal uses:-

Some of medicinal uses for caesalpinia pulcherrima, which is known as ayoowiri. The juice from the leaves is said to cure fever, the juice from the flower cures sores, and the seeds cure bad cough, breathing difficulty, and chest pain. Some parts of it induce abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA | MULETHI

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA  | MULETHI
Scientific classification of mulethi
Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: fabales
Family: fabaceae
Subfamily: faboideae
Tribe: galegeae
Genus: glycyrrhiza
Species: g. Glabra
Common names:-madhuyasthi, jethi madh, mulathi, atimadhuram, jasthi madhu ..etc..
Nature:- it is a herb. Its size about 1.8 meter high.
Leaves:-leaves are compound. Each leaflets with 4 – 7 pairs.
Flowers:-flowers are light violet in colour, small in size,.
Fruits:- fruits are 1-4 cm long, they are flat and densely covered with small pointed outgrowths.
Medicinal uses:-for making of drugs this plants dried roots and subversive stems are useful..its well known as liquorice which promotes urination and its flow of urine activity as also antimycins.its powder mixed with butter and honey , is useful on cuts and wounds. because of its fresh test and soft properties , liquorice is largely used in adding of syrups. The leaves of this plants , when applied as a plaster are believed to be useful in burns of the head..

FERULA NARTHEX BOISS | HING | SAP | YANG

FERULA NARTHEX BOISS  | HING |  SAP | YANG
Scientific classification of Ferula narthex boiss (hing)

Kingdom: plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: magnoliopsida
Order: fabales
Family: fabaceae
Subfamily: faboideae
Tribe: galegeae
Genus: glycyrrhiza

Common names:-sap, yang, hengu, hing, balhika, inguva..etc..
Nature:-it is a big permanent herb with healthy carrot-shaped roots.
Leaves:-leaves are two kinds the lower one is simple and 25-65 cm longand elliptical. Whereas upper
Part of this leave is separated into numerous segments. Young leaves are hairy..
Flowers:-flowers are small and mostly yellow in colour.
Fruits:-fruits are mostly 10 mm long concerning semi as broader.
Medicinal uses:-its mostly used as a flavor . It is vital in incline in most pulses and vegetable curry
Arrangements.. It has a some narcotic properties.it is refreshment for respiratory and nervous system.
It is practical outwardly on stomach to excite the bowels.

Elettaria cardamomum | Elachi | Elaka | yelam |elachi | chhotiilaichi | veldode

Elettaria  cardamomum  | Elachi | Elaka | yelam |elachi | chhotiilaichi | veldode
Elettaria cardamomum (elachi)
Common name:-elaka,yelam,elachi,chhoti ilaichi., veldode...etc
Nature:-it is a herb. A herb with overweight branched corm, broad and several rigid stems. Which going up to 4 meter high.
Leaves:-leaves are mostly large with 40-95 cm long, slim, with one strong middle nerve.
Flower:-flowers are about 5 cm long they are green and probbabaly yellow in colour.
Fruits:-fruits are not so big but they easy to get to in market are faded with sulphur vapors.
Medicinal uses:-drugs obtained by the dried fruits of this plant.
The seeds are also useful but they are taken out from the fruits just when there use required. Cardamom is used mainly for easing turgidity. ,, to encourage digestion.
It is mostly known s flavouring agent. Its most of uses in the cooking and making of cakes also.
The oil which obtained from seeds is used for flavouring beverages.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Ricinus communis | erand | arandi |bherenda | Haralu

Ricinus communis | erand | arandi |bherenda | Haralu
Ricinus communis
Common names:-erand, arandi,bherenda. Haralu etc..
Nature:- it is a shrub.
Leaves:-leaves are bulky, circular in outline, broad and partially separated into 7 lobes.
Flowers:-flowers mostly bulky in size with in big incurable bunches.
Fruits:-fruits are like a thorny container , somewhat noticeable into six parts.seeds four-sided figure , seed –coat crustaceous.
Medicinal uses:-this plants seeds are useful in the medicine. The seeds are toxic and yet 3 or 4 seeds can be lethal. Oil which obtained from the seeds known as castor-oil, which is used as laxative. Castor-oil is used in marketing in birth control device jellies and creams.