துவரகம் / Hydnocarpus wightiana
Hydnocarpus wightiana (N. O. Flacourtiaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Seeds. Constituents: An oll is extracted from the seeds Action: Oil is Purgative. Uses: Oil is extracted from the seed is…
Hydnocarpus wightiana (N. O. Flacourtiaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Seeds. Constituents: An oll is extracted from the seeds Action: Oil is Purgative. Uses: Oil is extracted from the seed is…
Cajanus cajan (N. O. Papilionaceae) Habit: Shrub Parts used: Seeds, pods and leaves Constituents: Seeds are rich in proteins. Action : Seeds are Nutritive but hot and dry. Diuretic and…
Erythrina indica (N. O. Papilonaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Leaves, flowers and bark Constituents: Leaves contain two resins and a bitter poisonous alkaloid erythrine. Action: Bark is Antibilious, Expectorant, Febrifuge…
(சாதா துளசி, வெண் துளசி) Ocimum sanctum (N. O. Labiatae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Leaves, seeds and root. Constituents: An exzential oil. Action: Demulcent, Expectorant and Antiperiodic. Root is Fehrifuge Seeds…
(கருந்துளசி) Ocimum sanctum (N. O. Labiatae) HAabit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant Constituents: An essential oil Action: Similar to white variety. Uses : This is more powerful than white variety.…
(கல் துளசி) Stone basil Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant Uses: This cures fever, boils, poisonous bites, cough chest pain and chronic fevers. Juice of the leaves acts as…
(பூவாழை, கண்டாமணி) Canna indica (N. O. Scitaminaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Rhizome and Fruit Constituents: Fat, traces of an alkaloid, gum and starch. Action: Root is Diuretic, Diaphoretic and DemulcentSeed…
(சுணைத்துளசி) Ocimum villosum (N. O. Labiatae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant Uses: This cures fever, rheumatism. biliousness indigestion and fever due to indigestion. இதனால் கணச் சூடு, வாதபித்த நோய்கள்,…
(செந்துளசி) Ocimum violacecum (N. O. Labiatae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Leaves and seeds Action: Similar to O. sanctum Uses: This not only acts as antidote for poison, but it…
(கழுதைத் தும்பை, கல்லுடைத்தும்பை) Trichodesma indicum (N. O. Boraginaceae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant Action and Uses: Leaves and roots are Antidote and Diuretic. Plant is Anthelmintic, Anti-rheumatic, Emmengogue,…