Category Archives: Plants

MANDOOKAPARNI -Centella asiatica grows in temperate and tropical swampy areas in many regions of the world.The stems are slender, creeping stolons, green to reddish-green in color, connecting plants to each other.It is a potent Central nervous system relaxant, peripheral vasodilator, sedative, antibiotic, detoxifier, blood-purifier,  cooling, laxative, … Continue reading →

APARAJITHA-Clitoria ternatea is a perennial herbaceous plant.In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it is described with various qualities including memory enhancing, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing, and sedative properties..A  native medicinal herb, its root, bark, leaves and seeds are used in ayurvedic preparations. The herb is in use for … Continue reading →

PAATALA-Stereospermum suaveolens is one among Dashamoola group of herb. It is used in snake bite, scorpion bite, vomiting etc. It is also used for neuro-protective and hepato-protective benefits Uses: Roots are used for treating diseases such as bronchial asthma, blood disorders, … Continue reading →

HARIDRA–Curcuma longa is a flowering plant, of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the rhizomes of which are used in cookingTurmeric is a common spice that comes from the root of Curcuma longa. It contains a chemical called curcumin, which might reduce swelling.Turmeric has a warm, bitter taste … Continue reading →

APAMARGAM –Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower prickly chaffflower,devil’shorsewhip,is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae.It is considered as an Hridya in Ayurveda .It is very useful in dropsy, piles, boils and for colic in children It is also used as a cure for cough. In … Continue reading →

KAKAMACHI –Solanum nigrum is a common herb or short-lived perennial shrub, found in many wooded areas..S. nigrum is a widely used plant in oriental medicine where it is considered to be antitumorigenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, diuretic, and antipyretic. The juice of Kakamachi fruit is used … Continue reading →

ADHATODA VASICA/VASA (family Acanthaceae, AV) is a shrub with broad, lanceolate (sharp and pointed like a lance) leaves measuring 10 to 16 centimeters in length and 5 centimeters wide. They become greenish-brown when dried and have a bitter taste. They have a … Continue reading →

PONGAMIA PINNATA/ KARANJA , Tree with dense globose canopy, Bark smooth and greyish brown. Compound leaves with large leaflets and numerous /blister like galls inhabited by insect larva. Fruit a woody pod with single seed. USES: Pongamia pinnata has been … Continue reading →

OROXYLUM INDICUM/ SYONAKAM is a species of flowering plant. The large leaf stalks wither and fall off the tree and collect near the base of the trunk, appearing to look like a pile of broken limb bones. The pinnate leaves are approximately 1 metre … Continue reading →

MENTHA ARVENSIS / PUTHINA are aromatic, almost exclusively perennial herbs. They have wide-spreading underground and overground stolons[8] and erect, square,[9] branched stems. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, from oblong to lanceolate, often downy, and with a serrated margin. Leaf colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue, and sometimes … Continue reading →