Description : Desmodium is a coarse herb, growing up to 1.5 m tall, somewhat woody near base.Leaves are simple, which is uncommon for a Desmodium species.Pea-flower shaped flowers are borne in racemes at the end of branches, or in leaf axils. Racemes are generally very long. Flowers are variable in colour, probably vary from one […]
Description : Goolar is an attractive fig tree witha crooked trumk and a spreading crown. Unlike the banyan, it has no aerial roots. The most distinctive aspect of this tree is the red, furry figs in short clusters, which grow directly out of the trunk of the tree. Those looking for the flower of goolar […]
Description : A large deciduous thorny shrub grows up to 5 meters of height. Leaves simple, obovate, wrinkled, shiny and pubescent. Flowers white, fragrant, solitary, seen on at the end of short branches. Fruits globose, smooth berries with longitudinal ribs; yellow when ripe. Seeds many, compressed, embedded in the dark fetid pulp. Details : Botanical Name […]
Description : The Colocynth collected from the Maritime Plain between the mountains of Palestine and the Mediterranean, is mainly shipped from Jaffa and known as Turkish Colocynth. This is the best variety. It is an annual plant resembling the common watermelon. The stems are herbaceous and beset with rough hairs; the leaves stand alternately on […]
Description : Brhati occurs throughout India, often in waste places, on roadsides and in open scrublands. It is a prickly, much branched shrub, usually spreading or diffused, It grows upto 1-5 metres in height. The young branches are densely covered with minute star – shaped hairs . The prickles are yellow, shining, about 1-5 cm […]
Description : Mango seeds; Mangifera indica possess astringent property which makes them very useful in excessive urination, diarrhea, diabetes, gynecological problems especially excessive bleeding during menstrual cycle. Mangoseeds and all other conditions involving too much production and excretion of fluids from the body. It also supports the heart muscles to work out in a better way […]
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Description : Elephant Creeper is a vigorous vine native to India, introduced world-wide. It has large, leathery heart-shaped leaves, which are white on the underside due to hairs. It is called elephant creeper because of the large leaves which look like elephant ears. Leaf blades are 15-25 cm long, and 13-20 cm wide, heart-shaped.The flowers […]
Description : Patola Patra Trichosanthes dioica or pointed gourd is recommended in liver disorders. It nourishes the liver and corrects all its functions. Working of the digestive system and the skin health are directly related with the working of liver. So Patola Patra also benefits in these conditions also. Patola Patra is a soft laxative […]
Description : Broken Bones Tree is a native tree often grown as an ornamental for its strange appearance. The long, podded fruits hang down from bear branches, looking like dangling sickles or swords in the night. Additionally, after the large leaf stalks wither, they fall off the tree and collect near the base of the […]
Description : Wild Indigo grows as common wasteland weed. In many parts it is under cultivation as green manure crop. Its is a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods. This plant contains a mild toxin called tephrosin which chemically stuns fish but does not […]