சாமந்தி/Tagetes erecta
(துலுக்க சாமந்தி, மஞ்சள் பூ) Tagetes erecta (N. O. Compositae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Flowers. Constituents: A volatile oil. Action: Acrid, Astringent and Vulnerary. Uses: This checks dysentery and diarrhoes. The…
எள்ளு/Sesamum indicum
Sesamum indicum (N. O. Pedaljaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Seeds and flowers Constituents: Seeds contain fixed oll Action: Seeds are Laxative, Emollient. Demulcent, Diuretic, Nourishing, Lactagogue and Emmena-gogue. Leaves are…
சாமந்தி/Tagetes patula
(துலுக்க சாமந்தி,சிகப்பு பூ ) Tagetes patula (N. O. Compositae) Habit: Herb Parts used: flowers Constituents: Yellow dye is manufactured from the flowers. Action: Similar to T. erecta. Uses: This exhibits…
ஏழிலைப் பாலை /Alstonia scholaris
(சப்தாபரணம், சப்தபரணி) Alstonia scholaris (N. О. Аросупасеaе) Habit: Shrub Parts used: Leaves and bark Constituents: It Contain Ditamine, Echetenine and Echido venidine Action: Bark is Acrid, Bitter, Alterative, Febrifuge. Laxative,…
சாமை/Panicum miliare
(சிறு சாமை) Panicum miliare (N. O. Gramineae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Seeds Constituents: Rich in proteins and carbohydrater. Action: Alterative, Demulcent, Tonic and Cholagogue. Uses: This is the quickest…
சாம்பிராணி/Styrax benzoin
சாம்பிராணி (பெண்குமைஞ்சான், மலாக்காச் சாம்பிராணி Styrax benzoin (N. O. Styraceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Gum flowing from the incised stem-bark Constituents: Benzoin contains three resins, benzoic acid. cinnamic acid, vanillin…
ஒதிய மரம்/Odina wodier
Odina wodier (N. O. Anacardiaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Leaves and bark Constituents: Bark contains tannin and ash contains consider-able quantity of potassium carbonate. Action: Astringent, Tonic, and Disinfectant.…
ஓட்ஸ்/Avena sativa
Avena sativa (N. O. Gramineae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Spike and flowers Constituents: Fat, starch, sugar and mineral matter Action: As tincture it is a nerve Stimulant. Seeds are Invigorative,…
சாம்பிராணி/Boswellia glabra
சாம்பிராணி (பரங்கி சாம்பிராணி) Boswellia glabra (N. O. Burseraceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Gum, resin and oil. Constituents: Oil is extracted from the gum or resin. Action: Resin is of a…
சாயமரம்/Caesalpinia sappan
சாயமரம் Caesalpinia sappan (N. O. Caesalpiniaceae) Habit : Thorny tree Parts used: Wood Constituents: Red colouring matter sappan acid, gallic and tannic acids. Brastlin phallandrene dye is manufactured. Action:…
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