குவளை
(கழுநீர், உற்பலம்) Ponsederia vaginalis Habit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant. Action: Refrigerant. Aromatic. Anti-hiliour. Alterative, and Uses: The tuber of the plant is an ideal medicine for venereal diseases. This…
கூத்தக்குதம்பை
(மூக்குத்திப் பூண்டு, வராகன் பூண்டு) Lantana indica (N. O. Verbenacase) Habit: Shurb Parts used: Whole plant Action: Stimulant, Stomachic, Anti-rheumatic, Deob-struent and Cholagogne. Uses: This plant is used in the treatment…
கொச்சிலித்திப்புல்
Iris foetidissima (N. O. Iridaceae) Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant Constituents: An essential oil and a bitter glucoside Action: Anti-syphilitic, Antiscorbutic and Rubefacient. Uses: This cures skin ailments…
கொத்தான்
(ஆகாயவள்ளி) Cassytha filiformis (N. O. Lauraceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant. Action: Alterative, Tonic, Cooling. Antilithic, Antidy-senteric and Anti-syphilitic. Uses: This reduces the body heat and acts as refrige-rant.…
கொத்தமல்லி
(தனியா, உருளரிசி) Coriandrum sativum (N. O. Umbelliferae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant Constituents: Plant contains Albuminoids and soluble carbo-hydrates. Fruits yield a volatile essential oil, fixed oil which contains…
கொய்யா
Psidium gujava (N. O. Myrtaceae) Habit: Shrub or small tree Parts used: Whole plans Constituents: Bark contains tannin, resin and crystals of cal-cium oxalate. Leaves contain a volatile oil. Root,…
கொல்லைப்பல்லி
(பல்லிப் பூண்டு) Buchanania asiatica (N. O. Anacardiaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant Action : Anti-rheumatic: Anti-billous and Antidote. Uses: It is used as an antidote for snake bites. It…
கோகிலா
Lavunga scandens Habit : Herb Parts used: Whole plant Constituents: An aromatic oil. Action: Refrigerant, Stimulant and Aromatic. Uses: A type of aromatic oil is extracted from this plant and…
கோடகசாலை
(சதைக்கரண்டி, கோடாசூரி, முடிமேலழகி,மாரம்) Rungia repens (N. O. Acanthaceae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant Action: Diuretic, Vermifuge, Febrifuge, Cooling. Alexi pharmic and Vulnerary. Uses: This is a febrifuge and used…
கோடைப் புல்
(செவ்வரகு புல்) Chloris barbata (N. O. Gramineae) Habit: Herb Parts used: Whole plant Action: Anti-rheumatic and Febrifuge. Uses: Plant is used in treating rheumatism and colds. இதில் நார்ச்சத்தும், மாவுச்சத்தும் அதிகமாக…
