காரை
(வலங்காரை) Flacourtia jangomas (N. O. Flacourtiaceae) Habit : Shrub Parts used: Fruits, leaves and bark Action : Leaves are Diuretic and Diaphoretic. Uses: The leaf of this plant is diuretic.…
Explore the medicinal strength hidden in tree barks — a vital element in Ayurveda and Siddha practices. These barks are carefully dried and preserved to retain their healing compounds, helping manage inflammation, infections, and chronic ailments naturally.
காரை
(விலங்கு காரை) Heynea trijuga (N. O. Meliaceae) Habit : Shrub Parts used: Bark, leaves and fruits Constituents: An essential oil Action: Bark and leaves are Bitter and used as a…
காவாளை
Tephrosia hirta (N. O. Leguminosae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Leaves, bark and roots Uses: This is used only as manure to other plants and.trees. இது ஒரு சிறந்த பசுந்தாள் உரமாகப்…
கீரிப்புரண்டான்
(கிரிப் பூண்டு) Ophiorrhiza mungos (N. O. Rubiaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Roots, leaves and bark Constituents: Starch, Rezin and Fat Action : Plant is Emetic, Stomachic, Laxative, Soporific and Antidote.…
குமிழ்
(பெருங் குமிழ்) Gmelina arborea (N. O. Verbenaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Root, bark, fruit and leaves. Constituents: Root contains viscid oil and resin. Fruit contains organic acids, resin and…
குறட்டை
(சவுரிக்கொடி) Trichosanthes palmata (N. O. Cucurbitaceae) Habit: Climber Parts used: Fruits and root bark Constituents: Pulp of the fruit contains Tricho-santhin Action: fruit is Hydragogue, Cathartic. Root is anti pyretic,…
கொங்கு
Balanocarpus utilis (N. O. Dipterocarpaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Bark Action: Diuretic and Germicide. Uses: It is useful in treating diabetes and tooth ache- நீரிழிவு, பல்நோய் போன்றவற்றிற்கு குணம் தரும். கல்நாரை…
கொரந்தி
Salacia reticulata (N. O. Celastraceae. Habit: Climbing shrub Parts used: Root bark Action: Anti-rheumatic and Anti-syphilitic, Uses: Root bark is used in gonorrhoea, rheumatism and skin diseases. வெட்டைநோய், வாதம், தோல்…
கொரந்தி
(பொன் கொரந்தி) Salacia oblonga (N. O. Celastraceeo) Habit: Climbing shrub Parts used : Root bark Uses: Root bark is used in gonorrhoea, rheumatisms and skin diseases. வேர்பட்டை மேகம், வாதம், சருமநோய்கள்…
கொள்ளுக்காய் வேளை
(காய்வேளை, கொளுஞ்சி Galega purpurea or Tephrosia purpurea (N. O. Papillonaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Leaves, seeds, root and bark Constituents: The plant yields gum and brown rezin. Action: Febrifuge, Cholagogue,…
