MEDICINAL
PLANTS
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| Common Name | Botanical Name |
Part Used |
Active Ingredient |
Action |
| AMLA | EMBLICA OFFICINACIS |
FRUIT | FERIGERANT, DIURETIC, LAXATIVE, CARMINATIVE, STOMACHIC, ASTRINGENT | |
| ASHWAGANDHA | WITHANIA SOMNIFERA (PHYSALIS FLEXOUOSA) |
ROOT | SOMINIFERIN | TONIC, ALTERATIVE, ASTRINGENT, APHRONERVINE SEDATIVE |
| BERBERIS | BERBERIS ARISTATA D.C. |
ROOT | BERBERINE | TONIC,
STOMACHE, ASTRINGENT, ANTIPERIODIC DIAPHORETIC, ANTI-PYRETIC, ALTERNATIVE ANTIBACTERIAL |
| EUCALYPTUS | EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS |
DRIED LEAVES |
VOLATILE OIL | CARMINATIVE, FEBRIFUGE, STIMULANT, EXPECTORANT DIAPHORATIC, ANTISEPTIC |
| GOTUKOLA INDIAN PENNYWORT |
HYDROCOTYLE ASIATICA CENTELLA ASIATICA |
LEAVES | VALLARIN ASIATICOSIDE |
ALTERATIVE,
TONIC, DIURETIC, LOCAL STIMULANT, EXPECTORANT OF THE CUTANEOUS SYSTEM AND BITTER SUBSTITUTE |
| GYMNEMA | GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE |
LEAVES | GYMNEMIC ACID | ASTRINGENT,
STOMACHIC TONIC AND REFRIGERANT |
| LEMON GRASS | ANDROPOGON CITRATUS D.C |
HERB | LEMON GRASS OIL CITRAL | STIMULANT, DIAPHONRETIC, ANTISPASMODIC, OIL IS CARMINATIVE AND TONIC |
| LOBELIA | LOBELIA NICOTIANAE FOLIA |
LEAVES | LOBELINE | ANTISEPTIC,
IN ASTHMA AND SCORPION BITE |
| MANGO | MANGIFERA INDIRATUS D.C |
LEAVES | MANGIFERINE | |
| NEEM | MELIA AZADIRACHTA |
LEAVES | MARGOSINE | DISCUTIENT, ANTHELMINTIC |
| PAPAYA LEAVES |
CARICA PAPAYA | LEAVES | CARPAINE | CARDIAC TONIC IN PLACE OF DIGITALIS |
| PASSIFLORA | PASSIFLORA FOETIDA |
LEAVES | HYDROCYNIC ACID |
LEAVES ARE APPLIED ON THE HEAD IN GIDDINESS AND HEADACHE |
| SARASAPARILLA | HEMIDESMUS INDICUS R.B |
ROOT | COUMARIN, HEMIOESMINE SMILASPERIC ACID |
VALUABLE
ALTERNATIVE TONIC, DEMULCENT DIAPHORETIC, DIURETIC |
| SENNA | CASSIA -LANCEOLATA -ANGUSTIFOLIA -ELONGATA |
LEAVES / PODS | SENNOSIDE | LAXATIVE |
| TURMERIC | CURCUMA LONGA |
TUBERS/ RHIZOME |
CURCUMIN | AROMATIC
STIMULANT TONIC, CARMINATIVE, ANTHELMINTIC |
| VALERIAN | VALERIANA WALLICHII D.C |
ROOT | VOLATILE
OIL CONTAINING ESTERS OF VALERIANIC ACID |
STIMULANT, ANTISPASMODIC |
| WINTERGREEN | GAULTHELIA FRAGRAN TISSIMA |
LEAVES | VOLATILE
OIL OLEUM GAULTHERIN |
AROMATIC, STIMULANT, CARMINATIVE, ANTISEPTIC |
| YELLOW DOCK | RUMEX CRISPUS | ROOT | RUMACIN
AND LAPATHIN, EMODIN CHRYSOPHANIC ACID |
ASTRINGENT
AND SEDATIVE LIKE RHUBARB, SARASAPARILLA |