மந்தாரை/Bauhinia purpurea
(சிகப்பு மந்தாரை) Bauhinia purpurea (N. O. Leguminosae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Flower buds, flowers, bark and root Constituents: Tree yields gum. Bark contains tannin. Seeds contain oil. Action :…
(சிகப்பு மந்தாரை) Bauhinia purpurea (N. O. Leguminosae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Flower buds, flowers, bark and root Constituents: Tree yields gum. Bark contains tannin. Seeds contain oil. Action :…
(வெள்ளை மந்தாரை) Bauhinia tracemasa (N. O. Leguminosae) Habit : Small tree Parts used : Flower buds, flowers, bark and root Constitueuts: Tannin Action : Fruit Plant is Antidysenteric and Anthelmintic.…
(மைதாலக்கிடி, பிசின்பட்டை) Tetranthera roxburgii or Litsea sebifera (N. O. Lauraceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Bark Constituents: Bark contains laurotetanine Action : Bark is Demulcent, Mild Astringent, Anti-pyretic, Emollient. Anodyne…
(மயூர் சிக்கா) Adiantum emarginatum (N. O. Polypodiaceae) Habit: Ferns Parts used: Whole plant Action : Diuretic, Cardiac Stimulant, Emollient, Anti-syphilitic, Alterative, Resolvent. Expectorant and Emmenagogue. Uses: This herb is used…
(மயூர் சிக்கா) Adiantum emarginatum (N. O. Polypodiaceae) Habit: Ferns Parts used: Whole plant Action : Diuretic, Cardiac Stimulant, Emollient, Anti-syphilitic, Alterative, Resolvent. Expectorant and Emmenagogue. Uses: This herb is used…
(மருக்களாங் காரை) Randia dumetorum (N. O. Rubiaceae) Habit : Small thorny tree Parts used : Rind, fruit and bark Action : Rind and fruit are Entetic, Diaphoretic and Antispasmodic. Uses:…
Vanda roxburghii (N. O. Orchidaceae) Habit : Shrub Parts used: Fruit, leaves and gum Constituents: An alkaloid Action : Leaves and Fruits are Stimulant, Cathartic and Diaphoretic. Gum is Emmenagogue.…
(மரியங்காய்) Spondias mangifera (N. O. Anacardiaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Fruit, leaves, pulp and bark Constituents: The inner part near the rind is rather acid, but that being removed the…
(மரியங்காய்) Spondias mangifera (N. O. Anacardiaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Fruit, leaves, pulp and bark Constituents: The inner part near the rind is rather acid, but that being removed the…
(ஜாங்குப் பட்டை) Sansevieria roxburghiana (N. O. Haemodoraceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Root, tender shoots and leaves Constituents: An alkaloid Sanservierine Action: Purgative, Sweet, Pungent, Tonic, Expec-torant, Febrifuge and Cardiac.…