juniperus communis (juniper)
Botanical Name: juniperus communis
Sanskrit Name: Hapusha
Indian Name: hauber,
English Name: juniper, common juniper, Juniper Berry
Family Name: Cupressaceae
Parts used: berries
Medicinal uses of juniper:
Juniper gains market and respect day by day due to its reliving powers in different types of diseases, including rheumatism, stomachaches, flatulence, chest pains, coughs and colds, tumors, and uterine disorders.
Juniper possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, antispasmodic, antidotes and antivirus diuretic properties. It also has certain chemicals such as tannins and flavonoids.
Juniper has long been recommended by the physicians for stomachaches, heartburn, coughs, colds, and flu, hay fevers, tuberculosis, venereal diseases, kidney problems, ulcers, wounds, arthritis, muscle aches, and as a blood tonic.
The plant’s berries are believed as an appetite stimulant, and highly prescribed for rheumatism, ear-infections, hay fever, bronchitis, gout, cystitis, and certain types of cancer.
The oil made of Juniper is also applied for gonorrhea, eczema, and chapped skin, arthritis, and aching joints.
Inula helenium (Horseheal)
Botanical Name: Inula helenium
Sanskrit Name:
Indian Name: Pushkaramula
English Name: Horseheal, Elecampane, Elfdock, Elfwort, scabwort
Family Name: Asteraceae
Parts used: Flowers, oil
Medicinal Uses of Inula helenium:
Inula Helenium has long been used by the Asians and Europeans as a medicinal plant, today it is almost used by all people worldwide.
Ayurveda also prescribes Inula Helenium for many ailments, including lung diseases, analgesic, bronchitis, and certain skin conditions.
European Natural therapeutics used Inula Helenium for respiratory disorders, including lung infections such as pneumonia, whooping cough, asthma, and bronchitis.
Inula Helenium has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, sedative, immune modulating activities and alantrolactone (a compound found in its essential oil) which is helpful in treating whipworm, hookworm, roundworm and threadworm infections.
During clinical trials, Inula Helenium indicated good results in relieving coughs, indigestion, stomach aches, diarrhea, cancerous tumors, diabetes, hay fever, asthma, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, pleurisy, inflammations, neuralgia, and sciatica pain.
Ilez praguariensis (Mate)
Botanical Name: Ilez praguariensis
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English Name: Paraguay herb, Mate, Paraguay tea, South American holly, St. Bartholomew’s tea, Jesuit’s tea, Brazil tea
Family Name: Aquifoliaceae
Parts used: Leaves
Medicinal uses of Ilez praguariensis:
Mate or South American national tea or Ilez Praguariensis has many curative properties. The plant’s leaves are widely used as an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, a powerful stimulant, laxative, and diuretic agent. It also has about fifteen amino acids and certain vitamins that can help a human being achieve good health.
It is believed useful for treating rheumatism, gout, fatigue, nervous depression, headache and both internal and external inflammations. Ilez Praguariensis enhances memory, increases energy and stimulates nervous system.
Laminaria digitata (Kelp)
Botanical Name: Laminaria digitata
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English Name: Kelp, Oarweed, Tangleweed
Family Name: Laminariaceae
Parts used: Blade
Medicinal uses of Laminaria digitata (Kelp):
Laminaria digitata has long been used as vegetable, most especially in Chinese and Koreans dishes, and as a folk remedy for lowering high blood pressure, and to treat thyroid and parathyroid diseases.
Laminaria digitata possesses potential minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, and vitamins A and B, and organic iodine and amino acid.
Laminaria digitata is known for maintaining thyroid and parathyroid gland, nervous system, weight gain, and as a good remedy in treating herpes, influenza, and HIV.
Larrea tridentate (Chaparral)
Botanical Name: Larrea tridentata
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English Name: Chaparral, Creosote Bush, Stinkweed
Family Name: Zygophyllaceae
Parts used: Leaves, Twigs
Medicinal use of Larrea tridentate (Chaparral)
Chaparral is a praised herb which is believed as an excellent remedy for treating rheumatoid arthritis. The plant’s ground leaves were rubbed on the affected parts of the body and were sometimes bathed for treating joint pains.
Chaparral‘s Twigs are chewed to relieve toothache, and heated resin is also dripped into tooth cavities to alleviate pain and a decoction made of leaves is gaggled for the same matter.
Chaparral‘s salve from the leaves has an effective antiseptic, acts as a healer for wounds, sores, and bruises.
Chaparral’s Tea brewed from the leaves and stems is prescribed for stomach and intestinal disorders, bronchitis, colds and flu, cramps and diarrhea, tuberculosis, kidney and urinary tract problems, venereal disease, and certain skin conditions, cancer, liver disorders including jaundice.
Chaparral‘s Properties and constituents include; antioxidants, anti inflammatory, anticancer, lignins, etc.
Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
Sanskrit Name: Lavender
Indian Name: Lavender
English Name: English lavender, common lavender
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Flowers, essential oils
Medicinal uses of Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)
Lavender has many uses as a medicinal plant; it is commonly used in cosmetics preparations, aromatherapy, toiletries and teas.
Lavender essential oil is very beneficial for skin problems. Lavender soothes digestive system, relieves anxiety, tension and stress when massaged or bathed and it is good in healing wounds, cuts, bites and stings.
Lavender possesses antibacterial, antiseptic, and aphrodisiac properties; the essential oil or regular intake if of Lavender tea, can be useful for acne, coughs and colds, respiratory infections, rheumatoid arthritis, flatulence, and acts as a tonic due its soothing ability.
Lavender essential oils can make a beautiful night when bathed by a tired or stressed person; simply blend lavender and mint into running water, close the bath-room doors and windows and bath for some minutes.
A mixture of lavender, Sage, Eucalyptus and Mint, acts as an aphrodisiac, most especially if a man is not constipated.
Drinking lavender tea or blending essential oil in massage oil and then used as liniments can do miracles in treatment of insomnia, indigestion, nervous problems, migraines, skin disorders and fungal infections.
Lawsonia inermis (Henna)
Botanical Name: Lawsonia inermis
Family Name: Lythraceae
Common Name: Henna, Mehandi
Part Used: Roots, Leaves, Flowers/oil, Seeds
Medicinal uses of Lawsonia inermis (Henna)
Lawsonia Inermis’s roots have been used in treating leprosy, skin diseases, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea and premature graying of hair.
Lawsonia Inermis’s Leaves are considered bitter, astringent, acrid, refrigerant, diuretic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, constipating, febrifuge and liver tonic: they are used for healing wounds, ulcers, burning sensations, inflammations, scabies, leprosy, leucoderma, boils, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, fever, ophthalmia, haemorrhages, splenopathy, bronchitis and dysentery.
Lawsonia Inermis’s Flowers are cardiotonic, refrigerant, febrifuge, act as a general tonic, and they are useful in cephalagia, insomnia, fever and burning sensation.
Ligustrum vulgare (Common Privet)
Botanical Name: Ligustrum vulgare, Ligustrum Lucidum
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English Name: Common Privet, European Privet, Privet Prim, Privy, Glossy privet
Family Name: Oleaceae
Parts used: Leaves, Berries, Bark
Medicinal Uses of Ligustrum vulgare (Common Privet):
Common privet possesses astringent, diuretic, antiseptic, anti-cholestrolemia, and anti-cancer activities.
A decoction made of Common Privet leaves is administered for diarrhea, stomach ulcers, bladder problems, indigestion, and as an appetite stimulant.
The leaves and bark of Common Privet are used to treat tumors, headaches, dizziness, coughs, bronchitis and expel phlegm.
Common privet leaves are also considered beneficial for sore eyes and throat, swellings, ulcers, burns, chapped lips, mumps, throat cancer, and they are gargled as a mouthwash.
The seeds of Common Privet are mainly used for kidney and liver disorders, to increase energy, prevent premature aging, gray hair, menopause symptoms, eye problems, including cataracts, and glaucoma, recommended for rheumatoid arthritis, backache, tinnitus, heart palpitations, and insomnia.
Common Privet contains immune modulating activities; the act effectively as a preventive and or a curative against some infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B. and STDs.
Common Privet has special powers that treat early cataracts, high blood pressure, Pneumocist Carinii Pneumonia and many respiratory complaints.
Linum usitatissimum (Flax Seeds)
Botanical Name: Linum usitatissimum
Sanskrit Name: Uma, Atsi
Indian Name: Alasi Tisi
English Name: Flax common flax, flaxseed, linseed, lint bells
Family Name: Linaceae
Parts used: Seeds, Oil
Medicinal uses of Linum usitatissimum (Flax Seeds)
Linum usitatissimum, seeds are the important part of the plant; they are used to prepare oils, to bake cakes, breads, and for medicinal preparations.
Flax seeds are beneficial for digestive and respiratory systems; they possesse anticancer, anti-cholesterolemia, purgative, carminative activities, and alpha-linolenic acid constituent.
Flax seeds or oil made of flax seeds is highly recommended for stomach disorders, kidney diseases, pneumonia, inflammation, diverticulitis, emphysema, gastric disorders, chronic cystitis, menstrual problems, atherosclerosis, and certain skin conditions.
Flax seeds are also helpful in treatment of endometriosis, fibroids, colon cancer, breast and prostate cancer, coughs, sore throat, constipation, urinary tract infections, sinus, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, lung fibrosis, and eye problems.
A poultice made of flax seeds is applied to swellings, burns, boils, rheumatic and arthritis conditions, and other skin eruptions.
Lobelia Inflata (Puke-weed)
Latin Name: Lobelia Inflata
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English Name: Lobelia, Puke-weed, Gagwort, Indian tobacco, Vomit-wort, Bladder-pod
Family Name: Campunaceae
Parts used: Leaves, Stem, Flowering Tops
Medicinal Uses of Lobelia Inflata (Puke-weed)
Lobelia inflata is mainly used as an-emetic, expectorant, and for its alkaloid and lobeline compounds that seem to be helpful in stimulating nervous system. Lobelia inflata also has a good effect in treating respiratory diseases, relieving asthma, bronchitis, sore throat, cough, and body aches.
I Lobelia inflata’s poultice is used for skin diseases, paralysis, and as a muscle soothing agent.
The root and other parts of Lobelia inflata are also used for ulcers, diphtheria, epilepsy, dysentery, fevers, and as an antidote, and antispasmodic agent.
Lycopodium clavatum (Clubmoss)
Botanical Name: Lycopodium clavatum
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English Name: Clubmoss, Ground Pine, Stag’s Horn Pine, Wolf’s Claw Moss
Family Name: Lycopodiaceae
Parts used: Whole Plant, spores
Medicinal Uses of Lycopodium clavatum (Clubmoss)
Clubmoss has been used as a medicinal plant for some millenniums. Clubmoss was primarily considered a helpful herb for treating Kidney, and bladder problems, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and many skin disorders and as an antibacterial, sedative, and diuretic agent.
Today, Lycopodium Clavatum famous as Clubmoss; is widely used to treat headache, fevers, nose bleeding, edema, scurvy, rheumatism, spasm, cystitis, stomach complaints, diarrhea, kidney stones, and urinary disorders.
Lycopodium Clavatum contains an enzyme that’s found useful for mental problems; it increases memory, as well as wisdom, cures Alzheimer’s disease and can be used as purgative, laxative and an –aphrodisiac.
Matricaria recutita (Chamomile)
Botanical Name: Matricaria recutita
Sanskrit Name:
Indian Name: Rubana, Ke Phool
English Name: Chamomile, German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile, wild chamomile
Family Name: Asterraceae
Parts used: Dried flower heads, oil
Medicinal usesof Matricaria recutita (Chamomile)
Chamomile is one of the most famous herbs sold in many forms, including teas, essential oils, and it is a very popular ingredient in health and beauty products. Both chamomile species; German or Hungarian chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and Roman or English chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), contains medicinal values and have long been used worldwide.
The tea made of Chamomile is much known for its digestive calming effects, nerve tonic, tensed muscle relaxant, and a soothing agent for various irritations.
Chamomile is also recommended remedy for fever and chills that accompany malaria. Chamomile relieves headaches and disorders of the bladder, liver, and kidneys.
Chamomile is widely used as a diuretic, and a cure for colic and stomachaches, a combating herb for gallstones and kidney stones.
American Electric Physicians highly prescribed Chamomile for digestive and skin problems especially for infants.
Today, Chamomile is still accepted as a reliever for colic, bloating, flatulence, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal spasms, and heartburn, insomnia, menstrual cramps, and mouth gums, mucous membranes caused by chemotherapy and radiation treatments, skin inflammations, including the dreaded skin diseases such as eczema.
Properties and constituents include antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antifungal, antiseptic, flavonoids, alpha-bisabolol, chamazulene, etc.
Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa)
Botanical Name: Medicago Sativa
Sanskrit Name: Ashbavala
Indian Name: Lahsun ghasi
English Name: Alfalfa
Family Name: Fabaceae
Parts used: Roots, Leaves, Seeds and Sprouts
Medicinal uses of Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa)
Medicago Sativa is a valuable source of vitamins A, B, D, E and G and also vitamin C and K.
Medicago Sativa has rich balanced calcium, chlorine, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium, potassium and silicon. Some natives have long been eating leaves raw or cooked as vegetable, and others ate sprouts as salads.
In traditional Chinese medicine, therapeutics use the leaves of Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) to treat digestive and kidney disorders.
Until today, Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) seeds are recommended for the treatment of diabetes, bladder diseases, anemia, and as an-appetite stimulant, anti-hemorrhagic, an-estrogen replacement, premenstrual syndrome alleviator and blood-cholesterol lowering activities.
Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Trea)
Botanical Name: Melaleuca alternifolia
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English Names: Tea Trea, Ti tree
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Parts used: Leaves
Medicinal uses of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Trea)
Melaleuca Alternifolia is widely used for preparation of essential oil which is considered beneficial in treating rheumatism, athlete’s foot, dermatitis, virginal infections, chicken pox, shingles, warts, acne, dandruff, burns and sores, joint injuries and pains, HIV and as an antiseptic and antifungal agent.
Melissa oficinalis Lemon-balm
Botanical Name: Melissa oficinalis
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English Name: Lemon-balm, Blue-balm, Sweet-Mary, Honey-plant, Balm-mint, Cure-all, Dropsy-plant
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Leaves
Medicinal Uses of Melissa oficinalis (Lemon-balm)
For more than two centuries, Lemon Balm has been a medicinal plant which is trusted by many nationalities, including Greeks, Americans, Arabians and Asians.
Lemon-balm inhibits protein synthesis and blocks virus receptors on the host cells due to its antiviral actions.
Lemon Balm also possesses sedative, antispasmodic, antibacterial, and believed to increasing intelligence in humans and animals.
Lemon Balm was once considered as a cure for almost every disease, including indigestion, depression, nervous disorders, insomnia, and as a general health tonic.
Today, a mixture of Lemon Balm with Valerian is taken for sleeping disorders, and its tinctures, tablets, ointment, or dry leaves are prescribed for fevers, wounds, digestive discomfort, stress, ulcers, colds, flu, anxiety, and lack of appetite.
Mesua Ferrea (Indian Rose Chestnut)
Botanical Name: Mesua ferrea
Family Name: Guttiferae
Common Name: Mesua, Iron Wood Tree, Indian Rose Chestnut,
Part Used: Flowers, Seeds/Oil
Medicinal uses of Mesua Ferrea (Indian Rose Chestnut)
Mesua Ferrea flowers are acrid, anodyne, digestive, constipating, and stomachic. They are used in treating asthma, leprosy, cough, fever, vomiting and impotency.
The seed oil of Indian Rose Chestnut pacifies vata, and also good for skin diseases and rheumatism.
Dried flowers of Indian Rose Chestnut are used for bleeding hemorrhoids and dysentery with mucus, applied externally for itchiness, taken internally for nausea, erysipelas, bleeding piles, metrorrhagea, menorrhagea, excessive thirst, and sweating.
Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
Botanical Name: Mentha x piperita
Sanskrit Name: Pudina
Indian or Chinese Name:
English or Common Names: Peppermint, Brandy mint, Mint, Lamb mint
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Whole plant, oil
Medicinal uses of Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
Therapeutically Peppermint tea, tinctures, and oil are used for heart-burns, indigestion, colic, flatulence, coughs and flu, nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, gall-bladder and bile ducts, herpes, and certain skin infections, including acne and pigmentation.
Peppermint possesses muscle soothing and fatigue relieving agents, most especially if one blends it into massage oil and or running water for bathing. Peppermint stimulates sexual organs when mixed professionally with other oils.
Peppermint possesses antibacterial, antifungal, antispasmodic, and antiviral immunostimulant, decongestant and expectorant properties. Regular intake of peppermint promotes immunity and digestive system, relieves many symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
Silybum marianum (Milk thistle)
Latin Name: Silybum marianum
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English Name: St. Mary’s thistle, Milk thistle, Marian thistle
Family Name: Astraceae
Parts used: Fruits
Medicinal uses of Silybum marianum (Milk thistle)
Silybum marianum is one of the herbs that are believed in treating liver infections. Milk thistle possesses anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and some important chemical such as silbinin, silymarin which are believed to be beneficial in toning liver and increase its resistance to infections.
Milk thistle is widely recommended for jaundice, hepatitis B and C., spleen and kidney disorders, cervical cancer, breast and prostate cancer.
Milk thistle is also said to decrease side-effects that are usually formed by some other medications.
During the ancient time, Milk thistle was also primarily used to increase milk in nursing mothers and as a tonic for breasts.
Mitchella repens (Partridge Berry)
Botanical Name: Mitchella repens
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English Name: Partridge Berry, Squaw vine, twin-berry, checker-berry
Family Name: Rubiaceae
Parts used: Whole plant
Medicinal uses of Mitchella repens (Partridge Berry)
Mitchella repens possesses saponins, mucilage, alkaloids, glycosides and tannins as constituents.
Mitchella repens is widely used for labor and menstrual pains and to sooth itching nipples of the nursing mothers.
Propety-wise, Mitchella repens has astringent, uterine tonic and diuretic actions. Mitchella repens stimulates female’s reproductive organs, acts as cure for kidney disorders, dysentery, and aids the process of delivery by contracting the uterus.
Mitchella repens calms nervous and digestive systems, improves eyesight if regularly used as an-eye-wash.
Usually, some women take Mitchella repens’s decoction for two months before delivery and three months after.
Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon)
Botanical Name: Momordica charantia
Family Name: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name: Bitter Melon, Bitter Gourd, Balsam Pear, Balsam Apple, Melega Saga
Part Used: Fruits, Seeds, whole plant
Medicinal uses of Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon)
According to Indian Herbal System/Ayurveda, they use Bitter Melon fruits as emetic, laxative, tonic, stomachic, stimulant and antibiosis.
The fruits and seeds of Bitter Melon are useful in gout, rheumatism, spleen and liver diseases, purify blood, and they showed good results in HIV patients.
Bitter Melon’s seeds, fruits and other parts extracts are highly prescribed for diabetes, high cholesterol, coughs and flu, cancer and certain viral infections including Hepatitis B and HIV.
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Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Botanical Name: Monarda didyma
Sanskrit Name:
Indian Name/Chinese Name: Huang qi
English Name: Bee Balm, Oswego Tea, Scarlet Bergamot, Mountain Mint
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Leaves
Medicinal Uses of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Since the ancient times, Bee Balm leaves were applied to relieve cold and head-aches, tea brewed from the leaves and flower heads was administered to bring out measles pustules, to induce sweating, break fevers, and was taken internally for heart troubles and as a mild sedative.
Other people used the Bee Balm tea to treat nose bleeding, insomnia, bronchial problems, fainting and sore eyes and as a refreshing and stimulating beverage.
Bee Balm is still highly used to treat flatulence, nausea, vomiting, to reduce muscle spasm and as a diuretic agent in treating some types of urinary tract disorders.
In modern herbal medicine, bee-balm is used as an-aromatic stimulant, an expectorant, to relieve nausea, flatulence, digestive complaints, cough, sore throat, and menstrual cramps.
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Morinda citrifolia (Noni)
Botanical Name: Morinda citrifolia
Sanskrit Name: Achhuka
Indian or Chinese Name: Indian Mulberry,
English Name: Hog Apple, Noni, Cheese fruit, Wild pine
Family Name: Rubiaceae
Parts used: Leaves, roots, bark, stem, fruit
Medicinal use Morinda citrifolia (Noni)
Noni is a famous medicinal plant of Asia, Australia, Polynesia and Japan.
Noni part are widely exported from one country to another, and extracted, made of tinctures, syrups, juice and infusions that are recommended for constipation, respiratory disorders, hypertension, menstrual cramps, chronic fatigue, wounds, sores, urethiritis, and cancer.
Noni is said to possess immuno-stimulating powers, sedatives, soothing agents, and anti-diabetic properties.
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Medicinal uses of Moringa Oleifera (Moringa)
The Moringa root bark is considered bitter, acrid, thermogenic, digestive, carminative, anthelmintic, constipating, anti-inflammatory, emmenagogue, diuretic, ophthalmic, expectorant and stimulant.
Moringa root bark is used in treating dyspepsia, anorexia, verminosis, diarrhoea, colic, flatulence, paralysis, inflammations, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, fever, strangury, vesical and renal calculi.
Moringa root bark is also used in cough, asthma, bronchitis, pectoral diseases, splenomegaly, epilepsy and cardiopathy.
Moringa root bark and the stem-bark together are used for poor circulation, to increase appetite and stimulate digestive system and also taken as a tonic. Moringa Root bark is ground and mixed with salt to form a poultice which is administered for rheumatism and muscular pains, and the bark is considered as antiscorbic.
Moringa leaves possess anti-inflammatory, anodyne, ophthalmic, anthelmintic properties and they are rich in Vitamin A, C and D. Moringa leaves are useful in scurvy, wounds, tumors, inflammations and helminthasis, they act as a general tonic for infants.
The leaf of Moringa is 7 times vitamin C of the orange, 4 times Calcium of the milk, 4 times vitamin A of the carrots, 3 times potassium of bananas and 2 times protein of the yoghurt.
Moringa seeds are used as a water-soluble extract in suspension, leading to the effective natural clarification agent for highly turbid and untreated pathogenic surface water.
Such seeds of Moringa make water drinkable as the turbidity and bacteria are reduced, and they are also used in preparation of cakes, and many other bites as a nutritive.
Moringa seed oil is beneficial for hair problems and is widely used in preparing cosmetics.
Moringa seeds are considered acrid, bitter, anodyne, anti-inflammatory, purgative, antipyretic, and ophthalmic. They are also used in treatment of neuralgia, inflammations, intermittent fevers and opthalmopathy.
Since those days, Moringa leaves and flowers were being exported from Uganda into India as salads.
According to Indian Herbal System (Ayurveda), a glassful of Morinaga leaf soup serves as much protein as one eating 100 chickens.
Moringa soup; a handful of Moringa tender leaves are boiled in a tight lid vessel along with water for minutes, then keep the vessel into cold water so that the soup cools faster, add a pinch of salt, or lime juice for it to taste better and drink.
It is said, if such soup of Moringa leaves taken every morning, the body will be protected from getting T.B, anemia, common cold, nervousness, functional sterility, leprosy, mictnutrition, etc. 5-10 grams of powdered Moringa leaves can serve much more better and easier.
Moringa as a treatment for Cholera, colitis, jaundice and diarrhea; Take 5-10 grams of powdered Moringa leaves along with warm water mixed with honey thrice a day. If possible combine it with coconut juice.
Moringa as tonic for children; prepare a cupful of moringa fresh leaf juice or 5-10 grams of powdered Moringa leaves, heat it – water bath temperature. Such glass of juice is administered in growing kids as a daily tonic.
For high acidity of the urine, myxoedema, toxaemia of pregnant women, dropsy due heart, liver, kidney disorders, hypertension, constipation, excessive thirsty due to diabetes; make a mixture of Moringa leaf powder or fresh leaves, carrot and cucumber juice, warm it to water bath temperature along with a little amount of water and drink 2-3 glasses twice a day.
Moringa contracts uterine muscles, eases child bath, prevents sluggishness, and reduces excessive blood loss and postparmatum complaints if taken by expectant mother (Pregnant women).
* For poor memory, night blindness, poor hearing, hiccups, vertigo, bleeding piles, indigestion and morning sickness; prepare the juice out of powdered Moringa fruits, add a little amount of honey and take it at bed time.
* For syncope; Squeezed juice out of fresh Moringa leaf is used as a nasal drop.
* For an-Eye allergy; a few drops out of fresh Moringa leaf juice is said to be good.
* For Rheumatism, sprains, contusions, scabies; Moringa leaf juice or powder is mixed with sesame oil, then heated till watery content is finished by evaporating. If such preparation is applied externally, it gives a very good effect.
Moringa root and the bark are also highly beneficial. According to Indian Herbal Medicine, it has been confirmed that armophous base has a very strong sympathomimetic on the sympathetic nerve endings of the entire human nervous system.
And so, by stimulating action, it constricts the blood vessels and elevates the blood pressure, thereby accelerating heart beat.
The main action on the heart is due to the direct stimulatory action of cardiac sympathetic nerves found in the moringa root and bark, causing a slight affection on the myocardium.
Researches also revealed that, the armophous base inhibits the tone of the involuntary muscles of the gastrointestinal tract and bronchioles.
Moringa bark is used in treating Impotence, premature ejaculation, week semen, and in women, it is used for treating scanty, anemia in young girls, bronchitis, asthma, and other respiratory conditions.
* A poultice of fresh root bark of the young tree is applied externally in treating swellings, whilst the mature root is externally used in palsy, rheumatism, enlargement of spleen, dyspepsia and insect bites, and also taken internally for intermittent fevers, paralytic affections, epilepsy and hysteria.
* For otalgia (earache); fresh juice out of the root-bark is used as an ear drop and also gargled for toothache.
To prepare Moringa soup using its powdered leaves; add 5-10 grams of leaf powder in a tight lid vessel, pour a half liter of boiling water, close the vessel for some minutes, add a pinch of salt, or lime juice for it to taste and drink. It is said, if such soup is taken every morning, the body will be protected from getting TB, anemia, common cold, nervousness, functional sterility, leprosy, and micturition.
Apart from Moringa being nutritive, it also acts as a curative agent for a number of diseases
Moringa as a treatment for Cholera, colitis, jaundice and diarrhea; take 5-10 grams of powdered Moringa leaves along with warm water mixed with honey thrice a day. If possible combine it with coconut juice.
For high acidity of the urine, myxoedema, toxaemia of pregnant women, dropsy due heart, liver and kidney disorders, hypertension, constipation, excessive thirsty due to diabetes; make a mixture of Moringa leaf powder, carrot and cucumber juice, add a little amount of clean water, warm it a bit and drink 2-3 glasses twice a day.
Moringa contracts uterine muscles, eases child birth, prevents sluggishness, and reduces excessive blood loss and postpartum complaints if taken by expectant mother (Pregnant women).
For poor memory, night blindness, poor hearing, hiccups, vertigo, bleeding piles, indigestion and morning sickness; prepare the juice
out of fresh or powdered Moringa fruits, add a little amount of honey and take it at bed time.
For syncope; squeezed juice out of fresh Moringa leaf is used as a nasal drop.
For an-eye allergy; a few drops out of fresh Moringa leaf juice is said to be good.
For rheumatism, sprains, contusions, scabies; Moringa leaf juice or powder is mixed with sesame oil, then heated
till watery content is finished by evaporating. If such preparation is applied externally, it gives relief.
Moringa as tonic for children; boil a cupful of milk or water, add 3-5 grams of powdered Moringa leaves, heat well and serve the child when it cools to room temperature. Such preparation is administered in growing kids as a daily tonic.
Moringa root and the bark are also highly beneficial. According to research, it has been confirmed that amorphous base has a very strong sympathomimetic on the sympathetic nerve endings of the entire human nervous system. And so, by stimulating action, it constricts the blood vessels, elevates blood pressure and accelerates heart beats.
The main action on the hearts which is found in the moringa root and bark is due to the direct stimulatory action of cardiac sympathetic nerves, which in turn, causes a slight affection on the myocardium.
Researches also revealed that, the armophous base inhibits the tone of the involuntary muscles of the gastrointestinal tract and bronchioles.
How to uses Moringa Stem-Bark medicinally;
In men; Moringa stem-back bark is used in the treatment of Impotence, premature ejaculation and week semen.
In women, it is used for treating scanty and anemia in young girls.
For bronchitis, asthma, and other respiratory conditions or for any disease mentioned under Moringa Stem-Bark; prepare by adding 2-5g of the powdered bark into a cup of hot water, add a teaspoonful of honey, stir and drink every day for 40 days.
How to use Moringa-Root-Bark medicinally;
Moringa-Root-Bark can be used for poor circulation, to increase appetite and stimulate digestive system and as a mild tonic.
A paste from the mature root powder is externally used in palsy, rheumatism, enlargement of spleen, dyspepsia and insect bites.
In such conditions; the root bark is ground and mixed with salt to form a poultice which is applied on an affected area. Internally;
Moringa-Root-Bark powder is taken for intermittent fevers, paralytic affections, epilepsy and hysteria. You can make a decoction in combination with Asafoetida and a little amount of Himalaya salt, and then give a half cup to a patient, once daily for 45 days.
For otalgia (earache); fresh juice or an infusion out of the root-bark is used as an ear drop.
For toothache; powdered bark decoction can be gaggled.
For local swellings; a poultice of fresh root bark of the young tree is applied externally.
Nicotian rustica (Tobacco)
Botanical Name: Nicotian rustica
Sanskrit Name:
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English Name: Aztec tobacco, native tobacco, tobacco
Family Name: Solaceae
Parts used: Leaves
Medicinal uses of Nicotian rustica (Tobacco)
Tobacco has long been used for broken bones; Tobacco leaves were crushed and mixed with butter to form a poultice which was found beneficial for treating broken bones, and insect bites.
During the ancient times, Tobacco was also taken internally as a diuretic, laxative, emetic, an expectorant and leaves were once used to treat cholera, tetanus, hiccups, croup, laryngitis, fevers and to induce vomiting.
Now days, Tobacco has become a dilemma due to its serious side-effects which in turn, result in many types of cancer. It is well known that if any one smokes Tobacco, those people around can also get affected from inhaling the smoky.
My advice: If you are a smoker, please stay away from those who do not smoke because in other countries, it is a serious crime to smoke in public. Secondly, try and be lovely and honesty to yourself and family as well.
Cigarette smoking can harm and lead to a miserable life or even death. If you don’t love yourself, your family loves you.
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Nepeta cataria (Catnip)
Botanical Name: Nepeta cataria
Sanskrit Name:
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English Name: Catmint, Catnip, Catnep, Catswort
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Leaves, flowers
Medicinal uses of Nepeta cataria (Catnip)
Catnip is another herb liked by human beings. Catnip leaves and shoots were used in preparing sauce during the ancient time.
Catnip has an effective calming, mild sedative and stimulating properties.
Teas of Catnip are dried and exported to many countries including America, England and many more.
Catnip is also used in treating fevers, colds, headaches, diarrhea and stomachaches, vomiting, chills, boils and swellings.
A decoction of catnip is sweetened with honey, taken and believed for relieving coughs and colds, easing colicky pain, gas, spasm, and restlessness; most especially in children.
A poultice of Catnip leaves is used for treating bruises, scalp irritations, sore breasts, tonsillitis, and skin lesions.
Therapeutics recommends Catnip for arthritis, rheumatism, hemorrhoids, eye inflammation, and allergies. And because of Catnip’s mild sedative effects, catnip has also been considered useful in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
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Occimum sanctum (Holly Basil)
Botanical Name: Occimum cunum,
Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum bassilicum
Sanskrit Name: Tulasi
Indian Name: Crishna Tulsi, Trittavu, Tulshi
English Name: Holly Basil
Family Name:
Parts used: Leaves, Stem and other parts
Medicinal Uses of Occimum cunum (Holly Basil)
Tulsi possesses health giving activities. Tulsi acts as an expectorant, febrifuge, anti-bacterial and a general demulcent.
Tulsi is taken internally for treating fever, headache, labor pains, nausea, vomiting, cholera, influenza, cough, cold, asthma, sinusitis, bronchitis, migraine, sore throat, stress, malaria, indigestion, hysteria and insomnia.
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Panax ginseng (Asian Ginseng)
Botanical Name: Panax ginseng
Sanskrit Name:
Indian Name: Ginseng
English Name: Asian Ginseng, Korean Ginseng
Family Name: Araliaceae
Parts used: Root
Medicinal uses of Panax ginseng (Asian Ginseng)
For over 2000 years, ginseng has been one of the most expensive herbs in china and it was sometime considered as a cure for all diseases. Ginseng contains an-adaptogen substances that strengthens and normalizes moody functions, enhance the body’s own natural defense against diseases and stress and revitalize the body as whole.
Asian Ginseng has also been used as a tonic that revitalizes and replenishes vital energy. The use of Ginseng builds resistance to infections, reduces susceptibility to illness, and shortens the time that the disease would take to recover; either from the illness or surgery, and it is said to increase intelligence.
Ginseng root is trusted for thousands of years by conventional medicine and as well as natural therapeutics from all countries worldwide, including Austria, China, France, Japan, Switzerland, America and Russia.
Ginseng has built a big respect in improving mental performance, pulmonary function, increasing stamina, combating fatigue, premature aging. Als Asian Ginseng acts as a blood sugar lowering agent, an immunostimulant and a powerful anticancer.
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Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose)
Botanical Name: Oenothera biennis
Sanskrit Name:
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English Name: German Rampion, King’s Cure-all, Evening Primrose, Tree Primrose, Sundrop
Family Name: Oenagraceae
Parts used: Seed, oil, leaves
Medicinal uses of Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose)
The use of Oenothera Biennis started from elders of some American tribes who considered it as a cure for many ailments.
During ancient times, Evening Primrose was also used for weight loss, boils, and as a stimulant, muscle tonic and for treating wounds, bruises, edema, tumors, and children’s skin diseases.
Today, Oenothera Biennis/ Evening Primrose is recommended for skin ulcers, gastrointestinal complaints, dyspepsia, kidney and liver problems, diarrhea, dysentery, rheumatoid arthritis, fatigue, eczema, obesity, multiple sclerosis, asthma, diabetes and as a blood lowering action.
Evening Primrose’s oil contains gamma-linolenic acid, unsaturated fatty acid that act as precursor in production of prostaglandins.
Studies have also proved Evening Primrose is useful in treatment of menopausal syndrome, breast cancer, high cholesterol, stomach ulcers and hyperacidity.
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Panax Quinquefolius (American Ginseng)
Botanical Name: Panax Quinquefolius
Sanskrit Name:
Indian Name: Ginseng
English Name: American Ginseng
Family Name: Araliaceae
Parts used: Root
Medicinal uses of Panax Quinquefolius (American Ginseng)
In ancient Greek, the plant was valued as a cure for all diseases, and then got recommended by the therapeutics for its cooling and calming effects.
American Ginseng is also used to strengthen the immune system and treat diabetes, cancer, indigestion, to increase energy, strength, stamina and vigor.
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papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
Botanical Name: Papaver somniferum
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English Name: Opium poppy, Oriental poppy, Opium, Poppy
Family Name: Papaveraceae
Parts used: Fruits, Seeds
Medicinal uses of Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
Papaver Somniferum is used in traditional and conventional medicine, mainly as a pain killer and a treatment of spasms.
I Opium poppy has various alkaloids, including codeine, papaverine, and morphine as the main ingredients that exert an action on sensory nerve cells of the brain, act as a pain killer and create stimulating effects that binds to endormophine receptors in the brain which in turn, relieve anxieties and induce the feeling of euphoria. But morphine has toxic substances and is highly addictive if taken in a large dose.
Papaver Somniferum is also used in treatment of menstrual cramps, nephritis, angina, diarrhea, insanity, TB, and asthma.
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Passiflora incarnate (Passion Vine)
Botanical Name: Passiflora incarnata
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English Name: Passion Vine, Passion Flower, Maypop, Apricot Vine
Family Name: Pacifloraceae
Parts used: Flowers, stems, leaves
Medicinal uses Passiflora incarnate (Passion Vine)
The leaves of Passiflora Incarnata are crushed and applied to heal wounds, bruises, sports injuries, and certain swelling conditions.
Passion Vine tea or tinctures, tablets, pills are recommend for insomnia, tension, spasm, hysteria, seizure, hyperacidity, and as a blood and nerve tonic.
Various studies indicated that Passion possesses antispasmodic, anti-anxiety, sedative, and detoxifying activities.
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Paullinia cupana (Guarana Seeds)
Botanical Name: Paullinia cupana
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English Name: Guarana Seeds, Guarana Gum, Zoom Cocoa, Brazilian Cocoa
Family Name: Sapindaceae
Parts used: seeds
Medicinal uses of Paullinia cupana (Guarana Seeds)
Seeds are the main ingredient part of Paullinia cupana which have been used for many years as a brain tonic and a general body stimulant. Seeds of Paullinia cupana contain guarine, caffeine, tannins and many other chemicals.
Paullinia cupana seeds are believed to relieve pain, hypertension, fever, headaches, improve circulation, increase sexual stamina, treat malaria, dysentery, fatigue, prevent premature aging, and purify the blood.
Paullinia Cupana has also been administered in treating flatulence, dyspepsia, diarrhea, migraine, neuralgia, arteriosclerosis, to strengthen the heart and it acts as a blood clotting prevention.
Paullinia cupana is said to increase mental alertness, energy and appetite,
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Peganum harmala (Africa Rue)
Botanical Name: Peganum harmala
Family Name: Zygophyllaceae
Common Name: Harmala, Africa Rue, Syrian Rue
Part Used: Seeds
Habitat: Native to sub tropical regions.
Medicinal uses of Peganum harmala (Africa Rue)
Peganum harmala was once used as euphoric, aphrodisiac, and as source of oil and red dye.
Today, the seeds of Africa Rue are made of a decoction which is taken for laryngitis, boldness, period pains, worms and lice, to increase breast milk flow in nursing mothers, and also said to have antitumor, antiviral, antibacterial, aphrodisiac activities, considered as an entheogen and abortifacient agents.
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Petasites hybridus (Butterbur)
Botanical Name: Petasites hybridus
Sanskrit Name:
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English Name: common butterbur, coughwort, pestilence-wort, Butterbur
Family Name: Asteraceae
Parts used: Leaves and Rhizomes
Medicinal uses of Petasites hybridus (Butterbur)
Rhizomes and leaves of butterbur are used medicinally.
Butterbur’s Infusions are taken to treat coughs, hoarseness, urinary disorders, and in treating intestinal parasites.
Elders also used the Butterbur to treat plaque fever, spasm of the digestive tract associated with colic and bile flow obstructions, and they applied a poultice from the leaves to heal wounds, swellings, rashes, swollen veins and glands, and to relieve rheumatoid pains.
Up to now, the Butterbur t is employed for treating coughs, asthma and bronchitis, and also considered as an effective remedy for gastrointestinal spasm, urinary tract infection, severe chronic headache, gastric ulcers and seasonal allergic rhinitis.
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Petroselinum crispum (Parsley)
Botanical Name: Petroselinum crispum
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English Name: Garden parsley, Parsley, rock-parsley
Family Name: Apiaceae
Parts used: Root, leaves, Seeds
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Medicinal Uses of Petroselinum crispum (Parsley)
Parsley is a rich source of Vitamins A, B, C, and has a high content of protein. It is used in Ayurvedic systems as a diuretic and for its expectorant activity.
Parsley’s volatile oil contains a large number of chemicals, including flavonoid apiin which is beneficial in treating allergy.
Parsley also has apiole compound that seem to act as an antiseptic in the urinary tract and as a stimulant for uterine muscles.
Other therapeutics recommend parsley for menstrual complaints, stomachaches, asthma, jaundice, gout, bladder and kidney diseases, for stimulating appetite and increasing milk flow in nursing mothers.
Parsley seeds and leaves are also widely used for gallstones, kidney stones, indigestion, urinary tract infections, and as well as asthma, coughs, conjunctivitis and jaundice.
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Physostigma venenosum (Calabar bean
Botanical Name: Physostigma venenosum
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English Name: Calabar bean, Doomsday Plant, Ordeal Bean, Esere Bean
Family Name: Fabaceae
Parts used: Seeds
Medicinal Uses of Physostigma venenosum (Calabar bean)
Calabar bean was found to be highly toxic, but it is still used in preparations of some medicines due to its possibility of treating neuromuscular diseases, certain eye diseases and as an-antidote to some poisons, and for its physostigmine which is largely synthesized in the laboratories and used to treat glaucoma.
Calabar bean is also used as a stimulant for intestines and as a healing agent for chronic constipation, Alzheimer’s, muscle spasm, epilepsy, tetanus and cholera.
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Pilocarpus pennatifolius (Jaborandi)
Botanical Name: Pilocarpus pennatifolius
Family Name: Rutaceae
Sanskrit Name:
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English Name: Jaborandi, Paraguay Jaborandi
Parts used: Leaves
Medicinal uses of Pilocarpus pennatifolius (Jaborandi)
Pilocarpus pennatifolius is used to induce sweating, prevent boldness, and stimulate open pores in the scalp.
Pilocarpus pennatifolius is also recommended for treating fevers, influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, diphtheria, laryngitis, epilepsy, hepatitis, convulsions, gonorrhea, intestinal and stomach disorders, kidney problems, edema and skin conditions.
Pilocarpus pennatifolius possesses alkaloid and pilocarpine chemicals that are used to treat glaucoma, chapped lips, and dry throat. Pilocarpine also said to combat the side-effects of morphine in cancer patients.
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Piper methysticum (Kava)
Botanical Name: Piper methysticum
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English or common Names: Kava, Kava Kava, ‘Awa Ava Pepper
Family Name: Peperaceae
Parts used: Rhizome
Medicinal uses of Piper methysticum (Kava)
Piper methysticum is one of the herbs that have been in the market for many centuries. Piper methysticum is considered helpful for nervous diseases such as chronic fatigue, nervous tension, chills, rheumatism, and arthritis.
Piper methysticum is also prescribed for urinary tract infections, stomach complaints, asthma, gout, headaches, bronchitis, muscle cramps, boils, syphilis and gonorrhea.
The roost of Piper methysticum is said to prevent infectious diseases. It possesses an aphrodisiac, sedatives, analgesic, diuretic and stimulant effects and also kavalactones as constituents that bind to different neuro-receptors in the brain.
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Piper longum (Pipli)
Botanical Name: Piper longum
Family Name: Piperaceae
Common Name: Long Papper, Pipli
Part Used: Seeds, Roots, Fruit, Stem
Medicinal uses of Piper longum (Pipli)
Piper Longum is most commonly used to treat stomachache, bronchitis, diseases of the spleen, cough, tumors, insomnia, epilepsy, gonorrhea, diarrhea , cholera, scarlatina, chronic malaria, hepatitis B, asthma, and also applied to sooth and relieve muscular pains, rheumatism, paralysis, inflamed skin.
Piper Longum acts as a rejuvenator, aromatic, stimulant and carminative agent, and it also dispels gas from the intestines.
The root infusion is taken immediately after birth to induce the expulsion of the placenta.
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Medicinal uses of Plumbago indica
Botanical Name: Plumbago indica
Family Name: Plumbaginaceae
Common Name: Fire Plant, Rosy-flowered Leadwort.
Part Used: Roots
Medicinal uses of Plumbago indica
Plumbago Indica root is said to increase the digestive power, promote appetite, and has long been marked as a powerful antiseptic. A liniment made from bruised root mixed with a little bland oil is used as a rubefacient in rheumatism, paralysis, leucoderma, enlarged glands and buboes and scorpion-sting.
Plumbago indica ‘s scraped root is inserted into the mouth of the womb to procure illegal abortion.
Plumbago indica’s tincture of the root is used in secondary syphilis, leprosy, dyspepsia, hemorrhage, piles, flatulence, loss of appetite and other digestive complaints.
The milky juice of the plant is used in ophthalmia, scabies and it also acts as an antiseptic.
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Plectranthus barbatus (Forskohlii)
Botanical Name: Plectranthus barbatus
Sanskrit Name: Forskohlii
Indian Name: Makandi
English Name: Forskohlii, Kaffir Potato
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Parts used: Leaves and Roots
Medicinal uses of Plectranthus barbatus (Forskohlii)
The use of Forskohlii started from India; some tribes of elders in India administered Forskohlii for heart and lung diseases, intestinal spasms, convulsions, and insomnia.
Today forskohliI, is widely used for muscle spasms, and as a blood pressure lowering activity, prescribed by the physicians for hypothyroidism, asthma, muscle cramps, angina, and urinary tract infections.
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Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)
Botanical Name: Podophyllum peltatum
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English Name: Mayapple, American mandrake, Wild lemon, Hog apple, Devi’s apple
Family Name: Berberidaceae
Parts used: Rhizome
Medicinal uses of Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)
Mayapple has long been used for its emetic, laxative, as a liver tonic and anti-cancers activities.
Mayapple’s constituent include podophyllin, etoposide and tenoposide that seem to kill cancerous tumors, and it also indicated good effect in treating lung cancer, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphomas and malignant melanoma.
The boiled roots of Mayapple are adminisered for treating ear infections, certain types of cancer, rheumatism, skin ulcers, sores, and said to increase energy. Mayapple is also used as a purgative and a cure for jaundice and other liver infections including hepatitis B.
Many therapeutics recommends Mayapple for typhoid, as well as cholera, gonorrhea, dysentery, syphilis, prostatic enlargement, carcinoma, dysmenorrheal, menorrhagia, leucorrhoea and many infectious diseases.
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Plumbago zeylanica (Leadwort)
Botanical Name: Plumbago zeylanica
Family Name: Plumbaginaceae
Common Name: Ceylon Lead Root, Leadwort, Wild Leadwort, Lautafifi
Part Used: Flowers, roots
Medicinal uses of Plumbago zeylanica (Leadwort)
The flowers of Plumbago zeylanica promote appetite, helps in treating indigestion dyspepsia, piles and skin diseases.
Plumbago zeylanica,s powdered root is taken as a snuff to relieve headache, and orally for adhesion of tissues in the body, as an abortfacient and an antidiarrhea agent.
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Plantago psyllium (Isabgul)
Botanical Name: Plantago psyllium, P. ovata
Sanskrit Name: Isaphgula
Indian Name: Isabgul
English Names: Psyllium, Indian plantain, Blond psyllium
Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Parts used: Seeds, seed husks
Medicinal uses of Plantago psyllium (Isabgul)
Plantago psyllium has stabilizing agents or “mucilage” that is widely used in cosmetics and food.
Plantago psyllium also possesses anti-cholesterolemia, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and laxative properties.
Plantago psyllium is recommended for colon cancer, high-cholesterol, high-blood pressure, diabetes, hemorrhoids, obesity, and bowel syndrome and it sometimes acts as a heart tonic.
Today, Plantago psyllium is recommended by lots of physicians worldwide.
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Piper betel (Betel leaf)
Botanical Name: Piper betel
Sanskrit Name: Tambuli
Indian Name: Pan, Vettila, Nagavalli
English Name: Betel leaf,
Family Name:
Parts used: Leaves, nuts
Medicinal uses Piper betel (Betel leaf)
100 grams of Betel leaf possesses 85.4 % of moisture , 3.1% protein, 0.8 % fat 2.3 % fiber 6.1% carbohydrates and 2.3 % minerals, including carotene, riboflavin, niacin, thiamine and vitamin C, and tannins, sugar and diastases and an essential oil that exhibits alkaloid arakene that similar to cocaine.
Piper betel is as valuable remedy for boils: a leaf is gently warmed till it gets softened, and is then coated with a layer of castor oil. The oiled leaf is spread over the inflammation part. This leaf has to be replaced, every few hours. After a few applications, the boil will rupture draining all the purulent matter. The application can be made at night and removed in the morning.
Betel leaves are also useful in the treatment of nervous pains, nervous exhaustion and debility. The juice of a few betel leaves, with a teaspoon of honey, will serve as a good tonic. A teaspoon of this can be taken twice a day.
Betel leaf juice is credited with diuretic properties; the juice is mixed with diluted milk and sweetened slightly and taken to help in easing urination.
Betel leaves are beneficial in pulmonary affection in childhood and old age. The leaves, soaked in mustered oil and warmed, may be applied to the chest to relieve cough and difficulty in breathing.
Local application of the leaves is effective in treating sore throat. The crushed fruit or berry should be mixed with honey and taken to relieve irritating cough.
Betel leaf poultices are applied locally, in the treatment of inflammation such as arthritis and orchitis that is inflammation of the testes.
In the case of constipation in children, a suppository made of the stalk of betel leaves is dipped into castor oil introduced in the rectum. This instantly relieves constipation.
Betel leaves can be used to heal wounds. The juice of a few leaves should be extracted and applied on the wound. Then a betel leaf should be wrapped over and bandaged. The wound will heal up with a single application within 2 days.
A hot poultice of the leaves or their juice mixed with some bland oil such as refined coconut oil can be applied to the loins with beneficial results in lumbago.
The application of leaves smeared with oil is said to promote secretion of milk when applied on the breasts during lactation.
The leaves are commonly chewed together with betel nut as a masticatory. In its simplest form, sliced betel nut is wrapped in a betel leaf, smeared with lime and chewed.
Warning:
Chewing Betel leaves may result in Cancer of the mouth and lips, tongue and cheeks. This habit is mostly found in Somalia, Ethiopia and some parts of Uganda.
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