Saturday, July 14, 2007

Medicinal Plants

Here is a list of medicinal plants of India with their Sanskrit and Botanical Names and the remedies. Hope it helps somebody.

Sanskrit

Botanical Name

Remedies

Vaasa

Adhatoda zeylanica

Cough,Fever

Madayantika

Lawsonia inumis

Cracks in the foot,heat

Japa Pushpa

Hibiscus Rosa Senensis

Irregular menstruation

Ashwagandha

Withania Somnifera

General Weakness

Upodika

Basella alba

Mouth Ulcer, Heat

Nimba

Azardichta indica

Scabies,worms in stomach

Tulasi

Ocimum tensiflorum

Common cold

Kumari

Aloe barbadensis

Cuts,sore eye,excess menstrual bleeding, white discharge

Guduchi

Tinospora Cordifolia

Fever, lack of immunity

Dadima

Punica granatum

Dysentry

Jambira

Citrus limon

Stomach ache

Perala

Psidium gujava

Tooth ache

Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus

Increasing lactation

Brahmi

Bacopa monnieri

Memory improvement

Bhringaraja

Eclipta prostrata

Hair growth