Common Name : Ginger Other Name : Shunthi Botanical Name : Zingiber Officinalis Roscoe. Plant Family : Zingiberaceae Part Used : Root Slices Used. Overview : Ginger Root Slices Is The Most Widely Used And Available Herbal Remedy On The Planet, With Billions Of People Using It Every Day As Both Food And Medicine. A Tropical Perennial Growing To A Height Of Two Feet, Ginger Has Lance-shaped Leaves And Bears Stalks Of White Or Yellow Flowers. A slender, perennial, rhizomatous herb; leaves linear, sessile, glabrous flowers yellowish green in oblong, cylinderic spikes, ensheathed in a few scarious, glabrous bracts, fruit oblong capsules. The rhizomes are white to yellow brown in colour, irregularly branched, somewhat annulated and laterally flatened. The growing tips are covered over by a few scales. The surface of the resume is smooth and if broken a few fibrous elements of the vascular bundles project out from the cut ends.
Common Name : Guduchi Other Name : Tinospora, Giloy Botanical Name : Tinospora Cordifolia (willd.) Miers. Ex Hk. F. & Th.plant Family : Menispermaceae Part Used : Dried Stem Used. Overview : Tinospora Cordifolia Commonly Named As Guduchi Is Known For Its Immense Application In The Treatment Of Various Diseases In The Traditional Ayurvedic Literature.it Is Considered As One Of The Most Divine Herbs. A large extensively spreading glabrous, perennial deciduous twiner with succulent stems and papery bark; leaves simple, alternate, cordate , entire, glabrous, 7-9 nerved; flowers yellow in lax racemes, flowers usually solitary; fruits drupes, red when ripe. The surface of the stems appears to be closely studded with warty tubercles and the surface skin is longitudinally fissured. On removal of the surface skin the dark greenish mucilaginous stem is seen.
Common Name:haritaki Other Name : Harad, Chebulik Myrobalan Botanical Name : Terminalia Chebula Retz. Plant Family: Combretaceae Part Used: De-seeded Dried Fruits Powder.overview:it Is Extensively Used In Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani And Homeopathic Medicines In India. A moderate sized to large (large in good soil, and moderate in dry rocky places) deciduous tree with a cylindrical bole, rounded crown and spreading branches; leaves ovate, elliptic or obovate, glabrous to tawny-villous beneath with a pair of large glands at the of the petiole; fruits glabrous, shining, ellipsoidal, obovoid or ovoid drupes, yellow to orange brown in colour, faintly angled, upto 3.75 cm long; seeds hard,pale yellow.
Common Name : Haritaki Other Name : Harad, Chebulik Myrobalan Botanical Name : Terminalia Chebula Retz. Plant Family : Combretaceae Part Used : De-seeded Dried Fruits Powder. Overview : It Is Extensively Used In Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani And Homeopathic Medicines In India. A moderate sized to large (large in good soil, and moderate in dry rocky places) deciduous tree with a cylindrical bole, rounded crown and spreading branches; leaves ovate, elliptic or obovate, glabrous to tawny-villous beneath with a pair of large glands at the of the petiole; fruits glabrous, shining, ellipsoidal, obovoid or ovoid drupes, yellow to orange brown in colour, faintly angled, upto 3.75 cm long; seeds hard,pale yellow
Common Name : Henna Other Name : Samphire, Madayantika Botanical Name : Lawsonia Inermis Linn. Plant Family : Lythraceae Synonyms :lawsonia Alba Lamk. Part Used : Dried Leaf Powder . Overview : Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphtoquinone), Also Known As Hennotannic Acid , Is A Red-organic Dye Present In The Leaves Of The Henna Plant (lawsonia Inermis). Lawsone Reacts Chemically With The Protein Known As Keratin In Skin And Hair, In A Process Known As Michael Addition, Resulting In A Strong Permanent Stain. Henna is shrub standing 1.0 to 1.5 m tall. It is glabrous and multi-branched, with spine-tipped branchlets. The leaves grow opposite each other on the stem and are glabrous, sub-sessile, elliptical and lanceolate. Henna flowers are white and fruits are small, brownish round capsules. Henna is a flowering plant used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather and wool.
Common Name : Henna Other Name : Samphire, Madayantika Botanical Name : Lawsonia Inermis Linn Plant Family : Lythraceae Synonyms : Lawsonia Alba Lamk. Part Used : Dried Leaf . Overview : Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphtoquinone), Also Known As Hennotannic Acid , Is A Red-organic Dye Present In The Leaves Of The Henna Plant (lawsonia Inermis). Lawsone Reacts Chemically With The Protein Known As Keratin In Skin And Hair, In A Process Known As Michael Addition, Resulting In A Strong Permanent Stain. Henna is shrub standing 1.0 to 1.5 m tall. It is glabrous and multi-branched, with spine-tipped branchlets. The leaves grow opposite each other on the stem and are glabrous, sub-sessile, elliptical and lanceolate. Henna flowers are white and fruits are small, brownish round capsules. Henna is a flowering plant used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather and wool.
Common Name : Roselle Other Name : Sorrel, Ambashthaki Botanical Name : Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Plant Family : Malvaceae Part Used : Dried Flowers Powder . Overview : Hibiscus Is One Of The Most Common Flower Plants Grown Worldwide. There Are More Than 300 Species Of Hibiscus Around The World, Roselle Is One Of Them. The dried calyx contains the flavonoids gossypetin, hibiscetine and sabdaretine. The major pigment, formerly reported as hibiscin, has been identified as daphniphylline. Small amounts of myrtillin (delphinidin 3- monoglucoside), chrysanthenin (cyanidin 3- monoglucoside) and delphinidin are also present.
Common Name : Roselle Other Name : Sorrel, Ambashthaki Botanical Name : Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Plant Family : Malvaceae Part Used : Dried Flowers.overview:hibiscus Is One Of The Most Common Flower Plants Grown Worldwide. There Are More Than 300 Species Of Hibiscus Around The World, Roselle Is One Of Them. The dried calyx contains the flavonoids gossypetin, hibiscetine and sabdaretine. The major pigment, formerly reported as hibiscin, has been identified as daphniphylline. Small amounts of myrtillin (delphinidin 3- monoglucoside), chrysanthenin (cyanidin 3- monoglucoside) and delphinidin are also present.
Common Name : Hibiscus Other Name : Shoe-flower Plant, Hibiscus, Japa. Botanical Name : Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Linn. Plant Family : Malvaceae Part Used : Dried Flowers Powder. Overview : Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Has Been Used For The Treatment Of A Variety Of Diseases. It Is An Easily Available Plant For Natural Remedies. Flowers contain vitamins, flavonoids,Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin and Ascorbic acid, Apigenidin,citric acid, fructose, glucose, oxalic acid, pelargonidin, quercetin
Common Name : Holy Basil Other Name : Tulsi, Tulasi, Rama Tulsi Botanical Name : Ocimum Sanctum Linn. Plant Family : Lamiaceae Part Used : Dried Whole Leaf Powder. Overview : Dehydrated Leaf Powder sitosterol and three triterppenes (roots); ascorbic acid, carotene, alkaloids, glycosides saponins and tannins (plant); bornyl acetate, cadinene, camphene, camphor, carvacrol, -caryophyllene, 1:8-cineole, decylaldehyde, eugenol, eugenol methyl ether, humelene, limonene, methylchavicol, nerol, and pinenes,selinene, terpen-4-ol, ascorbic acid, carotene, apigenin and its 7-0- glucuronide, luteolin and its 7-0- glucuroni de, molludistin, oreantin, ursolic acid (leaves); sitosterol, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acid (seed oil).
COMMON NAME:Holy Basil OTHER NAME : Tulsi, Tulasi, Rama Tulsi BOTANICAL NAME : Ocimum sanctum Linn. PLANT FAMILY : Lamiaceae PART USED : Dried Leaf . OVERVIEW : Dehydrated Leaf. sitosterol and three triterppenes (roots); ascorbic acid, carotene, alkaloids, glycosides saponins and tannins (plant); bornyl acetate, cadinene, camphene, camphor, carvacrol, caryophyllene, 1:8-cineole, decylaldehyde, eugenol, eugenol methyl ether, humelene, limonene, methylchavicol, nerol, and pinenes, selinene, terpen-4-ol, ascorbic acid, carotene, apigenin and its 7-0- glucuronide, luteolin and its 7-0- glucuronide, molludistin, oreantin, ursolic acid (leaves); sitosterol, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acid (seed oil).
Common Name : Indigo Other Name : Nili, Indian Indigo. Botanical Name : Indigofera Tinctoria Linn. Plant Family : Fabaceae Part Used : Dried Leaf Powder Overview : People Have Used Indigo Alone Or In Combination With Henna To Dye Their Hair Black Since Thousands Of Years. Indigotin. Indigofera tinctoria plants contain the glucosides indicant. After soaking the plants in water, enzymic hydrolysis transforms indicant into indoxyl and glucose. Indigotin (often also called indigo or indigo-blue) formation results from the grouping of two molecules of indoxyl in the presence of oxygen.
Common Name : Indigo Other Name : Nili, Indian Indigo. Botanical Name : Indigofera Tinctoria Linn. Plant Family : Fabaceae Part Used : Dried Leaf Overview : People Have Used Indigo Alone Or In Combination With Henna To Dye Their Hair Black Since Thousands Of Years Indigotin. Indigofera tinctoria plants contain the glucosides indicant. After soaking the plants in water, enzymic hydrolysis transforms indicant into indoxyl and glucose. Indigotin (often also called indigo or indigo-blue) formation results from the grouping of two molecules of indoxyl in the presence of oxygen.
Common Name : Lemon Grass Other Name : Bhutika, West Indian Lemon Grass. Botanical Name : Cymbopogon Citratus (dc.) Stapf. Plant Family : Poaceae Synonyms : Andropogon Citratus Dc.part Used : Dried Whole Leaf. Overview : Cultivated As A Culinary Herb And For Medicinal Use. The essential oil of lemon grass (0.2 to 0.5%) consists mainly of citral. The herb also contains cymbopogone, cymbopogonol myrcene, nerol, limonene, linalool and beta-caryophyllene.
Common Name : Lemon Grass Other Name : Bhutika, West Indian Lemon Grass. Botanical Name : Cymbopogon Citratus (dc.) Stapf. Plant Family : Poaceae Synonyms : Andropogon Citratus Dc.part Used : Dried Whole Leaf. Overview : Cultivated As A Culinary Herb And For Medicinal Use. The essential oil of lemon grass (0.2 to 0.5%) consists mainly of citral. The herb also contains cymbopogone, cymbopogonol myrcene, nerol, limonene, linalool and beta-caryophyllene.
Common Name : Milk Thistle Other Name : Marian Thistle, St. Mary's Thistle. Botanical Name : Silybum Marianum (l.) Gaertn. Plant Family : Asteraceae Synonyms : Carduus Marianus L.part Used : Seeds Overview : Milk Thistle Is A Flowering Herb Native To The Mediterranean Region. It Has Been Used For Thousands Of Years As A Remedy For A Variety Of Ailments, And Historically Was Thought To Have Protective Effects On The Liver And Improve Its Function. Its Primary Active Ingredient Is Silymarin, Which Is A Potent Antioxidant Composed Of Several Flavonoid Compounds. The dried seeds contain 1-4% silymarin flavonoids. (silibinin, silydianin, and silychristin), vitamin E (tocopherols), and about 90% fatty acids. It also contains fatty acids, silbonol and apigenin, as well as quercetin, taxifolin and biogenic amines.
Common Name : Milk Thistle Other Name : Marian Thistle, St. Marys Thistle. Botanical Name : Silybum Marianum (l.) Gaertn. Plant Family : Asteraceae Synonyms : Carduus Marianus L.part Used : Seeds Overview : Milk Thistle Is A Flowering Herb Native To The Mediterranean Region. It Has Been Used For Thousands Of Years As A Remedy For A Variety Of Ailments, And Historically Was Thought To Have Protective Effects On The Liver And Improve Its Function. Its Primary Active Ingredient Is Silymarin, Which Is A Potent Antioxidant Composed Of Several Flavonoid Compounds. The dried seeds contain 1-4% silymarin flavonoids. (silibinin, silydianin, and silychristin), vitamin E (tocopherols), and about 90% fatty acids. It also contains fatty acids, silbonol and apigenin, as well as quercetin, taxifolin and biogenic amines
Common Name : Moringa Other Name : Shigru, Horse Radish Tree, Drumstick Tree, Sahijan. Botanical Name : Moringa Oleifera Lamk. Plant Family : Moringaceae Synonyms : Moringa Pterygosperma Gaertn. Part Used : Dried Pods. Overview : The Roots, Stems, Leaves, Seed Pods, Resin And Flowers Are Considered To Be Healing Herbs In Ayurvedic (traditional Indian Healing System) And Unani (traditional Middle Eastern Healing System) Folk Medicine. The plant contains 4-hydroxymellein, vanillin, moringine, moringinine, bayrenol, indole acetic acid, indole acetonitrile, benzylisothiocyanate, pterygospermin, cartotene, known flavanoids, polysaccharide, protein components, various essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins, fatty acids and spirochin
Common Name : Moringa Other Name : Shigru, Horse Radish Tree, Drumstick Tree, Sahijan. Botanical Name : Moringa Oleifera Lamk. Plant Family : Moringaceae Synonyms : Moringa Pterygosperma Gaertn. Part Used : Dried Leaf Tbc. Overview : The Roots, Stems, Leaves, Seed Pods, Resin And Flowers Are Considered To Be Healing Herbs In Ayurvedic (traditional Indian Healing System) And Unani (traditional Middle Eastern Healing System) Folk Medicine. The plant contains 4-hydroxymellein, vanillin, moringine, moringinine, bayrenol, indole acetic acid, indole acetonitrile, benzylisothiocyanate, pterygospermin, cartotene, known flavanoids, polysaccharide, protein components, various essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins, fatty acids and spirochin
Common Name : Moringa Other Name : Shigru, Horse Radish Tree, Drumstick Tree, Sahijan. Botanical Name : Moringa Oleifera Lamk. Plant Family : Moringaceae Synonyms : Moringa Pterygosperma Gaertn. Part Used : Dried Leaf Powder. Overview : The Roots, Stems, Leaves, Seed Pods, Resin And Flowers Are Considered To Be Healing Herbs In Ayurvedic (traditional Indian Healing System) And Unani (traditional Middle Eastern Healing System) Folk Medicine. The plant contains 4-hydroxymellein, vanillin, moringine, moringinine, bayrenol, indole acetic acid, indole acetonitrile, benzylisothiocyanate, pterygospermin, cartotene, known flavanoids, polysaccharide, protein components, various essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins, fatty acids and spirochin.
