tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-820134029165371682024-03-27T16:53:26.858-07:00MEDICINAL PLANTS IN INDIAsaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568203265013937047noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82013402916537168.post-68199661230726587232010-02-16T07:24:00.000-08:002010-02-16T07:59:26.969-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(148, 138, 84);font-size:24;" ><span style=""> </span><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80);font-size:16;" ><span style=""> </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Introduction</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">India is a country known for ancient scripts,the number system,invetion of zero..and vedas.l Medicines in india are used by about 60 per cent of the world's population. These are not only used for primary health care not just in rural areas in developing countries, but also in developed countries as well where modern medicines are predominantly used. While the traditional medicines are derived from medicinal plants, minerals, and organic matter, the herbal drugs <span style=""> </span>are prepared from medicinal plants only. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Use of plants as a source of medicine has been an ancient practice and is an important component of the health care system in India. In the Indian systems of medicine, most practitioners formulate and dispense their own recipes, hence this requires proper documentation and research. In west also the use of herbal medicines is <span style=""> </span>growing with approximately 40 per cent of population reporting use of herb to treat medical diseases within the past year. <span style=""> </span>General Public, academic and government interest in traditional medicines is growing rapidly due to the increase side effects of the adverse drug reactions and cost factor of the modern system of medicine. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">There are about 45,000 medicinal plant species in India, with concentrated spots in the region of Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Island. The officially documented plants with medicinal potential are 3000 but traditional practitioners use more than 6000. India is the largest producer of medicinal herbs and is called <span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 240);font-size:16;" >the botanical garden of the world</span>. There are currently about 250 000 registered medical practitioners of the Ayurvedic system ,as compared to about 700,000 of the modern medicine system. In rural India, 70 per cent of the population depends on the traditional type <span style="color:black;">of medicine</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 192, 0);">, </span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(255, 192, 0);font-size:16;" >the Ayurveda.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 192, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">In India, many forms of alternative medicines are available for those who do not want conventional medicine or who cannot be helped by conventional medicine. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Ayurveda</span><span style=""> </span><span style="">and </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Kabiraji</span><span style=""> (herbal medicine) are two important forms of alternative medicine that is widely available in India. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ayurvedic form of medicine is believed to be existent in India for thousands of years. It employs various techniques and things to provide healing or relief to the ailing patients. One of the things that ayurveda uses is medications of plant origin. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""> </span>With the scripts in the Atharva Veda, we have <span style=""> </span>evidence of a traditional use of medicinal plants that is more than 3000 <span style=""> </span>years old. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">It is estimated that about 80,000 species of plants are utilized in some form or other by the different systems of Indian medicine. The knowledge about plants and plant products is<span style=""> </span>detailed ,sophisticated, and has evolved into a separate shastra itself, called </span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:16;" >Dravya Guna Shastra</span><span style="">. Plants have been studied on the basis of clearly defined biological parameters like </span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(255, 192, 0);font-size:16;" >rasa</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:16;" > </span><span style="">(taste), </span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(255, 192, 0);font-size:16;" >vipaka</span><span style=""> (metabolic property), </span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(255, 192, 0);font-size:16;" >guna </span><span style="">(quality), </span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(255, 192, 0);font-size:16;" >prabhava</span><span style=""> (biological effect) and </span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(255, 192, 0);font-size:16;" >virya</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:16;" > </span><span style="">(potency). The codified traditions have about 25,000 plant drug formulations that have emerged from such studies. In addition to this, over 50,000 formulations are believed to be existing in the folk and tribal traditions. All these point to the deep passion for and exhaustive knowledge about medicinal plants that have existed in this land from time immemorial. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >Many herbs and spices are used in Indian cooking, such as onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, fennel, ajowan (ajwain), anise, amchur, bay leaf, hing (asafoetida) etc. Ayurvedic medicine uses all of these either in diet or as an medicine. Some of these medicinal plants have been featured on Indian postage stamps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >The first set of stamps showing medicinal plants came out in 1997. The set had four stamps showing four different medicinal plants - Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), Haridra (Curcuma longa), Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina), and Ghritkumari (Aloe barbadensis).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3N7C_uV5EWUpCwchlwRUCm-UzxZLhV6cjj1dQtpiXTiFl2lPKZI4d3hOmRquehfbYkfKCyXgw44ToZM-ywC1e7bYyvTv7bbdn7o_ssW6IAdrrIoowSBHC2LdmvvItPdCqQpDqTsKGnE/s1600-h/med_ghritkumari.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3N7C_uV5EWUpCwchlwRUCm-UzxZLhV6cjj1dQtpiXTiFl2lPKZI4d3hOmRquehfbYkfKCyXgw44ToZM-ywC1e7bYyvTv7bbdn7o_ssW6IAdrrIoowSBHC2LdmvvItPdCqQpDqTsKGnE/s320/med_ghritkumari.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438863680244921890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTdUegX_TQGJmxQXT1ZOBQohHTef12579o1c07jL0JmG353Vz90wTxknkeSDRT3pThE481-dm8HXSkxp9ujis5OR5tuBz7YCHfkz8IIWIw_Uc-4aUwIUm-Kkub0QsmdZj3ms7l3pDbTY/s1600-h/Tulsi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTdUegX_TQGJmxQXT1ZOBQohHTef12579o1c07jL0JmG353Vz90wTxknkeSDRT3pThE481-dm8HXSkxp9ujis5OR5tuBz7YCHfkz8IIWIw_Uc-4aUwIUm-Kkub0QsmdZj3ms7l3pDbTY/s320/Tulsi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438863672664027122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ6AKyxS-P0NejnmHFc_0uNd3Csgy-OnjUgS2PdO3IcZBbt_hnSqjjQro-is1vahaAKb0D75s1t9X9lV0ESiSxEZAaXRB3ya4v-3BaK2Qp_zU5LnxEvVDJBFhYB35BpO6GWyexRz0Je8/s1600-h/Haridr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ6AKyxS-P0NejnmHFc_0uNd3Csgy-OnjUgS2PdO3IcZBbt_hnSqjjQro-is1vahaAKb0D75s1t9X9lV0ESiSxEZAaXRB3ya4v-3BaK2Qp_zU5LnxEvVDJBFhYB35BpO6GWyexRz0Je8/s320/Haridr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438863676281049250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Continuing with the series that began on 28th October 1997, the Department of Posts now brings out another set of four stamps on the medicinal plants of India. The stamps featuring in this set are on Guggulu (Commiphora wightii), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Aswagandha (Withania somnifera) and Amla (Emblica officinallis). </span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg1xKiIRPCy4xH_cHCTlWNsrHfRq7OgHJhQmEgy-PnEB4tuW89l1YOUtRO8KlegtKh1xyp3WLhrC4HEHaOZ2vPEyiXpOsdEJHlzv7WaSA6bU6xJ8EHHQTD0yCko9dwyo-5wTlb-RvdnY/s1600-h/2123_Medicinal_Guggulu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg1xKiIRPCy4xH_cHCTlWNsrHfRq7OgHJhQmEgy-PnEB4tuW89l1YOUtRO8KlegtKh1xyp3WLhrC4HEHaOZ2vPEyiXpOsdEJHlzv7WaSA6bU6xJ8EHHQTD0yCko9dwyo-5wTlb-RvdnY/s320/2123_Medicinal_Guggulu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438863685776284498" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Guggulu (Commiphora wightii) is an armed shrub or small tree found in the arid and semi-arid zones of India, particularly Rajasthan. The oleo gum resin from its stem constitutes an important therapeutic agent used in the treatment of various categories of ailments like neurological conditions, leprosy, skin diseases, heart ailments, cerebro vascular diseases and hypertension. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPDNHvPcU42ApMx0j4eRD8Vs_YP87rruaMra8SsJKWqAeqjFh4XcNFLv0i2gxkpTrHtB0Er37OaIUVmYEVWT7fF7K3YucCyOI07F7emOOWON7_BagzhUZKHQE0quNTcs5brUmfeocQsY/s1600-h/2124_Medicinal_Brahmi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPDNHvPcU42ApMx0j4eRD8Vs_YP87rruaMra8SsJKWqAeqjFh4XcNFLv0i2gxkpTrHtB0Er37OaIUVmYEVWT7fF7K3YucCyOI07F7emOOWON7_BagzhUZKHQE0quNTcs5brUmfeocQsY/s320/2124_Medicinal_Brahmi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438866733637731298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;">Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a herb that spreads on ground, having fleshy stems and leaves. It is found in moist or wet places in all parts of India. Brahmi is useful for treating the diseases of the brain and to improve memory power. Brahmi-formulations are prescribed in rheumatism, mental disorders, constipation and bronchitis. It is also a diuretic</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gZ6RQooNvEHlg2ZVCd3nurVMNn5E_6lbKsx1smxCrMFdzk-OdHQ4HuoHJIbVV9Lhw5eFqudg0XxzYcZ1w77SExsoNMnEuK1q3I0SIGP6QzKpTqA8Q4oUGqrdxbgnSVa-0NNEtAUstkg/s1600-h/2125_Medicinal_Amla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gZ6RQooNvEHlg2ZVCd3nurVMNn5E_6lbKsx1smxCrMFdzk-OdHQ4HuoHJIbVV9Lhw5eFqudg0XxzYcZ1w77SExsoNMnEuK1q3I0SIGP6QzKpTqA8Q4oUGqrdxbgnSVa-0NNEtAUstkg/s320/2125_Medicinal_Amla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864309192119618" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Amla (Emblica officinallis) is a medium sized deciduous tree found throughout India. It yields a globose pale yellow fruit known for its varied medicinal properties. It is regarded as an digestive, carminative, laxative, anti-pyretic and tonic. It is prescribed in colics, jaundice, hemorrhages, flatulence and many other disorders. </span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EMOA5l9HOQHKBY_75Eu7sEpRt3u5nYlPDmqFuadTY327oqPe6kCoVPLBbvPKocI7_IjW-cCwK607__a0jWcnMOqqAsYVZ8mDLCYd5LUgkw002xF5JvLXxnai_g1VPJRhi4QhvnXtnP8/s1600-h/2126_Aswagandha.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EMOA5l9HOQHKBY_75Eu7sEpRt3u5nYlPDmqFuadTY327oqPe6kCoVPLBbvPKocI7_IjW-cCwK607__a0jWcnMOqqAsYVZ8mDLCYd5LUgkw002xF5JvLXxnai_g1VPJRhi4QhvnXtnP8/s320/2126_Aswagandha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864302959870578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a small or medium sized shrub found in the drier parts of India. It is a nervine tonic, anabolic and aphrodisiac. It is used also to treat general weakness and rheumatism. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="mw-headline"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">some of the medicinal plants that we find in india along with their scientific names....<br /></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Air_Plant" title="Air Plant"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Air Plant</span></i></a> (Kalanchoe pinnata/ Bryophyllum pinnatum) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Aloe_Vera" title="Aloe Vera"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Aloe Vera</span></i></a> (Aloe Vera) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Amaltas" title="Amaltas"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Amaltas</span></i></a> (Cassia fistula) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Apple_Mangrove" title="Apple Mangrove"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Apple Mangrove</span></i></a> (Sonneratia caseolaris) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Arjun_Tree" title="Arjun Tree"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Arjun Tree</span></i></a> (Terminalia arjuna) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Arni" title="Arni"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Arni</span></i></a> (Clerodendrum phlomidis) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Arrow_Leaf_Pondweed" title="Arrow Leaf Pondweed"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Arrow Leaf Pondweed</span></i></a> (Monochoria hastata) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Arrowleaf_Dock" title="Arrowleaf Dock"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Arrowleaf Dock</span></i></a> (Rumex hastatus) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Ashwagandha" title="Ashwagandha"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Ashwagandha</span></i></a> (Withania somnifera) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Asian_Spider_Flower" title="Asian Spider Flower"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Asian Spider Flower</span></i></a> (Cleome viscosa/icosandra) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Banchalita" title="Banchalita"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Banchalita</span></i></a> (Leea asiatica) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bandicoot_Berry" title="Bandicoot Berry"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bandicoot Berry</span></i></a> (Leea indica) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bara_Gokhru" title="Bara Gokhru"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bara Gokhru</span></i></a> (Pedalium murex) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Barbados_Cherry" title="Barbados Cherry"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Barbados Cherry</span></i></a> (Malpighia glabra) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Barringtonia" title="Barringtonia"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Barringtonia</span></i></a> (Barringtonia acutangula) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bell_Weed" title="Bell Weed"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bell Weed</span></i></a> (Dipteracanthus prostratus) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bellyache_Bush" title="Bellyache Bush"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bellyache Bush</span></i></a> (Jatropha gossypiifolia) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bengal_Sage" title="Bengal Sage"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bengal Sage</span></i></a> (Meriandra benghalensis) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bhringaraj" title="Bhringaraj"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bhringaraj</span></i></a> (Eclipta prostrata/erecta/alba) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bichchhoo" title="Bichchhoo"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bichchhoo</span></i></a> (Meriandra benghalensis) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bilimbi" title="Bilimbi"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bilimbi</span></i></a> (Averrhoa bilimbi) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bird%27s_Head_Birthwort" title="Bird's Head Birthwort"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bird's Head Birthwort</span></i></a> (Aristolochia ornithocephala) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Black_Nightshade" title="Black Nightshade"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Black Nightshade</span></i></a> (Solanum nigrum) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Brahmi" title="Brahmi"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Brahmi</span></i></a> (Bacopa monnieri) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Bush_Grape" title="Bush Grape"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Bush Grape</span></i></a> (Cayratia trifolia) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Cabbage_Palm" title="Cabbage Palm"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Cabbage Palm</span></i></a> (Sabal palmetto) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Calabash_Tree" title="Calabash Tree"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Calabash Tree</span></i></a> (Crescentia cujete) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://crdd.imtech.res.in/indipedia/index.php/Castor_Oil_Plant" title="Castor Oil Plant"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 54, 52);">Castor Oil Plant</span></i></a> (Ricinus communis) </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Arjun Tree</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="line-height: 115%;">The common name is Arjun .Its botaical name is <span style=""> </span>Terminalia arjuna.It belongs to a family called Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family)In Indian mythology, Arjun is supposed to be Sita's favourite tree.. Arjuna is a large, evergreen tree, with a spreading crown and drooping branches. Grows up to 25 m height, and the bark is grey and smooth. Leaves are sub-opposite, 5-14 × 2-4.5 cm in size, oblong or elliptic oblong. Flowers small, white, and occur on long hanging recemes. Fruit is 2.3-3.5 cm long, fibrous woody, glabrous and has five hard wings, striated with numerous curved veins. Flowering time of the tree is April-July, in Indian conditions<br /><br /></span> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXIVNUfVrqakszgJ62L5xUNcMGekoHH7afwa5bxqvunxiMnUyclV1o4or-8KtCHARePq89pXJLqQAX5ENWTYSKWrqTtuu6wo9vhtMC-risxsh6udQg9sVZhnt9SrP0ONKl3hfGC8swxg/s1600-h/Arjun+Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXIVNUfVrqakszgJ62L5xUNcMGekoHH7afwa5bxqvunxiMnUyclV1o4or-8KtCHARePq89pXJLqQAX5ENWTYSKWrqTtuu6wo9vhtMC-risxsh6udQg9sVZhnt9SrP0ONKl3hfGC8swxg/s320/Arjun+Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864324144314402" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Some of its medicinal uses are:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Every part of the tree has useful medicinal properties. Arjun holds a reputed position in both Ayurvedic and Yunani Systems of medicine. According to Ayurveda it is alexiteric, styptic, tonic, anthelmintic, and useful in fractures, uclers, heart diseases, biliousness, urinary discharges, asthma, tumours, leucoderma, anaemia, excessive prespiration etc. According to Yunani system of medicine, it is used both externally and internally in gleet and urinary discharges. </p><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Amaltas</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The<span style=""> </span>common name of this medicinal plant is Amaltas, Golden shower tree, Indian Laburnum .Its botanical name is Cassia fistula.It belongs to family called Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)This native of India,, is one of the most beautiful of all tropical trees when it sheds its leaves and bursts into a mass of long, grape-bunches like yellow gold flowers. A tropical ornamental tree with a trunck consisting of hard reddish wood, growing up to 40 feet tall. The wood is hard and heavy; it is used for cabinet, inlay work, etc. It has showy racemes, up to 2" long, with bright, yellow, fragrant flowers. These flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. The fruits are dark-brown cylindrical pods, also 2' long, which also hold the flattish, brown seeds (up to 100 in one pod) These seeds are in cells, each containing a single seed. A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this tree. </p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-11QZKVfAeHqsEYQGqJwRo7ewljXNd5puUAT7xiN75WIP_vOlzTKX9SMRqR6YZDSmhwRcQtd9mCWkRUT_-ZijTmzK2AZW5Ko8rzJgFMvByYUjiLAs0rFLsbF6rOWbQKnINNV8BvW0aqI/s1600-h/530187679_1c46727975.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-11QZKVfAeHqsEYQGqJwRo7ewljXNd5puUAT7xiN75WIP_vOlzTKX9SMRqR6YZDSmhwRcQtd9mCWkRUT_-ZijTmzK2AZW5Ko8rzJgFMvByYUjiLAs0rFLsbF6rOWbQKnINNV8BvW0aqI/s320/530187679_1c46727975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864617876534050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;">Its medicinal uses are: The sweet blackish pulp of the seedpod is used as a mild laxative</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Asian Spider Flower</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The<span style=""> </span>common name of this medicinal plant is Asian spider flower, Yellow spider flower, Cleome, Tickweed, Bagra (Hindi).Its botanical name is Cleome viscosa/icosandra It belongs to family called Capparaceae (caper family) .It is usually tall annual herb, up to a meter in height, more or less hairy with glandular and eglandular hairs. Leaves 3-5-foliolate, petiolate; leaflets obovate, elliptic-oblong, very variable in size, often 2-4 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm broad, middle one largest; petiole up to 5 cm long. Racemes elongated, up to 30 cm long, with corym¬bose flowers at the top and elongated mature fruits below, bracteate. Flowers 10-15 mm across, whitish or yellowish; pedicels 6-20 mm long; bracts foliaceous. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, 3-4 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, glandular-pubescent. Petals 8-15 mm long, 2-4 mm broad, oblong-obovate. Stamens 10-12 (rarely more, up to 20), not exceeding the petals; gynophore absent. Fruit 30-75 mm long, 3-5 mm broad, linear-oblong, erect, obliquely striated, tapering at both ends, glandular-pubescent, slender; style 2-5 mm long; seeds many, 1-1.4 mm in diam., glabrous with longitudinal striations and transverse ridges, dark brown. </p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou9oa3O4nZC9ewCVfDplxmUqBMuP1iGhjxd48DWR9zN5lBUtl1L6esRdad46Y3eOAEkTgv8FHw7uw2EbwyFX3cgc7rdNPHl37H2GcHrJYdZgo8-uKmNst-W-nnBknO3vjaC7JnyTKMwk/s1600-h/asian+spider+flower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou9oa3O4nZC9ewCVfDplxmUqBMuP1iGhjxd48DWR9zN5lBUtl1L6esRdad46Y3eOAEkTgv8FHw7uw2EbwyFX3cgc7rdNPHl37H2GcHrJYdZgo8-uKmNst-W-nnBknO3vjaC7JnyTKMwk/s320/asian+spider+flower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864331836569138" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">Some of its medicinal uses are:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The leaves are diaphoretic, rubefacient and vesicant. They are used as an external application to wounds and ulcers. The juice of the leaves has been used to relieve earache. The seeds are anthelmintic, carminative, rubefacient and vesicant. The seed contains 0.1% viscosic acid and 0.04% viscosin. </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Aloe Vera</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The<span style=""> </span>common name of this medicinal plant is Aloe vera, Medicinal aloe, Burn plant ,Hindi: Gheekumari. Its botanical name is Aloe vera. It belongs to family called<span style=""> </span>Asphodelaceae (Aloe family).Its Synonyms are Aloe barbadensis, Aloe indica, Aloe vulgaris. Aloe , a popular houseplant, has a long history as a multipurpose folk remedy. Commonly known as Aloe vera, the plant can be snapped off and placed on cuts and burns for immediate relief. Aloe vera is a clump forming succulent whose fleshy gray-green leaves are arranged in a vase shaped rosette atop a very short stem. </p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZN3aUT_gbrVKkAJkyXy7_uvLN5Q-ZfB-gE9_TYoNjc_dVCfKE0UfqnUtkz2eZYEmrNX55OUR0VKVEPc94nYSZCiiXOdxYSFMxLqHYrmNp7Y_rHB-1R0R2GFChOhlbpl_Dvy7UkuJQQA/s1600-h/Aloe_Vera.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZN3aUT_gbrVKkAJkyXy7_uvLN5Q-ZfB-gE9_TYoNjc_dVCfKE0UfqnUtkz2eZYEmrNX55OUR0VKVEPc94nYSZCiiXOdxYSFMxLqHYrmNp7Y_rHB-1R0R2GFChOhlbpl_Dvy7UkuJQQA/s320/Aloe_Vera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864336184569970" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">The leaves are up to 18 in long and 2 in wide at the base, slightly grooved on top, and terminating in a sharp point. The leaves have small grayish teeth on the margins. The main rosette gets up to about 2 ft high, and the plant continually produces little offset rosettes. In winter and spring, medicinal aloe bears small tubular yellow flowers on branched stalks up to 3 ft tall. The real Aloe vera has yellow flowers, but many of the clones available have orange flowers. Although Aloe Vera is a member of the Lily family, it is very-cactus like in its characteristics. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Some of its medicinal uses are:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Aloe Vera contains over 20 minerals, all of which are essential to the human body. The human body requires 22 amino acids for good health -- eight of which are called "essential" because the body cannot fabricate them. Aloe Vera contains all of these eight essential amino acids, and 11 of the 14 "secondary" amino acids. Aloe Vera has Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E. In India, Aloe vera is believed to help in sustaining youth, due to its positive effects on the skin. Hence it is called ghee kunvar or ghee kumaari. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Eucalyptus</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The<span style=""> </span>common name of this medicinal plant is Eucalyptus, Safeda (Hindi) . Its botanical name is Eucalyptus spp. It belongs to family called<span style=""> </span>Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family) .Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. All eucalypts are evergreen, although some species have deciduous bark. On warm days vapourised eucalyptus oil rises above the bush to create the characteristic distant blue haze of the Australian landscape. Eucalyptus oil is highly flammable (trees have been known to explode) and bush fires can travel easily through the oil-rich air of the tree crowns. </p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGUzRy0KNFOMJYT0toW_ntqa2n8klyFv5Eym2PWCOkjP2r2rF7gb_06wXD89q6yybABiL-G4oBdFkS20PUAGjyTFCLZqFYxg_UvMwwY9w92OPKKUSFpg8LQxlAaV_JMyEW58MDlqkmFA/s1600-h/Eucalyptus-Leaves-Print-C12185475v1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGUzRy0KNFOMJYT0toW_ntqa2n8klyFv5Eym2PWCOkjP2r2rF7gb_06wXD89q6yybABiL-G4oBdFkS20PUAGjyTFCLZqFYxg_UvMwwY9w92OPKKUSFpg8LQxlAaV_JMyEW58MDlqkmFA/s320/Eucalyptus-Leaves-Print-C12185475v1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438864614509095746" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Eucalypts exhibit leaf dimorphism. When young, the leaves are opposite and often roundish and occassionally without petiole. When several years old, the leaves become quite slender and with long petiole. Eucalyptus flowers typically vary from white, cream, pink, yellow, or red depending upon the species. The flower petals and stamens are fused into a cap called an operculum — as the flower opens the cap is shed. The flowers appear as a fuzzy, cream-yellow ball of stamens. After flowering, hard, woody seed pods develop and are often key to identifying the plant species. Typically, these seed heads remain on the tree until released by fire or the plant's death. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some of its medicinal uses are:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Eucalyptus oil has medicinal properties - the well known Vicks vapo-rub is made out of eucalyptus oil. Traditionally, eucalyptus oil is known to be a good medicine for relieving nasal congestion in cold. </p>saihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568203265013937047noreply@blogger.com63