Herbs

Botanical Name: Zingiber Officinalis Family Name: Zingiberaceae Habitat: South East Asia and through out India. Common Name: Calamus, Sweet Ginger, Ginger Root, Sonth (Dried), अदरक Part Used: Fresh And Dried Fruit Uses: Clinically proved as prophylactic of nausea and vomiting associated with motion, sickness, sea sickness and pregnancy. Known for its gastrointestinal benefits and as an anti inflammatory and carminative. …

Botanical Name: Terminalia Arjuna Family Name: Combretaceae Common Name: Arjuna Part Used: Leaves, Bark, Fruits Uses: Silk production: The arjuna is one of the species whose leaves are fed on by the Antheraea paphia moth which produces the tassar silk, a wild silk of commercial importance. Siddha and Ayurvedic medicine: The arjuna was introduced into siddha by saint Agastiyar through …

Family Name: Euphorbiaceae Botanical Name: Emblica Officinalis (Phyllanthus Emblica, Indian Gooseberry, Amla Common Name: Gooseberry, Phyllanthus Emblica, Emblica, Indian Gooseberry, Amla Part Used: Fruits Habitat: Northern and South Western India Uses: It is Aperient, Carminative, Diuretic, Aphrodasiac, Laxative, Astringent and Refrigerant. It is the richest known source of vitamin ‘C’. It is useful in anaemia, jaundice, dyspepcia, haemorrhage disorders, diabetes, …

Herbs to Quit Smoking: Ayurvedic Remedies for Students – Smoking is a widespread phenomena nowadays. It is a potentially fatal habit and poses severe health hazards. Smoking contributes to a number of cancers. The mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in the cigarette temporarily increases the heart rate and blood pressure, thereby straining the heart and blood vessels. Smoking can …

Vinca Rosea (Sadabahar) — Family Name: Apocynaceae Botanical Name: Vinca Rosea Common Name: Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Sadabahar Part Used: Leaves and Roots. Habitat: Grows throughout India and found as an escape in waste places and sandy tracts. Uses: Its alkaloids are hypotensive, sedative and have tranquilising properties and are anti cancerous. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central …

Valeriana Wallichii (Indian Valerian, Valerian Jatamansi, Taggar) — Family Name: Valerianaceae Botanical Name: Valeriana Wallichii Common Name: Indian Valerian, Valerian, Valerian Jatamansi, Taggar Part Used: Roots Habitat: Temperate zone of North western Himalayas upto an altitude of 3000 m. Uses: It is Anti Spasmodic, Stimulant, Calmative and Stomachic. It is useful in diseases of eye blood, livers. It is used …

Tribulus Terrestris (Gokshura) — Family Name: Zygophyllaceae Botanical Name: Tribulus Terrestris Common Name: Land Caltrops, Puncture Vine, Gokshura Part Used: Whole Plant, Seeds Uses: The roots and fruits are sweet, coling, emollient, appetizer, alternate, laxative, cardiotonic, styptic, lithontriptic and tonic. They are useful in strangury, dysuria, vitiated conditions of vat and pitta, renal and vesical calculi, anorexia, dyspepsia, helminthiasis, cough, …

Usefulness of Ginger — Ginger is a tropical plant which is mostly flourished in Southern Asia, Jamaica and Nigeria. It is commonly used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for over two thousand years to treat number of health related problems, like stomach disorder, vomiting, diarrhea, motion sickness and rheumatism. Ginger is anti oxidant in nature. In Chinese medicine, half of …

Tinospora Cordifolia (Gulanshe Tinospara, Gulancha Tinospara, Tinospara, Giloy) — Family Name: Menispermaceae Botanical Name: Tinospora Cordifolia Common Name: Gulanshe Tinospara, Gulancha Tinospara, Tinospara, Giloy Part Used: Stem Habitat: North And South India. Uses: It is an Antiperiodic, Antipyretic, Alterative, Diuretic, Anti-inflammatory. It is a contituent of several compound preparations. It is used in fever, urinary disorders, dyspepsia, general debility and …

Terminalia Chebula (Harithaki, Harad, Karkchettu, Kadukkaya, Harade) — Family Name: Combretaceae Botanical Name: Terminalia Chebula Common Name: Harithaki (Sanskrit and Bengali), Harad (Hindi), Karkchettu (Telugu), Kadukkaya (Tamil), Harade (Marathi and Gujarati). Part Used: Fruits, Roots, Bark Habitat: Grows Throughout India. Uses: It is Astringent, Purgative, Stomachic and Laxative. It is useful in asthma, piles and cough. It is also useful …