நாகமுக்கொற்றி / Ipomoea glaberrima
Ipomoea glaberrima (N. O. Convolvulaceae) Habit: Creeper Parts used: Root and leaves. Action: Dried capsules, seeds, flowers, leaves and roots are Antidote to snake bites. Root is purgative, Uses: Root…
Ipomoea glaberrima (N. O. Convolvulaceae) Habit: Creeper Parts used: Root and leaves. Action: Dried capsules, seeds, flowers, leaves and roots are Antidote to snake bites. Root is purgative, Uses: Root…
(ஆவுடையார் மரம்) Couroupita ginanensis (N. O. Lecithydaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Flowers and pulp of the fruit. Uses: Flowers of this tree are used to cure cold affection, intestinal…
Saccharum spontaneum (N. O. Gramineae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Stem Action : Root is used as a galactagogur and Diuretic. Uses: Stem and root of this grass exhibit medicinal properties.…
(பெரு நாணல்) Pragmites maxima (N. O. Gramineae) Habit : Shrub Parts used: Stem and root. Constituents: Furfurol Action: Cooling. Diuretic and Diaphoretic. Uses: This is used in bandaging to the…
(வசநாபி) Aconitum ferox (N. O. Ranunculaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Dried tuberous root. Constituents: Tuberous root contain toxic alkaloid, napelline picro-aconine, acorine, benyl aconine and homo-napelline. Action : Root tuber…
(சீமை வச நாபி) Aconitum napellus (N. O. Ranunculaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Dried tuberous root. Action: Analgesic. Febrifuge, Narcotic and Nervine tonic. Uses: This is imported from Germany. This is…
Achyranthes aspera (NO. Amaranthaceae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant. Constituentet: Fruit contains a large percentage of alkaline and ark containing potarh. Action: Leaves are Astringent, Diuretic, Alterative and…
(செந்நாயுருவி) Achyranthes aspera (N. O. Amaranthaceae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant Constituents: Similar to white variety Action: Similar to white variety. Uses: It is a red variety of…
(இருட்பூ) Cynometra ramiflora (N. O. Laguminosae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Leaves, seeds and roots Action: Leaves are Vermifuge. Root is Cathartic and Purgative. Uses: Leaves are made into a lotion…
(கொழுஞ்சி, போஜன கஸ்தூரி Citrus medica (N. O. Rutaceae) Habit: Small tree Parts used: Rind, Juice and oil Constituents: Oil is expressed from the rind of the fruit. It contains citrene…