சீரகம்
(கருஞ்சீரகம்) Nigella sativa (N. O. Ranunculaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Dried fruit and seeds Constituents: Seeds contain a yellowish volatile oil, an essential oil, a fixed oil, melanthine resembling helleborin,…
சீரகம்
(சீமை பெருஞ்சீரகம், கேக்கு விதை) Carum carvi (N. O. Umbelliferae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Dried fruit and seeds Constituents: It Contains an essential oil and volatile oil. Volatile oil contains a…
சுண்டைக்காய்
(அமரக்காய்) Solanum verbascifolium (N. O. Solanaceae) Habit: Herb or small tree. Parts used : Fresh and dried fruit, root. Constituents: Alkaloid, Sonanine, Saponin. Action: Expectorant, Stomachic, Germicide. Anti-cancer. and Anti-rheumatic.…
கடுக்காய்
Terminalia chebula (N. O. Combretaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Dried fruits, Immature fruits, mature fruits myrobalans and galls. Constituents: Myrobalans contain astringent principles and a large amount of gallic acid…
