எருக்கன்
Calotropis gigantea (N. O. Asclepiadaceae) Habit: Shrub Parts used: Root, root-bark, leaves and flowers. Constituents: Rezina, Caoutchoue, Akudarin and Calotropin. Collection &Storage: For medicinal uses the thick, rough corky epidermis…
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எருக்கன்
(வெள்ளை எருக்கன்) Calotropis procera (N. O. Asclepiadaceae) Habit: Shrub Parts used: Root, root bark, leaves and flowers. Constituents: Similar to Calotropis, gigantea. Action: Flowers have Detergent properties. Uses: This is…
சீத்தா
Annona squamosa (N. O. Annonaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Fruits, leaves, bark, root and seeds. Constituents: Seeds yield an oil, amorphous alkaloid and toxic resin. Action: Fruit is Cooling…
சீத்தா
(ராம் சீத்தா) Annona reticulata (N. O. Annonaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Fruits and bark Constituents: Seeds and bark contain tannic acid. Action : Fruit is cooling. Antidysenteric, Astringent and Anthelmintic.…
சவுக்கு
Casuarina equisetifolia (N. O. Casuarinaceae) Habit: Shrub or small tree Parts used: Bark Constituents: Casuarine Action: Astringent, Tonic and Anti-dysenteric. Uses: This is a small tree. The bark is bitter,…
சாதிக்காய்
(காட்டு சாதிக்காய்) Myristica laurifolia (N. O. Myristicaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Fruit Action: Local Stimulant. Uses: This elminates the gastric problems. சாதிக்காயின் குணங்களே காட்டு சாதிக்காய்க்கும் உண்டு-மேலும் இது வாயுத் தொல்லைகளைப் போக்கும்.
சாபரா
(ஜாபரா விதை, சாப்பிரா விதை, குரரு மஞ்சள்) Bixa orellana (N. O. Bixaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Seeds, seed-pulp and root-bark. Constituents: Seeds contain a yellow colouring matter Bixin'. Action : Pulp…
ஏழிலைப் பாலை
(சப்தாபரணம், சப்தபரணி) Alstonia scholaris (N. О. Аросупасеве) Habit: Shrub Parts used: Leaves and bark Constituents: It Contain Ditamine, Echetenine and Echido venidine Action: Bark is Acrid, Bitter, Alterative, Febrifuge. Laxative,…
சாம்பிராணி
சாம்பிராணி (பெண்குமைஞ்சான், மலாக்காச் சாம்பிராணி Styrax benzoin (N. O. Styraceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Gum flowing from the incised stem-bark Constituents: Benzoin contains three resins, benzoic acid. cinnamic acid, vanillin…
ஒதிய மரம்
Odina wodier (N. O. Anacardiaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Leaves and bark Constituents: Bark contains tannin and ash contains consider-able quantity of potassium carbonate. Action: Astringent, Tonic, and Disinfectant.…
