Agnimukha

Name: AGNIMUKHA

Description: 

Botanical name : Rhizophora mangleFamily : Rhizoporaceae 

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Agnimukha, Agnisikha 

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha Virya : Seeta 

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Mangrove Hindi : BinaMalayalam : Kandal, Chuvanna kandal Distribution – Growing naturally along the sea shores and river banks in western costal areas of India. 

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

A large shrub or small tree with numerous supporting stilt roots, and breathing roots. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, glabrous and acute. Flowers terminal in umbels. Fruits capsules, contain single seed, sprouts even before it fall off from the tree. 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, diarrhea, dysentery, menorrhagia, leucorrhea, wounds, boils, and viral infections. Plant has aphrodisiac property. Useful part : Leaves, Bark.

Atibala

Name: ATIBALA

Description: 

Botanical name : Abutilon indicum Sw.Family : Malvaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Atibala, Balika, Vatyapushpy, Bhuribala

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Tikta, MadhuraGuna : Snigda, Grahi Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Country mallowHindi : Kabi, Kakahi, Chambi Malayalam : Velluram, Oorakam

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

Medium sized many branched perennial shrub grows up to 2 meters in height. Plant covered with minute hairs. Leaves are alternate, cordate and acute. Leaves vary in size. Flowers are yellowish, with 5 petals, solitary found in leaf axils. Fruits contain 15-20 chambers, arranged spirally, containing seeds. Seeds are blackish brown. 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies tridoshas, especially vata, and pitta, poison, hyperdipsia, vomiting, Leukorrhoea and Menorrhagia.  Useful part : Leaves, Root, Fruits

Asvatha

Name: ASVATHA

Description: 

Botanical name : Ficus religiosa LinnFamily : Moraceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Avatha, Pippala, Kshiravriksha, Chalapatra, Bodhidruma

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Kashaya, MadhuraGuna : Guru, RookshaVirya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE

English : Peepal tree, Sacred fig. Hindi : Peepal, PeeparMalayalam : Arayal

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

Large spreading deciduous tree. Leaves are alternate, cordate, shiny, long petioled, with linear lanceolate tail. The receptacles occurring in pairs, axillary, depressed globose, purplish when ripe. 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated pitat, kapha, skin diseases, inflammation, poison, neuralgia, constipation and gynecological diseasesUseful parts : Bark, Leaves, Tender shoot, Fruits, Seeds, Latex.

Asvagandha

Name: ASVAGANDHA

Description: 

Botanical name : Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal.Family : Solanaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Asvagandha, Varahakarni,Vajigandha, Varahika, Varahakarni

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta Guna : Lakhu, Snigda Virya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Winter cherryHindi : Asgandh, PunirMalayalam : Amukkuram 

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

An erect branching shrub grows up to 150 cm in height. Leaves are ovate and alternate, up to 10 cm long. Flowers are greenish or greenish yellow arises from leaf axils. Fruits are globose berries, become reddish orange when mature and closed by the persistent calyx. Roots are fleshy, cylindrical and tapering towards the end with whitish grey color and pure white inside. 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, nerve weakness, impotency, oligospermia and arthritis. The roots are aphrodisiac and stimulant, widely used in rejuvenative ayurvedic formulae. Plant has immuno-stimulant action Useful part : Root and Leaves.

Asthisrinkhala

Name: ASTHISRINKHALA

Description: 

Botanical Name : Cissus Quadrangualaris Linn.Family : Vitaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Asthisrinkhala, Vajravalli, Dharavalli, Chaturdhara, Vajralatha. 

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Tikta, Madhura, KashayaGuna : Lakhu, Rooksha, SaraVirya : UshnaVipaka : Katu.

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Edible stemmed vine, Bone setterHindi : Hadjod, HadjoraMalayalam : Changalamparanda

PLANT DESCRIPTION  

A tendril climber with stout fleshy quadrangular stem. Tendrils are opposite to leaves, long and simple. Leaves are alternate, simple, reniform and sometimes toothed. Flowers are short greenish in shortly peduncled cyme. Fruits are ovoid red berry. Sometimes Arial root arises from the nodes grow downwards and strike the soil and act as normal roots.  

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, piles, osteoporosis, anorexia and fracture.  Useful part : Plant as a whole.

Asoka

Name: ASOKA

Description: 

Botanical name : Saraca asoka (Roxb.) de WildeFamily : Caesalpiniaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Asoka, Gatasoka

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta, MadhuraGuna : Guru, Snigda Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Asoka treeHindi : AsokMalayalam : Asokam

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

A medium sized evergreen tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves are pinnate, about 40 cm long having 2-3 pairs of lanceolate leaflets. Flowers are beautiful, orange colored in dense corymbs flowers are fragrant. Fruits are flat pods. 4-8 seeds per pods, ellipsoid and compressed. Bark is dark brown with warty surfaces.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, menorrhogia, leucorrhoea, stomach pain, diabetes and bleeding through anus.  Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds

Arka (neela)

Name: ARKA (NEELA)

Description: 

Botanical name : Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) R.Br. (Blue variety) Family : Asclepiadeceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Arka, Sooryahvaya,Vasuka, Ksheeraparni, Alarka, Asphoda, 

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Katu, TiktaGuna : Lakhu, Rooksha, Teekshna, SaraVirya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Blue MadarHindi : Akavana, Aka, MandaraMalayalam : Neela Erukku

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

Perennial shrub, growing up to 2.5 meters with branches and sub branches. Leaves are simple, opposite and sub-sessile, ovate, and cordate at base. Plant contains latex almost in all parts. Flowers beautiful, lilac, in umbellate lateral cymes. Fruits are fleshy follicles, green; seeds attached with abundant white coma. 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES :

Plant pacifies vitiated tridoshas, skin diseases, joint inflammations, snake poison, asthma and chest infections and rabies. It is a strong purgative drug.useful part: Root, Latex, Flower and Leaves