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- Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) has medicinal value
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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 - Dec 18 2009 - 9:45pm
- Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. has medicinal value
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Scientific Name Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. Family Euphorbiaceae Used Part Root Distribution Area Distributed almost throughout India from Kashmir eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh, up to an elevation of 1,000 m and southwards into peninsular India, ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 18 2009 - 9:51pm
- Mentha spicata Linn. emend. Nathh. is medicinal plant
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Scientific Name Mentha spicata Linn. emend. Nathh. syn. M. spicata var. viridis Linn; M. virdis Linn. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Whole shoot Distribution Area It is cultivated in Indian gardens. Common Uses. The leaves are given in fever and bronchitis and ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 18 2009 - 9:53pm
- Ajuga bracteosa Wall ex. Benth. has medicinal value
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Scientific Name Ajuga bracteosa Wall ex. Benth. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Leaves. Distribution Area Distrubuted from Kashmir to Nepal at an altitude of 2,000 m. It is also found in the sub-Himalayan tract, plains of Punjab and the upper Gangetic plain. Co ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 18 2009 - 9:57pm
- Polyalthia. longifolia (Soon)Thwaitea. is not Ashok of Ramayana but it has medicinal value
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Scientific Name Polyalthia. longifolia (Soon)Thwaitea. Family Annonaceae Used Part Bark Distribution Area Considered to be a native of the drier parts of Ceylon, very commonly cultivated all over India, in gardens and avenues. Common Uses. The bark is bitt ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 19 2009 - 6:35am
- Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. has medicinal value
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Scientific Name Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Inflorescence Distribution Area Himalayan and Madesh and Terai region of Nepal at 100 to 200 m and ascending up to 1,800 m. in the Himalayas. Common Uses The flowers are administer ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 19 2009 - 6:40am
- The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is quickly becoming one of the world’s deadliest viruses and it is currently the most significant infectious pathogen with devastating consequences Plants have something to offer for its cure.
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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 20 2009 - 7:34am
- Apium graveolens Linn. has medicinal value
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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 21 2009 - 1:08am
- Didymocarpus albicalyx C.B. Clarke a medicinal plant of Himalayas
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Scientific Name Didymocarpus albicalyx C.B. Clarke Family Gesneriaceae. Used Part Dried leaves Distribution Area In eastern Himalayan region of Nepal Common Uses. Cure of stones of kidney and bladder. Therapeutic uses on Disease or Syndrome: Stones of kidn ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Dec 21 2009 - 1:27am
- Alcohol, Marijuana Abuse Explained By Same Genetic Factors
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According to an upcoming study in the March Issue of Alcoholism: Clinical&Experimental Research, alcohol and marijuana use may be explained by the same genetic factors, lending support to the notion that there are common mechanisms underlying all addic ...
Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2009 - 1:21pm
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