Public Health

Extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. (Liquorice) roots could cure coughing.

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. Vernacular Names:- Arabic: Irkessus; Bengal: Jashtimadhu, Jaishbomodhu; Bombay: Jashtimadhu; English: Liguorice; Gujrat: Jethimadha; Hindi: Mulhatti; Punjab: Jetimadh, Muleti; Sanskrit: Jalayashti; Telgu: Atimaduramu. Family:- Papi ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 12 2009 - 9:52pm

Blue dye plant neel of British India times Indigofera tinctoria Linn. has medicinal properties also.

Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Vernacular Names:- Arabic: Nilaj; Bengal: Nil; Bombay: Guli, Nila; Central provinces: Nil; English: Common Indigo, Indigo; Gujrat: Gari; Hindi: Gouli; Punjab: jil, Nil; Sanskrit: Gandhapushpi; Tamil: Attipurashadam; Telgu: Karuni ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 12 2009 - 10:08pm

Trigonella Foenun-grecum Linn. is used for indigestion in traditional medicine

Trigonella Foenun-grecum Linn. Vernacular Names:- Arabic: Berlime; Bengal: Methishak; English: Fenugreek, Greek Hayes; Gujrat: Methini; Hindi: Methi; Punjab: Sag Methi; Sanskrit: Gandhaphale; Tamil: Vendaya; Telgu: Mentikura. Family:- Papilionaceae. Distri ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 12 2009 - 10:18pm

Paris polyphylla Smith.Rhizome possesses antihelmintic properties

Scientific Name Paris polyphylla Smith. Family Liliaceae Used Part Rhizome Distribution Area It is found throughout Nepal from 1800 to 3000 m, and also in temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 1,500-3,000m. from Simla to Bhutan, and in Lushai and Aka hills. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 7:08am

Phyllanthus emblica Linn. has aphrodisiac, retentive and diuretic actions

Scientific Name Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (E. officinalis Gaertn. syn.Phyllanthus emblica Linn.) Family Euphorbiaceae Used Part Fruit rind. Distribution Area The tree is common in the mixed deciduous forests of India ascending to 4,500 ft. on the hills. Co ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 7:12am

Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (=V.roxburghii R.BR.) is used in nervous diseases and rheumatism in folk medicine.

Scientific Name   Vanda tessellata   (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (= V.roxburghii R.BR.) <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 5:30pm

Carthamus tinctorius Linn.a diuretic, expectorant is used in folk medicine

Scientific Name Carthamus tinctorius Linn. Family Asteraceae. Used Part Flowers. Distribution Area Cultivated throughout India. As an oilseed crop, safflower is cultivated in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnat ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 5:34pm

Cyanodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. (Whole grass.) has medicinal properties too.

Scientific Name Cyanodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. Family Poaceae Used Part Whole grass. Distribution Area The grass grows throughout India ascending up to 8,000 ft. Common Uses The plant is astringent, sweet, cooling,haemostatic, depurative, vulnerary, const ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 10:56pm

Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso syn. Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. from Himalyays is used in bronchitis, obesity,

Scientific Name Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso syn. Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. Family Convolvulaceae Used Part Stem. Distribution Area A large perennial twiner in Himalayan, Madesh,and Terai region upto 900m in Nepal and it is occasionally grown i ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 11:12pm

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.= T. cuneata Roth is important medicinal plant from Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine

Scientific Name Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.= T. cuneata Roth Family Combretaceae Used Part Bark. Distribution Area A large, evergreen tree, common in most parts of India.. It is rare in the Karnatic, but is fairly plentiful in Tirunelveli an ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 13 2009 - 11:17pm