Scientific Name Holarrhena  pubescens(Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex DC. syn. Holarrhena antidysenterica    (Linn.) Wall. Family Apocynaceae   Used Part:    Seeds  …

Panax, the generic name, is derived from the Greek Panakos (a panacea), in reference to the miraculous virtue ascribed to it by the Chinese, who consider it a sovereign remedy in almost all diseases…

Scientific Name  Aegle marmelos (L.)Corr (A. marmelos (Linn.) Correa ex Roxb.) Family  Rutaceae Used Part     Fruit pieces Distribution Area   A tree, growing…

Scientific Name Coriandurm sativum Linn Family Apiaceae  Used Part Fruits Distribution Area It is extensively grown in India and Nepal. Common Uses The fruits including seeds are stimulant,…

Ale vera juices are commonly made from grounded leaves dissolved in water. They are packed and sold as health tonic. However three of the species including Aloe vera are not safe to drink and even…

It is strange analogy that since times immemorial Kattha was used along with Piper betle leaves by dance artists and visitors to the brothels, and rulers before indulgence. Were they knowing that…

  Scientific Name  Cassia fistula  Linn Family  Caesalpiniaceae     Used Part     Fruit –a part   Distribution Area   The tree occurring in…

Herbs and human health can never be separated. Medicinal plants are now in a "come back" phase with the last two decades seeing people shifting their focus back to the forgotten traditional natural…

Man is going away from nature and many of the present day diseases are life style diseases. its is important to know more about the plants of our surroundings to which man as an evolved animal (sorry…

  Zinziber officinale Rose or  Ginger  used in large number of Ayurvedic formulations is good for digestive power. Family     Zinziberaceae Used Part   …