Description : It is found in India, Burma, and Sri Lanka, often planted in the vicinity of Shiva temples. It grows wild all over the sub-Himalayan forests, central India and its west coast and in dry hilly places ascending to 4,000 ft. high. It is a medium to large sized deciduous, glabrous and armed tree […]
Description : Wild Guava is a medium sized deciduous tree, up to 20 m tall, the leaves of which turn red in the cold season. It is the Kumbhi of Sanskrit writers, and appear to have been so named on account of the hollow on the top of the fruit giving it somewhat the appearance […]
Description: Sharpunkha also known as Tephrosia purpurea or Wild indigo/ fish poison is the drug of choice for all liver and spleen disorders. As spleen plays an important in maintenance of the RBCs; so Sharpunkha is very useful in maintaining normal hemoglobin level and functioning of blood. By improving the liver functions; Sharpunkha corrects the […]
Description: It is found above the height of 4000 feet and is generally found in damp region. It is annual small tree that has a height of 25 to 40 feet. Bark is off brown in color. Leaves are 2 to 4 inch long, broad, leaflets are 5 inch long and 3 to 4 inch […]
Description : This herb is with seven whorls in its stem with a dark yellow colored bark- it gives the name Saptarangi- Saptachakra means seven whorls- to this. Saptachakra, Casearia essculanta is a drug of choice for diabetes. It works on the root cause of the diabetes and gives relief to the condition of diabetes […]
Description : Spikenard is a flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. The plant grows to about 1 m in height and has pink, bell-shaped flowers. It is found in the altitude of about 3000–5000 meters. Spikenard rhizomes (underground stems) can be crushed and distilled into […]
Description : A perennial and woody undershrub grows up to 1.5 meters in height. Leaves simple, sinuate-toothed, upper ones small, lower ones are large, flowers are numerous, in axillary recemes with male flowers above and female below. Fruits capsule, 12 mm long, obovoid, seeds ellipsoid and smooth. […]
Description : An erect, annual herb grows up to 50 cm height. Leaves variously lobed, entire, leaves in lower part are petiolate, and upper sessile; flowers white small and found in recemes. Fruits obovate pods, about 5 mm long, with two seeds per pods. […]
Description: Found throughout tropical Asia, Africa, Australia and America. An abundant weed in dry places and wastelands, from the seashore to 2,100 m high. It is an annual or perennial herb. Stem erect, 0.5-2.0m in high, base woody, angular or ribbed, simple or branched, often tinged with pink colour; nodes bulged. Leaves opposite, petiolate, […]
Loss of elasticity and moisture in the skin leads to wrinkles. Mainly seen with old age, it leads to sagging skin.. The loss of elasticity and moisture in the skin leads to wrinkles. Mainly seen with old age, it leads to sagging skin. Wrinkles usually appear when the collagen and elastin present in the connective […]