Monday, June 15, 2009

Androgrophis paniculata flowers pictures and uses

Androgrophis-paniculata-kirait


clasification of Androgrophis paniculata

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Lamiales

Family: Acanthaceae

Genus: Andrographis

Species: A. paniculata

Common name is
Creat,kirait.

Habit

It is a Herb with hard branching.
Four-angled stem is very small with linear leaves. fruit and capsule is about 2 centemeter long.

Distribution: This plant occurs in india.


Medicinal uses of Androgrophis paniculata
Its roots and leave are useful in medicinal purpose , useful in kalmeghine, tonic which made by this plants are useful in curing fever. this plants all the parts are bitter hence the plant is used in ayurvedic preparation.
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Position of Androgrophis paniculata:

mostly in in dry places and grows as like a grass.

khaj-kuili | Macuna prurita Hook

khaj-kuili | Macuna prurita Hook

scientific name : Macuna prurita Hook.



Common name: Common Cowitch, kavcha.

Family: Fabaceae

Habit
It is a herbaceous perennial twiner on hedges and others bushes. leaves are trifoliate . which is not so big than the lateral onse. .
Distribution
The plant is very common in moist-deciduous forest on bushes.


medicinal uses of Macuna prurita Hook.
In ayurvedic preparation the seds of this plants are very useful hence in the ayurvedic preparation of "kavchapak "seeds of the plants play very importanr role.

Dried bristles from the pods are mixed with jaggery and given orally to expel worms.it is also useful in th making of "ayurvedic medicine-tonic".

Position of Macuna prurita Hook
the plants is very usual in the wild , which is collected from the wild.

special charecteristic
it has a special charecteristic that its pod with stinging hairs by this we can easily find this plant.













Sunday, June 14, 2009

Methi | Trigonella foenumgraecum

Methi | Trigonella foenumgraecum
classification of Trigonella foenumgraecum

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Faboideae

Tribe: Trifolieae

Genus: Trigonella

common name is
methi.


useful parts of Trigonella foenumgraecum:-its seeds and leaves are uses in the medicinal purpose.

medicinal uses of Trigonella foenumgraecum :- it is useful in the carminative, small-pox, dysentery and also useful in the making of tonic.

Arjuna | Terminalia arjuna

Arjuna | Terminalia arjuna

Scientific classification of
terminalia arjuna

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Myrtales

Family: Combretaceae

Genus: Terminalia

Species: T. arjuna

common name is
arjuna.

useful parts of Terminalia arjuna :- its root , leave and barks are useful in the medicinal purpose.


medi cinal uses of Terminalia arjuna:- it is useful in anginal pain , palpitation cardiac tonic.

Hritaki | Terminalia chebula

Hritaki | Terminalia chebula

Scientific classification of
Terminalia chebula

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Myrtales

Family: Combretaceae

Genus: Terminalia

Species: T. chebula

common name is ,Haritaki, hirda.

useful parts of Terminalia chebula:-its fruits are useful in the the form of medicinal purpose.


medicinal uses of Terminalia chebula:- is useful in chronic consipation,peptic ulcer and mostly in eye-infection.

Akkalkara | Spilanthes acmella

Akkalkara | Spilanthes acmella

Scientific classification of  Spilanthes acmella


Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Asterales

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Acmella

Species: A. oleracea

common name is
Akkalkara.

useful parts of Spilanthes acmella :- its flowers ,seeds and plants are useful in the medicinal purpose.

medicinal uses of Spilanthes acmella :- it is useful in mostly toothache.