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(கோத்திரவம்) Paspalum scrobiculatum  (N. O. Gramineae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Grains Constituents: Graint contain 57% of proteins. Action : Seeds ure Nutritive. Refrigerant, Cholagogue and nutritive. Uses: This is…

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 (சிறுவள்ளிக் கிழங்கு) Dioscorea aculeate  (N. O. Dioscoreaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Leaves and tuber Constituents: Albuminoids and carbohydrates Action: Leaves are Vermifuge. Tuber is Refrigerant. Nutritive, Anthelmintic, Scorbutic and Pyretic.…

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(செவ்வள்ளி) Dioscorea purpurea (N. O. Dioscoreaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Tubers Constituents: Rich in carbohydrates Action: Similar to D. aculeata. Uses: This helps to treat leprosy, herpes, piles, boils etc.…

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(மரவல்லி, ஆல்வள்ளி) Manihot utilissima (N. O. Euphorbiaceae) Habit : Sub shrub Parts used: Root tuber Constituents: Tuber contains cyanogenetic glucose Action: Juice of the fresk tuber is Poisonous. Cooked tuber…

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(காய்வள்ளி, வெற்றிலை வள்ளி) Dioscorea bulbifera (N. O. Dioscoreaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used:  Leaves and tuber Constituents: Plant contains a poisonous glucoside Action: Astringent, Febrifuge and Cooling. Uses: This tuber gives…

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