Public Health

Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. inflorescences juices are given in liver and gastric disorders

Scientific Name Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. Family Asteraceae Used Part Inflorescence Distribution Area An aromatic herb, found abundantly in damp situations in the plains all over India, ascending to an altitude of c. 1,500 m. in the hills, especially as a ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 16 2009 - 10:04am

Cannabis sativa Linn. has Leaves bitter, astringent,tonic,aphrodisiac,antidiarrhoeic, intoxicating, stomachic, analgesic and arbotifacient value

Scientific Name Cannabis sativa Linn. (syn Cannabis indica L.) Family Cannabinaceae Used Part Leaves, flowers Distribution Area A annual occurring wild throughout the western Himalayas, and is also cultivated in this and adjoining region. Common Uses. Can ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 16 2009 - 9:39pm

Chenopodium album Linn. aphrodisiac and tonic and used in arthritis and rheumatism

Scientific Name Chenopodium album Linn. Family Chenopodiaceae Used Part Seeds. Distribution Area An erect herb, up to 3.5 m in height, found wild up to an altitude of 4,700 m, and cultivated throughout India. Common Uses. The plant is sweet, acrid,oleagino ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 16 2009 - 9:43pm

Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb. emend. Dandy & Exell; Baker (Fl Br Ind) root bark is emmenagogue, febrigue expectorant, anthelmintic and stomachic

Scientific Name Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb. emend. Dandy & Exell; Baker (Fl Br Ind) syn. C. bonducella (Linn.) Flem.; C. jayabo Naza; C. rista L. Family Fabaceae Used Part Seeds Distribution Area An armed liana found wild throughout the plains of ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 17 2009 - 3:24pm

Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. is highly valued as an article of diet, especially for infants and convalescents. in Himalayan region

Scientific Name Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. Family Zingiberaceae Used Part Rhizome Distribution Area A species growing wild in eastern Himalayas and in the moist deciduous forests of the coastal tract of Kanara. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 17 2009 - 3:28pm

Solanum surattense Burm. f. syn. S. xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl.oil extracted is used for external application in the treatment of leucoderma.

Scientific Name Solanum surattense Burm. f. syn. S. xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl. Family Solanaceae Used Part Seeds and fruits Distribution Area Throughout India, in dry situtations as weed on roadside and wastelands ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 17 2009 - 3:36pm

Pistacia integerrima Stew Galls induced by insects valued in Indian medicine as a remedy for asthma, phthisis and other ailments of the respiratory tract.

Scientific Name Host: Pistacia integerrima Stew. Ex. Brandis syn. Pistacia kinjuk Stocks. Drug is Galls induced by insects. Family Anacardiaceae Used Part galls, the drug sample is of galls. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 17 2009 - 10:00pm

Bauhinia variegata Linn. has good flowers and have medicinal value also in cure of ulcers and leprosy.

Scientific Name Bauhinia variegata Linn. Family Fabaceae Used Part Bark Distribution Area Most parts of Nepal in sub Himalayan tracts and outer Himalayas of the Punjab ascending to 4,000 ft from the Indus eastwards, Kumaon between 1000 to 6000 feet. Sikkim ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 17 2009 - 10:06pm

Sida cordifolia Linn. is considered to possess astringent,

Scientific Name Sida cordifolia Linn. Family Malvaceae Used Part Seeds Distribution Area Common Uses.Considered useful in sexual debility and spermatorrhoea. Used in drugs for sexual strength. Roots, leaves and seeds are slightly bitter in taste and are us ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 18 2009 - 10:52am

Entada phaseoloides (Linn.) Merr. syn. E. scandens: A glycoside of entagenic acid possesses anti- neoplastic activity.

Scientific Name Entada phaseoloides (Linn.) Merr. syn. E. scandens Benth. Family Fabaceae Used Part Fruits. Distribution Area The plant occurs throughout the sub-Himalayan tract, from Nepal eastwards ascending to 4,000 ft. in Sikkim, in Assam, Bihar and O ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 18 2009 - 10:56am