மிளகு / Piper nigrum
Piper nigrum (N. O. Piperaceae) Habit: Climber Parts used: Dried unripe fruit Constituents: A volatile alkaloid piperine and piperidine Action: Black pepper is Acrid. Pungent. Hot, Carminative and Antiperiodic. Externally…
மிளகு / Cubeba officinalis
(வால் மிளகு) Cubeba officinalis (N. O. Piperaceae) Habit : Climbing woody bush Parts used: Dried immature full-grown fruits called the cubebs Constituents: Fruits contains cubebic acid Action : Fruit is…
கடலை
Cicer arietinum (N. O. Papilionaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Pods and seeds constituent: Seed contains starch and albuminoids Action: Plant is Refrigerant. Seeds are Astringent and Antibilious. Acid fluid is…
மிளகு
(வெள்ளை மிளகு) Pimenta officinalis (N. O. Myrtaceae) Habit : Climber Parts used: Berries Constituents: It contains eugenol Action: Stimulant, Carminative, Anodyne, Diuretic, Sedative and Aromatic. Uses: This is found in…
கடல் தேங்காய் / Lodoicea sechellarum
(கடற்றேங்காய்) Lodoicea sechellarum (N. O. Palniae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Fruits Action: Preservative and Alexipharmic Uses: Kernel is used as a tonic and paste made out of it in conjunction…
மின்னார் கொடி / Calycopteris floribunda
Calycopteris floribunda (N. O. Combretaceae) Habit : Climber Parts used: Leaves, root and fruit Constituents: Tannin Action : Stimulant. Anthelmintic, Astringent and Laxative. Leaves are Bitter and Astringent. Fruit is…
முக்குளிக் கீரை / Portulaca pilosa
(கோழி முனையான்) Portulaca pilosa (N. O. Portulacaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Leaves and the whole plant Constituents: Fresh leaves contain oxalate of potash Action : Plant is Expectorant, Diuretic, Carminative,…
கடல் பாலை / Argyreia speciosa
(சமுத்திர பச்சை) Convolvulus speciosa (or) Argyreia speciosa (Convolvulaceae) Habit: Large climber Parts used: Leaves and root Constituents: Tannin and resins Action: Root is Alterative and Tonic. Uses: Leaves are used…
முசுக்கட்டை / Morus nigra
(கம்பளி முசுக்கட்டை) Morus nigra (N. O. Moraceae) Habit: Shrub Parts used: Bark, fruit and leaves Constituents: Bark contains pectin, citrates, and malates fruits contain acid, carotene, vitamin B, folic acid,…
முசுமுசுக்கை / Mukia scabrella
(மாமூலி) Mukia scabrella- (N. O. Cucurbitsceae) Habit : Climber Parts used: Leaves and root Action : Expectorant and Astringent. Uses: Juice of the leaves mixed along with cows.. urine if…
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