BAKUCI Bakuci consists of dry ripe fruits of Psoralea corylifolia Linn. (Fam. Leguminosae), an erect, 0.3-1.8 m high annual herb. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Avalguja, Somariji Assamese : Habucha Bengali : Bakuchi, Somraji, Hakucha Veeja English : — Gujrati : Bavachi Hindi : Babchi, Bavachi, Bakuchi Kannada : Bauchige, Bhavantibeeja, Bhavanchigid, Baukuchi Kashmiri : Babchi Malayalam…
Kunduru consists of exudate of Boswellia serrata Roxb. (Fam. Burseraceae), a moderate sized, deciduous tree, upto 18 m in height and upto 2.4 m in girth, commonly found in the dry forests from Punjab to West Bengal and in peninsular India. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : sallaki Assamese : Sallaki Bengali : Luban, Salai, Salgai English :…
Latin name: Paris polyphylla Sm. Family: Liliaceae Synonyms: English Name: Love Apple Sanskrit: Haimavati, Shvetavachaa. Chinese Name: Chong lou Nepali Name: Satuwa Manipuri Name: Singpan Japanese Name: jyuro, sokyu Korean Name: jungru, johyu Introduction: Paris polyphylla commonly known as satuwa, is more abundant in the temperate Himalayas in Nepal, China and India.This is one of the medicinal…
Kunkuma consists of dried style and stigma from the flowers of Crocus sativus Linn. (Fam. Iridaceae), a small bulbous perennial, 15 to 25 cm high and cultivated by corms in the Kashmir valley, specially in the Pampor plateau, at about 1600 m. Kushtha means ‘skin disease’ and refers to its ability to treat many skin disorders. It is a large plant with sweet aromatic roots. Atharvaveda considers this as a potent plant next to Soma (a divine plant) in curing several diseases. It is also called Takmanashana (which cures fevers) in Atharvaveda. Kushtha consists of dried roots of…
ASOKA Asoka consists of dried stem bark of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) De. Willd , Syn. Saraca indica Linn. (Fam. Leguminosae), collected in spring from mature, wild or cultivated trees, found in Central and Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Deccan. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Kankeli Assamese : Ashoka Bengali : Ashoka English : Asok Tree Gujrati :…
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. of Amaryllidaceae is known as Golden eye grass or Black Musale in English, Kalimusli in Hindi. This is often called as Black gold because of its numerous medicinal values. Curciligo orchioides Geartn. is also known as musali or talamuli in Ayurveda and nilapani in siddha system of medicine. It is an endangered…
