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- B. monosperma (Lam.) Taub. syn. B. frondosa Koenig ex Roxb. forest fire has medicinal value also
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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 19 2009 - 8:59pm
- Crude drugs sold in market of Jaipur
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The following crude drugs are sold in market of Jaipur and their photographs are enclosed. (a) Vajradanti: Barleria prionitis / Indigofera trita (b) Brahmi: Bacopa monniri / Centella asiatica (c) Sikkakai-Acacia consinna (d) Ashwagandha – Withania somnifer ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 20 2009 - 1:01am
- Important medicinal plants from different regions of Rajasthan.
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Collection of important medicinal plants from different regions of Rajasthan. Introduction– Rajasthan has a large population of about 5, 64, 73, 122 crore. Around 80 percent live in villages which utilizes local medicine. The people of Rajasthan can be bro ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 20 2009 - 1:07am
- Plants collected and reported from different tribal and rural areas of Rajasthan.
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The plants collected and reported from different tribal and rural areas of Rajasthan. Species namely Azadirachta indica, Tinospora cordifolia, Phyllanthes emblica are used in diabeties. Boerhaavia diffusa, is generally used in liver disorders. Euphorbia hi ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 20 2009 - 1:12am
- Paris polyphylla Smith a plant for health
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Scientific Name Paris polyphylla Smith Family Liliaceae Used Part Tuber Distribution Area A glabrous erect herb, 30-45 cm. high, with thick, creeping rootstock found in the temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 1,500-3,000m. from Simla to Bhutan, and in Lush ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 24 2009 - 4:51pm
- Alpina calcarata Rosc is nervine tonic
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Scientific Name Alpina calcarata Rosc.Family Zingiberaceae Used Part Rhizome. Distribution Area Often cultivated in gardens in eastern and southern India. ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 24 2009 - 6:07pm
- Solanum surattense Burm. f. syn. S. xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl. is useful in cough
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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 - Oct 24 2009 - 6:10pm
- Acorus calamus Linn. posseses antispasmodic activity in Ayurvedic medicine
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Scientific Name Acorus calamus Linn. Family Zingiberaceae Used Part Rhizome Distribution Area A semi-aquatic, perennial, aromatic herb with creeping rhizomes, growing wild and also cultivated throughout India, ascending to an altitude of 2,200m in the Him ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 24 2009 - 6:13pm
- Commiphora mukul(Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. syn. Balsamodendron mukul Hook. ex Stocks syn Commiphora wightii (Arn.)Bhandari
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Scientific Name Commiphora mukul(Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. syn. Balsamodendron mukul Hook. ex Stocks syn Commiphora wightii (Arn.)Bhandari Family Burseraceae Used Part Gum Distribution Area A small tree or shrub with spinescent branches occurring in the arid ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 25 2009 - 8:31pm
- Eat Less Protein, Get The Same Muscles
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Body builders will tell you that protein is key to bigger, stronger muscles. For the truly elite, that may be the case but for the all but 50 of you who are not elite muscle builders, a recent study by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston meta ...
Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2009 - 12:08pm
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