Eclipta grows abundantly in the tropics and is used with much success in Ayurvedic medicine. In India the juice of the leaves is used in the treatment of liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and infective…

The U.S. spends more per capita on health care for its citizens than any other nation and, its proponents note, the quality is higher, but where area where spending has not helped is the life…

Ipomea mauritiana Jacq.? Family Convolvulaceae Tuber ( Tuberous root) Throughout India, in deciduous and evergreen forests and coastal tracts. An extensive perennial climber with tuberous roots,…

Paris polyphylla Smith. Rhizome Distribution Area It is found throughout Nepal from 1800 to 3000 m, and also in temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 1,500-3,000m. from Simla to Bhutan, and…

At isn't just people that have gotten fatter as society has converged on the Utopian ideal of enough food for everyone at low cost.   Over 20 percent of horses are overweight or obese too.…

Lilium polyphyllum D. Don Family Liliaceae Used Part Tuberous roots. Western temperate Himalayas upto 3,600 m. Common Uses . The bulbs are sweet, bitter, refrigerant, galactagogue, expectorant…

Inflorescence of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. belonging to family Asteraceae has medicinal properties. Distribution Area An aromatic herb, found abundantly in damp situations in the plains all…

A U.K. study showed that wetter, cooler summers have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink. Newcastle researchers found that milk collected during a cooler summer and the following winter had…

Persea odorantissima (Nees) Kostem. ( =syn Machilus odorantissima (Nees) Kostem.) Lauraceae Bark Throughout the outer Himalayas and Khashi hills up to an altitude of 2.100 m., chiefly in moist…

Cissampelos pareira Linn. var.hirsuta (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Forman syn. C.hirsuta Buch.-Ham. ex DC.; C. pareira Linn. var. ß; C. pareira Hook. f. & Thoms. Menispermaceae Leaves, twigs…