Description : A perennial herbaceous climber, manjishta grows to a height of 1.5 meters. The woody based stem is long, rough and grooved. Its evergreen leaves are in whorls of four, about 5 to 10 cm in length. They are long, variable, cordate, rough above and smooth beneath.The flowers are small, about 0.3 to 2.5 […]
Description: Seeds are used for skin ailments and are valued as antiseptic, astringent, bitter, blood purifier, febrifuge, pungent and tonic. They are useful in bronchitis and whooping cough. The fruit and seed are also useful in piles, urinary discharges, and diseases of the brain, eye and head. They also are useful for chest complaints, chronic […]
Description: The bitter principles present in the herb show alterative, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antiperiodic, antipyretic, antiulcer, blood purifier, diuretic, febrifuge, hepatoprotective, immunostimulant, stomachic, tonic and vermifuge properties. This herb relaxes the intestinal and uterine muscles. It is proved effective in prevention of fibrosis and in stimulating regeneration in hepatic tissues. Its strength as a febrifuge […]
Description : Vijaysaar is a big tree whose bark is very useful for diabetes. The bark of the tree is made into a wooden glass and the glass is used as remedy to cure diabetes Some water is kept in the wooden glass overnight and is consumed early morning by diabetes patients. The color of […]
Description : Tragacanth gum comes from a thorny shrub which is native to western Asia, Iraq, Iran and the Middle East. It is a tree gum like myrrh, frankincense and balm of Gilead, and can be used, along with the stems of the plant as incense. It comes from a number of Astragalus species, but […]
Description : Glycyrrhiza glabra is known to send out long roots that tend to be closer to the surface relative to the other roots of the plant. These roots can grow in upwards of 6 feet in length and are capable of growing additional plants off of them. This allows for the plant to spread […]
Description : The plant meet within almost throughout all parts. It is found from the upper Gangetic plain eastwards to Assam and throughout central, western and southern India. The Moluccas and Sri Lanka are the other places of its distribution It is employed in nutritional disorders, syphilis, chronic rheumatism, gravel and other urinary diseases and […]
Description: The root is acrid, anesthetic, antiinflammatory, aphrodisiac, astringent, cordial, depurative, hemiplegia, nerve tonic, sedative, sialagogue and stimulant and regarded as a tonic to the nervous system. It is given in paralysis, hemiplegia, epilepsy, chorea and is also given to help ease neuralgia and rheumatism. Its effectiveness has been linked to powerful stimulant properties that […]
Description : Vitex negundo is the richest source of stable Vitamin C. This richness in Vitamin C makes the Nirgundi one of the best anti-inflammatory and anti-biotic (not by killing the cells…but by increasing the immunity of the body). Nirgundi is a drug of choice for problems where inflammation ha occurred like- pharyngitis, tonsillitis, endometrosis […]
Description : Curculigo orchioides grows as forest herb. Since generations, it is in use as folk medicine. In ayurveda, root is heating, aphrodisiac, fatigue, alternative, fattening and useful in treatment of piles, appetizer, blood related disorders etc. according to unani system of medicine, root is carminative, tonic, aphrodisiac, antipyretic and useful in bronchitis, ophthalmia, indigestion, […]