Calendula officinalis Mary Gold Banthi Thulukka Saamanthi Zergul

Calendula officinalis L.
Family: Compositae
Synonums: Calendula aurantiaca Kotschy ex Boiss., Calendula eriocarpa DC., Calendula hydruntina (Fiori) Lanza, Calendula officinalis var. prolifera Hort., Calendula prolifera Hort. ex Steud., Calendula × santamariae Font Quer, Calendula sinuata var. aurantiaca (Klotzsch ex Boiss.) Boiss., Caltha officinalis (L.) Moench

 Hindi: Genda गेंदा, Zergul
Punjabi: Gulsarfi गुलसर्फ़ी
Urdu: गुले अशर्फ़ी Gul-e-Ashrafi
Vietnamese: Cúc vạn thọ
French: Souci des jardins
Punjabi: Akbelulmulk, Saladbargh
Tamil: Thulukka Saamanthi
Telugu: Chamanti poolu,
Some other vernacular names: Atunjaq, calendula, Chinese safflower, cuc kim tiên, djamir, djomaira, feminell, flamenquilla, fleur de calandule, fleur de souci, fleur de souci officinal, fleurs de tous les mois, garden marigold, gold-bloom, Goldblume, gole hamisheh bahar, hen and chickens, Körömvirag, lellousha, maravilla, marigold, mary-bud, ok-hhawan, pot marigold, qaraqus, qawqhan, quaqahan, ringflower, Ringelblüten, saialill, sciure’e Sant’antonio, souci, souci des jardins, tabsoult, toukinsenka, tousslat, uchu k’aspa, virreina, xu xi, zergul zerzira, zobeida, zubaydah

Marigold is antispasmodic, deobstruent, diapnoretic, and in some degree also emmenagogue. It is useful for wind, disorders of the stomach and liver, in some forms of headache, and in jaundice. In low fevers it is employed with success; and in measles, smallpox, and eruptive diseases, more especially in those of children, it forms one of the most valuable medicines extant. The infusion is the most convenient form for employment, and no difficulty is experienced in getting even infants to drink it freely. In febrile and eruptive complaints it may be given in any quantity, the patient being allowed to drink it at any time, being in fact used rather as a beverage than as a medicine. It induces a gentle determination to the surface, and brings out the eruption, while thoroughly cleansing the entire system of morbid humours and secretions, leaving every organ in a perfectly healthy condition. [THE BOTANIC PHARMACOPOEIA]

Used to relieve minor skin conditions [Canadian Medicinal Crops]

Pot marigold petals, fresh or dried, give a delicate, aromatic, salty bitterness (some say sweetness) and a strong color to dishes. The petals add color and texture rather than strong flavor to drinks and foods (Bryan and Castle 1974). The flowers or their extracts are used to color and flavor puddings, soups, stews, salads, omelets, buns and cakes.[Culinary Herbs]

The plant has been employed for a long time in folk medicine. More than 35 properties have been attributed to the decoction and tinctures from the plant, e.g. choleretic, anti-!"'tflammatory, antispasmodic, mild diaphoretic, anti-haemorrhagic, emmenagogue, bactericide (Duke, 1991). Traditionally, it has been used to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea and epistaxis; crucial ulcers, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, anal eczema, proctitis, lymphadenoma, inflamed cutivaneous lesion (topically) and conjunctivitis (as an eye lotion). The German Comission E approved internal and external
use for inflammation of oral and pharyngeal mucosa and external use in treatment of poorly healing sores (Barnes et. ai., 2002). Calendula extract were reviewed and the vasoprotective action of the extract was tested on the skin of rabbits by measuring the decrease of the capillary permeability (Russo, 1972). [HERBAL CURES: TRADITIONAL APPROACH]

Diaphoretic, stimulant, antispasmodic [HERBAL MANUAL]

Flowers—anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, stimulant, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, antihaemorrhagic, styptic. Used in gastric and duodenal ulcers and dysmenorrhoea; externally for cuts, bruises, burns, scalds. Plant—antiprotozoal. Flower— antimicrobial. Essential oil— antibacterial. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

A hot infusion influences the circulation toward the surface and is diaphoretic. It is also a soothing antispasmodic nervine, and gently influences the menstrual flow. It is useful as an alterative to cleanse the blood in strumous troubles. An infusion forms an excellent wash in ophthalmia and it may be made into an ointment for bruises and sprains. Used in cases of otorrhoea an infusion lessens the discharge, and applied to sores, ulcers, or wounds, it cleanses the surface and promotes the process of granulation and healing. Even cancerom;. sores are much benefited by its use. [Physio-Medical Therapeutics, Materia Medica and Pharmacy]

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Aristolochia littoralis / Aristolochia elegans Calico Flower, Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia littoralis Parodi

Synonym: Aristolochia elegans

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Common Name: Calico Flower, Dutchman's Pipe, Pipe vine
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Gymnema sylvestre Gurmar Meshashringi Chakkaraikolli Karvali Gudmar

Gymnema sylvestre R. Br.
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Synonyms: Periploca sylvestris Willd., Gymnema melicida Edgew.
English Names: Vine, Periploca of the the Woods
Chinese: 匙羹藤,  Chi geng teng
Gujarati: Kaavalee, Medhasinge
Hebrew: ג'ימנמה
Hindi: चमत्कार बेरी chamatkar beri, Gurhmar, Medhasingi, छॊटा दूधीलता chhota-dudhilata, गुढ़मार gudmar, गुरमार gurmar, मॆढ़शिंगी medhashingi,
Kannada: ಮಧುನಾಶಿನಿ madhunasini, kadhasige, sannagera, sannagerasehambu
Malayalam: ചക്കരക്കൊല്ലി, Shiru kuranja
Marathi: kavali, bedaki, bedakuli, kalikardori, kaoli
Oriya: meshasringi
Sanskrit:  Meshashiringi, अजगंधिनी ajaghandini, कर्णिका karnika, kshinavartta, मधुनसिनी madhunasini
Tamil: Sirukurinchaan சிறுகுரிஞ்சான்), Amudhapushpam, Chakkarakkolli.
Telugu: పొడపత్రి podapatri
Urdu: gurmarگرمار, gurmar booti, gurmar patta

Chemical constituents: Triterpenoid saponins of gymnemic acid A, B, C and D with sugarresidues such as glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, ferulic and angelic acids attached as carboxylic acids. Several isopropylene derivatives of gymnemagenin, a hexahydroterpene, gymnemagenin, gymnemic acid. The leaves also contain betaine, choline, gymnamine alkaloids, inositol, d-quercitol. Hydrocarbons such as nonacosane, hentriacontane, tritriacontane, pentatriacontane, phytin, resin, tartaric acid, formic acid, butyric acid, amino acids such as leucine, isoleucine, valine, alanine, γ-butyric acid.



Ayurvedic uses: Sula, Sopha, Arsha, Svasa, Hrudroga, kasa, Kustha, netraroga, Prameha, Vrana, Dantakrimi, Madhumeha, Mutrakrucha, Vatahara, Daha.
It is reported to cure cough, dyspnoea, ulcers, pitta, kapha and pain in the eyes. The plant is useful in inflammations, hepatosplenomegaly, dyspepsia, constipation, jaundice, haemorrhoids, strangury, renal and vesical calculi, helminthiasis, cardiopathy, cough, asthma, bronchitis, intermittent fever, amenorrhoea, conjuctivitis and leucoderma. The fresh leaves when chewed have the remarkable property of paralysing the sense of taste for sweet and bitter substance for some time (Warrier et al, 1995). The drug is described as a destroyer of madhumeha (glycosuria) and other urinary disorders. Root has long been reputed as a remedy for snakebite. Leaves triturated and mixed with castor oil are applied to swollen glands and enlargement of internal viscera as the liver and spleen (Nadkarni, 1954). The drug is used to strengthen the function of heart, cure jaundice, piles, urinary calculi, difficult micturition and intermittent fevers.

In homoeopathy, a drug obtained from the leaves and roots is prescribed for both diabetesmellitus and insipidus Gymnemic acid is reported to inhibit melanin formation in vitro. It also inhibits dental plaque formation.

Leaf—antidiabetic. Stimulates the heart and circulatory system, activates the uterus. Used in parageusia and furunculosis. Plant—diuretic, antibilious. Root—
emetic, expectorant, astringent, stomachic.

Adenopathy, Asthma, Biliousness, Bite, Boil, Bronchosis, Cardiopathy, Conjunctivosis, Constipation, Cornea, Cough, Diabetes, Dysuria, Epilepsy, Fever, Furunculosis, Glycosuria, Hemorrhoid, High Cholesterol, IDDM, Inflammation, Leukoderma, NIDDM, Obesity, Opacities, Ophthalmia, Pain, Paraguesia, Side Ache, Snakebite, Stomachache, Syndrome X, Water Retention, Worms.[Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]


Traditional Use: Kol: Leaf: in gastric troubles; Ethnic Communities of Rajasthan and Ohasan Valley: Leaf: in diabetes; Ethnic Communities of Kandala (Maharashtra): Leaf: in urinary complaints; Gond: Leaf: in diabetes, stomachache; Ethnic Communities of Madhya Pradesh: Leaf: in cornea opacity and other eye diseases; Ethnic Communities of Godavari District (Andhra Pradesh): Leaf: in diabetes, glycosuria; Irular: Leaf: in diabetes; Charaka Samhita: removes bad odour from breast milk, aperitive; Sushruta Samhita: plant useful as purgative, in eye troubles; leaf extract and also the same of flower beneficial for eyes; bark useful in the diseases caused by vitiated kapha (phlegm); Bagbhat: rootbark useful in piles; Bhavaprakasha: it is bitter, appetiser, gastric stimulant, removes cough, alleviates breathing troubles, useful in curing phlegm, eyetroubles, wounds; Rajanighantu: appetiser, removes phlegm, piles, colic pain, cures dropsy, useful in eye troubles, cardiotonic, beneficial in respiratory diseases, wounds, detoxicant; fruits are bitter, sialagogue, thermogenic, cures the diseases caused by vitiated kapha (phlegm) or vata (wind); Nighanturatnakaram: removes cough, vitiated wind, detoxicant, appetiser, useful in eye troubles. Ayurveda: acrid, alexipharmic, anodyne, anthelmintic, antipyretic, astringent, bitter, cardiotonic, digestive, diuretic, emetic,expectorant, laxative, stimulant, stomachic, uterine tonic; useful in amennorrhoea, asthma, bronchitis, cardiopathy, conjunctivitis, constipation, cough, dyspepsia, haemorroids, hepatosplenomegaly, inflammations, intermittant fever, jaundice and leucoderma; root emetic and removes phlegm; external application is useful in insectbae [Horticultural, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants]

Siddha: an ingredient of 'Cirukuricinver'. Unani: An ingredient of 'Gurmarbuti'. The fresh leaves, when chewed, paralyse the sense of sweet for sometime; for this reason it is called gur-mar, thereby meaning sugar-killer and impression has become prevalent in some parts of the country that it is useful in diabetes mellitus. Chewing fresh leaves also paralyse the taste of bitter for a while. [Horticultural, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants]

Unani uses: Sammiyate Afyoon, Ziabetus shakri

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Clerodendrum indicum Turks Turban Tube Flower Bharangi Bamunhati Kuthap Kavalai Narivalai

Clerodendrum indicum (Linnaeus) Kuntze
Family:  Lamiaceae

Synonyms: Clerodendrum indicum f. semiserratum (Wall.) Moldenke, Clerodendrum longicolle G.Mey., Clerodendrum mite (L.) Vatke, Clerodendrum verticillatum D.Don, Ovieda mitis L., Siphonanthus angustifolius Willd., Siphonanthus indicus L.,

English: Turk’s Turban, Tube Flower.
Ayurvedic: Vaamana-haati (a substitute for Bhaarangi).
Siddha/Tamil: Kavalai, Narivalai
Hindi: भरंगी Bharangi
Manipuri: কুথপ Kuthap
Bengali: Bamunhati
Kannada: ಭರಂಗೀ Bharangi, ಹುನ್ಜಿಕಾ Hunjika
Sanskrit: Bhargi


Action: Root—used for asthma, cough, scrofulous affections. Leaf— vermifuge. Resin—antirheumatic. The plant is also used in fever, atrophy, emaciation of cachexia and consumption.
The leaves contain flavonoids—scutellarein, hispidulin  and their O-glucuronides; also sterols. Flowers contain beta-sitosterol and triterpenoids.
The bark yields hexitol and sorbitol. The flavone, pectolinarin and a diterpene, oncinotine, exhibit antifeedant activity. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Ethnic communities of Chhotanagpur use the root as abortifacient. In Ayurvedic and allopathic systems different parts of the plant are used for treatment of many
diseases but not for family welfare. [HERBAL CURES TRADITIONAL APPROACH]

A mixture of dried fruits of Sesamum indicum, Clerodendrum indicum, Moringa pterygosperma, and Piper nigrum is mixed with crude sugar and taken orally for 20 days to produce sterility. [Medicinal Plants of the World Vol-3]

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Stellaria media buch-bucha sternmiere Moroliya yerum keirum Alsine Rocoina

Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Synonyms: Alsine media Linnaeus • Stellaria apetala Ucria Ex Roemer • Stellaria media var. procera Klatt & Richter
Common names: adder's mouth, chick wittles, chickweed, passerina, satin-flower, starweed, starwort, stitchwort
Assamese :  মৰলীয়া   Moroliya.
Bulgarian :  Врабчови чревца.
Chinese :  繁缕  Fan lu.
Dutch :  Gewone vogelmuur, Muur, Starkruid, Vogelmuur
Finnish: pihatähtimö, vesiheinä
French: morgéline, mouron des oiseaux, stellaire intermédiaire
German: sternmiere, vogelmiere, Vogel-Sternmiere,
Hindi: बुच बुचा buch-bucha
Folk name in Jammu: Kokoon
Folk name in Delhi: Safed Fulki, Buchbuchaa
Icelandic :  Haugarfi.
Italian :  Budellina, Centocchio, Centocchio comune, Erba paperina, Galinella, Mordigallina, Stellaria comune.
Japanese :  ハコベ Hakobe, 繁縷   Hakobe, はこ べ Hakobe,   コハコベ  Ko hakobe.
Japanese: hakobe, kohakobe
Korean :  별꽃  Byeol koch.
Manipuri: যেৰুম কৈৰুম yerum keirum
Norwegian :  Vassarve.
Polish :  Gwiazdnica pospolita.
Portuguese: Alsine, Esparguta, Mastruço-Do-Brejo, Morrião-Branco, Morrião-De-Inverno, Morrião-Dos-Passarinhos, Morugem
Romanian: Rocoina
Russian :  Звездчатка средняя, Мокрица.
Spanish: bocado de gallina, borrisol, morrons, pamplina, pararera, picagallina, quilloi quilloi, revola, yerba gallinera
Swedish: natagräs, våtnarv

Uses: Used in external applications for skin diseases such as dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis. We also use it in treating skin diseases by including it in various oils and in tinctures externally. Internally we use this in treating bronchial problems such as coughs, bronchitis. Chickweed is effective in reducing the mucous in the lungs and acts as an expectorant to bring the mucous up. It has been used in past times in rheumatism and works on that particular condition as an anti inflammatory.  Chemical constituents: saponins, mucilage, choline, copper, phosphorus, PABA, biotin, traces of several vitamins. [Gods Healing Leaves]

Indications  — Abscess, Angina, Anasarca, Arthrosis, Asthma, Boil, Bronchosis, Bruise, Bug Bite, Cancer, Cancer, stomach, Carbuncle, Childbirth, Circulosis, Conjunctivosis, Constipation, Convulsion, Cough, Cramp, Dermatosis, Diarrhea, Diphtheria, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Eczema, Elephantiasis, Epistaxis, Erysipelas, Exanthema, Fever, Fracture, Gastrosis, Gout, Hemoptysis, Hemorrhoid, Hepatosis, Hoarseness, Hydrophobia, Infection, Inflammation, Itch, Mucososis, Obesity, Ophthalmia, Pain, Phthisis, Psoriasis, Pulmonosis, Rheumatism, Sore, Sore Throat, Spasm, Swelling, Tuberculosis, Tumor, Ulcer, Ulcus cruris, Urogenitosis, Wart, Water Retention, Wound [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]

Action : Demulcent, emollient, pectoral [Herbal Manual by Harold Ward]

Antirheumatic, antiinflammatory, astringent, refrigerant, demulcent, emollient, vulnerary, antipruritic. Dispels excessive body heat, relieves irritation. Used internally for rheumatism, externally in the form of ointment for chronic skin conditions, varicose ulcers and abscesses. Applied as a plaster for broken bones and swellings.
Chemical Constituents: The plant contains saponin glycosides, coumarins, flavonoids (including rutin), carboxylic acid. The leaves contain vitamin C and carotene. Theplant also containsmucilage and is rich in potassium and silicon. The aerial parts, in post-flowering period, contain 44 mg/100 g of vitamn E. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Uses: to reduce swellings, including those of sprains and mumps, and other forms of inflammation. The heavy concentration on that class of ailments [Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition AN ETHNOBOTANY OF BRITAIN & IRELAND]

Stimulating to the mucous and serous membranes, improving digestion, increasing the appetite maintaining a good arterial circulation. It is of value in debilitated conditions, anaemia, consumption, rheumatism. [Physio-Medical Therapeutics, Materia Medica and Pharmacy]

The older herbals recommended chickweed for all sorts of swellings and sores, but by 1736, "it is now rarely used in Medicine" (Q). The Cameron manuscript
notation of its use in dropsy does not seem to fit into mainstream tradition [Southern Folk Medicine 1750–1820 - Kay K. Moss]

A postpartum depurative, emmenagogue, lactagogue; promotes circulation, treats mucus disorder; externally for rheumatic pains, ulcers, wounds. Chemical constituents - r-Linolenic acid, octadecatetraenoic acid [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants]

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Jatropha curcas Barbados nut danti Adavi-amudamu Galumbang Jarak_pagar Bharenda

Jatropha curcas L.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms: Castiglionia lobata Ruiz & Pav., Curcas adansonii Endl., Curcas curcas (L.) Britton & Millsp, Curcas drastica Mart., Curcas indica A. Rich., Curcas lobata Splitg. ex Lanj., Curcas purgans Medik., Jatropha acerifolia Salisb., Jatropha afrocurcas Pax, Jatropha condor Wall., Jatropha edulis Sesse, Jatropha yucatanensis Briq., Manihot curcas (L.) Crantz, Ricinoides americana Garsault, Ricinus americanus Mill., Ricinus yara/cThunb., Curcas purgans Medic., Jatropha moluccana Wall., Jatropha curcas var. rufa McVaugh

Afrikaans :  Purgeerboontjie.
Arabic :  Dand barrî (Egypt), Dand e barri (Iran), Dand e nahri (Iran), Hhabb el mulûk (Egypt), Habb el meluk.
Bengali :  ভ্যারেন্ডা Bharenda, Bag-bherenda, Erandagachh.
Chinese : 麻风树  Ma feng shu,  麻風樹  Ma feng shu (Taiwan),  麻 疯树  Ma feng shu.
Dutch :  Purgeernoot.
English : Barbados nut, Barbados nut tree, Bed bug plant, Big purge nut, Black vomit nut, Brazilian stinging nut, Bubble bush, Cuban physic nut, Curcas bean, Fig nut, Physic nut, Pig nut, Poison nut, Purgenut, Purging nut, Purging nut tree, Wild castor (India).
French : Bagani (Mali), Fève d'enfer (Caribbean Islands), Grand médicinier,  Grand pignon d'Inde, Gros ricin,
Herbe du bon dieu (Caribbean Islands), Herbe du diable (Caribbean Islands), Mancenillier béni (Caribbean Islands), Médicinier, Médicinier barrière, Médicinier béni (Caribbean Islands), Médicinier bénit (Haiti), Médicinier des Barbades, Médsynié baryè (corrupted Creole), Médsynié blan (corrupted Creole), Noix américaine (Caribbean Islands), Noix de Barbarie, Noix des Barbades, Noix médicinale, Pignon de Barbarie, Pignon des Barbades, Pignon d'Inde, Plante bouteille, Purghère, Pourghère (Mali), Ricin d'Amérique, Tuteur de vanille.
German : Purgiernuß, Purgiernußbaum, Schwarzelrechnuß.
Hindi :  Jangli arandi.
Italian :  Fagiolo d'India, Fagiolo di Barberia, Fava purgatrice, Noci di purging, Ricino maggiore. 
Japanese :   ヤ トロファ・クルカス  Yatorofa kurukasu.
Marathi :  Ratanjyot.
Nepalese : Baghandi, Bathi bal, Hattikane, Nirguni, Sajiba, Sajiva, Sajiyon, Saruva.
Portuguese :  Andythygnaco (Brazil), Figo-do-inferno (Brazil), Grão das ilhas Molucas, Grão das Molucas,  Jetrofa  da Índia, Mandubiguaçú (Brazil), Manduigaçu (Brazil), Mandubi-guaçú, Manduri-graça, Pinhão bravo, Pinhão da Índia, Pinhão-depurga (Brazil), Pinhão-de-cerca (Brazil), Pinhão-de-purga, Pinhão-do-Paraguay, Pinhão-manso, Pinhão-paraguaio (Brazil), Pinheiro-de-purga, Pinheiro-do-inferno, Pulguiera (Cape Verde), Purgante-de-cavalo (Brazil), Purgueira, Purgueirav (Brazil),  Ricino-maior, Semente de purgueira.
Russian :   Ятрофа  Iatrofa, Ятрофа ядовитая   Iatrofa iadovitaia.
Sinhalese :  Kaddamanakku.
Spanish :  Arbol de los pinones de Indias, Arbol santo, Avellanes purgantes (Mexico), Frailecillo (Colombia), Frailejón, Piñón (Dominican Republic), Piñón blanco, Piñón botija (Cuba, Dominican Republic), Piñón de purga (Colombia), Purga de fraile (Colombia), Piñon de tempate, Piñón grande,  Piñoncillo (Colombia), Sangregaod (Mexico), Tártago (Puerto Rico), Tempate.
Swahili : Mbono (Tanzania), Mbono kaburi (Tanzania).
Tagalog :  Tubang bakod.
Tamil :  Kadalamanakku, Kattamanakku.
Telugu: అడవి ఆముదము Adavi amudam, Cheemanepalam, Chettunepalam, Tella Dunnangi, Erriandepuchettu, Pedda amudam, Jammadi
Thai : Ma yao, Sabu dam, Salot dam, Salot yai, Si lot.
Turkish :  Mashal hind fıstığı ağaçı, Kurkas.
Vernacular names in various languages: Aborotortor, Abrortortor, Adadze, Adalai, Adaluharalu, Adaviyamudamu, Akakgachha, Akhuparnika, Angular Leaved Physic Nut, Angular Physic Nut, Arari, Arbol Santo, Aren, Aril, Arin, Avellana Purgante, Babatsi, Bagani, Bagberenda, Baghandi, Baigab, Baigoba, Barane, Barbados Nut, Barbasco, Bettadaharalu, Bhernda, Binidazougou, Binidazugu, Bolongcauit, Bon-Bheranda, Bondoc Mous’heil, Bongalibhotora, Borbandong, Bubble Bush, Casla, Common Physic Nut, Coquillo, Coquito, Cotoncillo, Cuipu, Curcas Bean, Dande Barri, Dande Nahri, Dekiro, Desya, Dhuching, Djarak Goondool, Ehanduejot, Erandagchherond, Erundi, Feuilles Médicinier, Figo do Inferno, Flor de Coral, Frailecillo, Frailejón, Gab Bherenda, Galamark, Gara, Grand Haricor du Peru, Grand Médicinier, Grao Maluco, Grave Physic Nut, Gros Ricin, Gwo Ricen, Gyagar Desya, Haricot du Pérou, Herbe du Bon Dieu, Higos del Duende, Higuereta, Huiso Pionis, Inhlakuva, Inkoko, Irundi, Jadabindi, Jahazigaaba, Jamalgota, Jangliarandi, Jangli Erandi, Japhotra, Jaquillo, Jarak, Jarak Bělanda, Jarakblanda, Jarak Buděg, Jarak China, Jarak Gundul, Jarak Iri, Jarak Kafiri, Jarak Kěling, Jarak Kosta, Jarak Mělaka, Jarak Pagar, Jarak Pegěr, Jarak Puteh, Jarak Wolanda, Jepal, Jirak, Josho Pionis, Kaak Avenako, Kadaharalu, Kadalamanakku, Kadalambudu, Kadalavanakka, Kadam, Kaderadi, Kadim, Kanana Eranda, Kananda Eranda, Kaneadua, Karnocchi, Katamanak, Kattamanak, Kattamanakku, Kattavanakku, Kesugi, Kidi, Kilembelembe, Kinampotsi, Kinidazougou, Kitigblaicho, Kizika, Kourkas, Kplukacho, Kulabindadaru, Kulaiaradaru, Kulejera, Kwadidicho, Kwiwala, Ladima, Likoko, Lohong Khvang Sa, Ma Feng Shu, Ma Fong Chou, Mandabi Guacu, Mani del Palo, Mantaba, Maraharalu, Médicinier, Médicinier à Grand Feuilles, Médicinier Barriére, Médicinier Beni, Médicinier Blanc, Médicinier Blanc Cathartique, Médicinier Cathartique, Médicinier Grand Bénit, Médicinier Purgatif, Medsiyen, Medsiyen Béni, Mogalieranda, Mogalierenda, Munduvi Guasu, Mvuisi, Nepala, Nepalam, Nepalamu, Niguri, Nimte, Nkrangye Dua, Noix des Barbades, Odinidazougou, Offosntang, Ogomba, Paharierand, Palo Santo, Parvataranda, Parvata Yeranda, Peddanepalemu, Pepalam, Periyanasi, Physic Nut, Pino, Pino Branco, Pignon des Barbados, Pignon d’Inde, Pignons d’Inde, Pinhno, Pinhno Bravo, Pinhao de Purga, Pinhno do Inferno, Pinhno do Manso, Pinhno do Paraguai, Pinhao Lorancol, Pinhao Manso, Pinheiro do Inferno, Piñól, Piñón, Piñón Blanco, Piñón Botija, Piñóncillo, Piñóncitos, Piñón Criollo, Piñón de Botija, Piñón de Cercas, Piñón de India, Piñón de la India, Piñón de Paraguay, Piñón de Purga, Piñónes Purgativos, Piñón Joshó, Piñón Lechero, Piñón Lotija, Piñón Purgante, Piñón Vomico, Pinyanasi, Poorgeernoot, Purga de Fraile, Purga du Huane, Purgeernoot, Purgenut, Purgenut Bush, Purghère, Purgiernuß, Purging Nut, Rajani Giri, Ran Erandi, Ranniarendero, Ratan, Ratanjot, Ratanjota, Ratanjyor, Rattanjot, Ratyun, Sabudang, Safedarand, Safe Dind, Sagin, Sajiba, Sajiwa, Sajyon, Sangre-Gado, Sangre-Grado, Sanouber el Hend, Satiman, Savoa, Schijtnoot, Schwarze Brechnuss, Schwarzelrechnuss, Semen Ricini Majoris, Simbo Kesu, Sumo, Taiwan Abura Giri, Tanantanambazaha, Tapate, Taprika, Tártago, Tatataba, Tavatova, Tempacte, Tempate, Tempocte, Tempote, Thinbaukyeksu, Totka Bendi, Tuatúa, Valavenola, Valerandu, Velendaru, Vyaaghrairanda, Wapa Wapa Oshe, Wasicano, White Physic Nut, Wild Oil Nut, Xkakalche, Yupur .


Activities  — Alterative, Antipyretic, Aperient, Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antiscorbutic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Astringent, Cardiotonic, Demulcent, Depurative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Fungicide, Hemostat, Hepatoprotective, Hyperglycemic, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Laxative, Myorelaxant, Sedative, Tonic, Uterocontractant, Uterotonic, Vermifuge. [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]
Ayurvedic uses: Seed—highly toxic. Nut - purgative. Plant—used for scabies, ringworm, eczema, whitlow, warts, syphilis. Stem bark—applied to wounds of animal bites; root bark to sores. The protein of the seed contains the toxic albumin curcin

Uses: The oil expressed from the seeds of Jatropha curcas L. (Oleum Infernale) was formerly used in Western medicine to relieve the bowels of costiveness, to treat bleeding, and to heal wounds. In Burma, the seeds are used to relieve the bowels of costiveness. In Indonesia, the latex is used to alleviate itchiness, control bleeding, and treat eczema and ringworms. In the Philippines, the oil expressed from the seeds is used to relieve the bowels of costiveness and the latex, to assuage toothache. The plant is also used to treat cough and to stop diarrhea. In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, Jatropha curcas L. is used to facilitate abortion, alleviate itchiness and heal ulcers. In Malaysia, the latex is used to treat bleeding and heal wounds. [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]

The oil of the seeds has a purgative action and is used all over West Africa in local medicine as a remedy for dropsy, sciatica, paralysis and skin diseases. [Medicinal plants in tropical West Africa]

Used in Jamaica as a purgative. In the Grenadines the leaves but rarely the seeds are so used. Curcas oil obtained from the seeds contains one or more toxic principles. At one time the toxic principle was said to be a toxalbumin named curcin similar to ricin and later work has assigned the toxicity to
curcinoleic acid. [Medicinal Plants of Jamaica]

Names: FG Creole: haricot du Perou, medicinier, medecinier blanc, noix de medecine, pignon de Barbarie, pignon d'Inde. Guyana: physic nut. Surinam: purgeernoot, schijtnooten. Surinam Bush Negro: po-oka. Surinam Javan: djarak pager. Surinam Sranan: sketnoto. USES: Latex: Dental analgesic when swabbed a tooth-cavity by the French Guiana Palikur and Wayapi. In French Guiana, the latex is mixed with lard for a resolutive pomade. Leaf: Cataplasm for neuralgia, fever, wounds, headaches, swellings; foot-rub for sand fleas. Leaf used for abcesses, coughs and colds, heart problems, pain, sores and toothaches in NW Guyana. Leaf and Fruit: Decoction for abdominal disorders, rheumatism, ulcers and swellings. Seed: Parched with ginger in decoction for menstrual pain. Oil is emetic, purgative; grated in poultice for abscesses. CHEM: Seed contains the toxalbumin curcine. Seeds have a depressant action on the central nervous system (69). Contains the irritant diterpenoid 12-deoxy-16-hydroxy-phorbol (3). [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

Alleviates convulsions, itchiness, and pain; stops vomiting and bleeding; antiinflammatory; acute gastritis and enteritis.  (Bark, seed) Taraxerol, -amyrin, amyrin, -sitosterol-3-0-D-glucoside, n-1-triacontanol, campesterol, sitosterol, 7-deto-sitosterol, stigmast-5-ene-3, 7-diol, stigmast-5-ene-3, 7-diol, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic acids, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, oleic acid, dulcitol acid, myristic acid. [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants]

Listed in Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants & International Poisonous Plants Checklist - An Evidence-Based Reference.

The leaves are useful in foul ulcers, tumours and scabies, ulcer. Seeds are useful in skin diseases. Latex smeared on the wound for healing [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]
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Solanum sisymbriifolium Swetrangani Sada-kantikari Morelle de Balbis espina-colorado Lychee Tomato

Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam.
Family: Solanaceae
Common name: Sticky Nightshade, Bitter apple, Dense thorned bitter apple, Wild tomato
Bengali: শ্ৱেতৰংগনী Swetrangani, Sada kantikari
Taiwanese: 擬刺茄
Guarani: Ñuatĩ pytã
French: Morelle de Balbis

Listed under poisonous plants. [International Poisonous Plants Checklist - An Evidence-Based Reference]

74 Published articles of Solanum sisymbriifolium

Ammannia baccifera pasanabheda agnigarbha agnivendrapaku dadmari kuranta

Ammannia baccifera L.
Family: Lythraceae

Synonyms: Ammannia apiculata Koehne, Ammannia attenuata Hochst. ex A.Rich., Ammannia attenuata var. latifolia Koehne, Ammannia attenuata var. micromerioides Chiov., Ammannia attenuata f. vigens Koehne, Ammannia auriculata var. subsessilis Boiss., Ammannia baccifera f. altissima Koehne, Ammannia baccifera subsp. contracta Koehne, Ammannia baccifera f. glauca (Wall, ex Wight & Arn.) Koehne, Ammannia baccifera f. pseudoaegyptica Koehne, Ammannia baccifera subsp. viridis (Hornem.) Koehne, Ammannia crassissima Koehne, Ammannia debit is Aiton, Ammannia densiflora Miq. ex C.B.Clarke, Ammannia discolor Nakai, Ammannia glauca Wall, ex Wight & Arn., Ammannia indica Lam., Ammannia prostrata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn, Ammannia retusa Koehne, Ammannia salicifolia Hiern, Ammannia verticil lata Boiss., Ammannia vescicatoria Roxb., Ammannia viridis Willd. ex Hornem., Celosia bicolor Blanco, Celosia nana Blanco
English: Blistering Ammania, Monarch Redstem
Bengali: বনমরিচ banmarich
Hindi: अगिन बूटी aginbuti, जंगली मेंहदी jungli mehendi, दादमारी dadmari, बन मिरिच ban mirich, Kuranta
Kannada: ಕಾಡುಗಿಡ kaadugida
Konkani: दादमार्या dadmaria
Malayalam: Nirumelneruppu, Kallur vanchi
Marathi: दादमारी dadmari, अगीनबुटी aginbuti, भरजांभूळ bharajambhula
Others: Monarch redstem, अम्बार ambar, Blistering Ammannia, Acrid weed, Ammannia, Dadarbooti, Tooth cup, Blistering ammania
Sanskrit: अग्निगार्भ agnigarbha, क्षेत्रभूषा kshetrabhusha, महाश्याम mahasyama, पाषाणभेद pasanabheda, क्षेत्रवशिनी kshetravashini, ब्राह्मसोम brahmasoma, कुरन्दिक Kurandika, अग्निपत्रि Agnipatri
Tamil: கல்லுருவி kal-l-uruvi
Telugu: అగ్నివేంద్రపాకు agnivendrapaku, పాషాణభేద pasanabheda, నేలచిత్రమూలం Nelachitramoolam
Philippines: bias-pugo (Tagalog), apoy-apoyan (Pangasinan, Tagalog), parapit-angit (Pampangan)
Thailand:  kaeo raknaa (Ratchaburi), mafai nok khum (Bangkok), yaa raknaa (northern)
Vietnam: m[uf]I ch[os].

Ayurvedic uses: Stomachic, laxative, antirheumatic, febrifuge. Leaves—used externally for ringworm, herpic eruptions and other skin diseases; rubefacient.
Uses: In the Philippines, the fresh leaves are bruised and applied to the skin to raise blisters and treat biliousness. In India, the leaves are used to stimulate appetite, relieve the bowels of costiveness, promote digestion, and stimulate venereal desire (Ayurveda). The pharmacological potential of this plant remains unexplored. Note that naphthoquinones might be responsible for the blistering properties described above [Medicinal Plants Of The Aisa-Pacific:  Drugs For The Future?]

12 Published articles of Ammannia baccifera

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Acacia nilotica Nalla Thumma Babool Tikshana kantaka Karuvelai

 Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile  sub sp. indica
Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd., Mimosa arabica
Common names: black piquant, black babul, gum arabic, Egyptian mimosa, Egyptian thorn, prickly acacia, Nile acacia, scented thorn, scented-pod acacia, Babula tree, Indian gum arabic tree
Assamese : Babala
Bengali: বাবলা babala
Gujarati: બાવળ baval, બાવળિયો bavaliyo,  Baval, Kaloabaval
Hindi: बबूल babool, कीकर kikar, Babula, Babura
Kannada: ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ ಮರ gobli mara, ಕರಿಜಾಲಿ karijaali, Sharmeeruka, Kari Jail, Kari gobli, Pulai Jali
Kashmiri : Sak
Konkani: बाबुळ babul
Pakistan Sindh: Bhabhur
Malayalam: കരിവേലം karivelam, Velutha Karuvelan
Marathi: बाभूळ babhul, बाभळी babhali, बाभळ babhal, Babhul, Babhula
Oriya : Babula, Babala
Punjabi : Kikkar
Rajasthan: banvalia
Sanskrit: बब्बु babbul, बब्बूलः babbulaha, पङ्क्तिः panktiha, सोमवृक्ष somavriksha, तीक्ष्ण कण्टक tikshna kantaka, वर्वू varvu, वर्वुरः varvrurha, युग्मकण्ट yugmakanta, kinnirata, bavari
Tamil: கறுவேளை karuvelai, Karuvelan, Karuvel
Telugu: నల్లతుమ్మ nalla tumma, Thumma
Ayurvedic uses: Kasa, Krimiroga, Atisara
A plaster for setting a fracture might be made from COW'S milk mixed with barley (Hearst Papyrus 219) or acacia leaves (Acacia nilotica Desf.) mixed with gum and water [Egyptian Medicine]

Activities  — Alexeteric, Algicide, Amebicide, Antibacterial, Antiedemic, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Decongestant, Demulcent, Expectorant, Hemostat, Hepatotonic, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Lactagogue, Molluscicide, Neurostimulant, Protisticide, Stimulant, Taenicide, Teratologic, Tonic, Vermifuge. [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]

Leaves for infertility in women, flowers for hepatitis and jaundice, bark for mouth blister and heat stroke. Leaves are used against infertility in women, flowers are used against hepatitis (Take fresh or dried 10-15g of flowers and grind them and add 1 glass of water and drink 3 glasses everday and repeat the same practice for 40 days), and bark is used against mouth blister, toothache, and heat stroke. Method of use for infertility in women: 3-5 grams of fresh leaves eaten in fasten for 15 days.[Medicinal Plants of Sindh Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Facts by Atta-ur-Rahman et al]

Uses:- Leaves and bark are useful in dysentery, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea and piles. Gum s useful in fever, diabetes, diarrhoea, dysentery, cough and pyorrhoea. Pods are given in cough, diarrhoea and bronchitis. Leaves are given to pregnant women for white progeny. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]
Active constituents: Tryptamine, tetrahydroharmane Saponins (genins are triterpenoids, echinocystic acid, etc.) Ethylgallate, flavonoids, Tannins [Medicinal plants in tropical West Africa]

Siddha uses: Cuta pun, Curam, Pal noy, Pittam

Compounds isolated: 3β-acetoxy-17β-hydroxy-androst-5-ene, 3,5-Dihydroxy-4-methoxy benzoic acid and 3,4-dimethoxy-4-hydroxy benzoic acid (syringic acid). 3β-Acetoxy-17β-hydroxy-androst-5-ene . [Medicinal Plants of Sindh Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Facts by Atta-ur-Rahman et al]

406 Published articles of Acacia nilotica

Euphorbia milii Christ-Plant Christ-Thorn Corona-de-Cristo

Euphorbia milii Des Moul.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Listed under poisonous plants: Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants, Springer,  Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System 2010, International Poisonous Plants Checklist - An Evidence Based Reference, CRC Press.

Vernacular names: crown-of-thorns, couronne d'épines, Christ Plant, Christ Thorn, Corona de Cristo, Couronne du Christ, Gracia de Dios, Christusdorn

42 Published articles of Euphorbia milii

Sida cordifolia Bala chikana Balu Bisiripi Swetberela Chirubenda

Sida cordifolia Linn.
Family: Malvaceae

Synonyms: Malvastrum cordifolium, Malvinda cordifolia, Sida altheifolia, Sida conferta, Sida cordifolia var. altheifolia, Sida cordifolia var. conferta, Sida decagyna,Sida herbacea, Sida holosericea, Sida hongkongensis, Sida maculate, Sida micans,Sida pellita,Sida pungens, Sida rotundifolia, Sida rotundifolia, Sida velutina
English: Bala, Country Mallow, Country Sida, Country-Mallow, Flannel Weed, Flannelweed, Heart-Leaf Sida, Llima
Arabic :    الخبازة
Assamese : Bariala.
Bengali: Swetberela, Brela, Bala,Bedela, Barila.
Chinese :  Ke dong,  圓葉金午時花   Yuan ye jin wu shi hua  (Taiwan),   心叶黄花稔   Xin ye huang hua ren.
Deutsch: Sandmalve
Gujarati: Mahabala, Khapat, Bala, Kharatee, Baladana, Janelimethi, Jangli methi
Hindi- Kungyi, Bariyaar, Khiratee, Kharantee, Kharenti, Khareti, Barial, Bariar. Bariyara, Kharenti, : 
Japanese :  マルバキンゴジカ   Maruba kingojika. 
Kannada:- Hettuthi, Hettugigada, Kisangi, Chittuharalu, Kadeeru, Hithuthi
Konkani: Kobirsir-bhaji,Muttava, Thapkoti.
Malayalam: Kurunthotti, Vellurum, Kathuram, Katturam.
Marathi.- चिकणा Chikana, Khiranti.
Mundari.: Marang,Lupaaraba, Huringmindilata.
Nepalese:  बलु/बरियार
Oriya- Badianaula, Bisvokopari, Bisiripi.
Punjabi: Kowar, Simak, kharent, kharyati, kharanhatee.
Russian :   Бала  Bala, Сида сердцелистная Sida serdtselistnaia, Сида кордифолиа Sida kordifolia.
Sanskrit: Balaa (yellow-flowered var.), Sumanganaa, Kharayashtikaa, Balini, Bhadrabalaa, Bhadraudani, Vaatyaalikaa
Sindhi: Burrayra.
Sinhalese: Hiradona, Valbevila
Spanish :   Escoba negra, Escobilla, llima.
Tamil: Nilatutti, Paniar-tuthi, Akhil mnapundu, Mayir manikham, Arivalmanaippundu, Chitaamuttie.
Telugu: Tellantisa, Tellagorra, Chirubenda, Suvarnamu, Muttav, Chitimutti, Tutturabenda, Elabenda, Dusuganneru, Nelabenda
Thai :   หญ้า ขัดใบป้อม  Ya khat bai pom
Unani: Bariyaara, Khirhati, Khireti, Kunayi

Ayurvedic Uses: Antiparalytic, aphrodisiac, Vranashoth, Netraroga and Daha, Vatavyadhi, Pakshaghat, Adrita, Vatasanshamana, Nadibalya, Vatahara, Grahi, Raktapittashamaka, Shukrala, Mootrala, Jwaraghana, Ojhovardhaka. Siddha uses: Fever, Rheumatism & Piththaa diseases [Database on Medicinal Plants Used In Ayurveda Vol-VIII, CCRAS]

Abortifacient, Alterative, Amebicide, Anticonvulsant, Aphrodisiac, Antipyretic, Astringent, Bechic, Bitter, Cardiotonic, Cerebrotonic, Circulotonic, Curare, Demulcent, Depurative, Digestive, Diuretic, Emollient, Hypotensive, Insecticide, Lipogenic, Pectoral, Protisticide, Sedative, Stomachic, Teratogen, Tonic [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]

Juice of the plant— invigorating, spermatopoietic, used in spermatorrhoea. Seeds— nervine tonic. Root—(official part in Indian medicine) used for the treatment of rheumatism; neurological disorders (hemiplegia, facial paralysis, sciatica); polyuria, dysuria, cystitis, strangury and hematuria; leucorrhoea and other uterine disorders; fevers and general debility. Leaves—demulcent, febrifuge; used in dysentery. [Indian Medicinal Plants - An Illustrated Dictionary]

Rootbark, pulverized and mixed with oil of sesame and milk, has been said to be effective in cases of facial paralysis and sciatica [Medicinal plants in tropical West Africa]

Ethnic communities of Ranchi, Hazaribag and Varanasi districts consider the plant useful in venereal diseases. Ethnic communities of Delhi area use seeds in spermatorrhoea and gonorrhoea. In A yurvedic system root-extract is used in leucorrhoea and menorrhagia. Different parts of the plant are used in many other diseases in Ayurvedic and tribal systems. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]

Whole plant: Plant is boiled, and the water used as an herbal bath of for washing the skin as an anti-pruritic, as an anti-pyretic of for chickenpox and measles, by the Guyana Patamona. Leaf: Leaves are boiled, and the water drunk as an anti-pyretic, by the Guyana Patamona [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

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Commelina paludosa Keni Kanjura Kane saag Swamp Dayflower

Commelina paludosa Blume
Family: Commelinaceae

Synonyms: Commelina donii, Commelina obliqua
English: Swamp Dayflower
Hindi: केना Kena, काने साग kane saag,  काने झार kaane jhaar
Manipuri: ৱাঙদেন খোবী Wangden khobi
Kannada: Kanjura
Konkani: केनी Keni
Published article:
1. Preliminary study on the cultivation potential of wild vegetables Etlingera elatior, E. punicea and Commelina paludosa of Sarawak
Author(s): Mertz, Ole - ournal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science  Volume: 27   Issue: 1   Pages: 27-37   Published: June, 1999

Dregea volubilis malati harandodi hemajivanti kodippalai dudipalatiga

Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
Family: Apocynaceae

Synonyms: Apocynum tiliifolium, Asclepias viridiflora, Asclepias volubilis, Cynanchum viridiflorum, Dregea angustifolia, Dregea formosana, Dregea pubescens, Dregea volubilis, Hoya lacuna, Hoya viridi flora, Hoya viridiflora, Hoya volubilis, Hoya formosana, Marsdenia volubilis, Schollia volubilis , Tylophora macrantha, Wattakaka angustifolia, Wattakaka pubescens , Wattakaka volubilis
Common name: cotton milk plant, green milkweed climber, green wax flower, sneezing silk
Bengali: titakunga
Burmese: gwe-dauk-nwe (hkwé:tauk-nwè)
Chinese: 南山藤 nan shan teng
Gujarati: માલતી malati
Hindi: अकड़ बेल akad bel, हरणडोडी harandodi, नखछिकनी nak-chikni
Kannada: ದುಗ್ಧಿವೆ dugdhive
Malayalam: velipparuthi
Marathi: हरणदोडी harandodi, नखसिकणी nakhasikani
Mayanman: Gway - dauk
Oriya: dudghika
Sanskrit: हेमजिवन्ती hemajivanti
Tamil: கொடிப்பாலை kodi-p-palai
Telugu: దూదిపాలతీగ dudipalatiga
Ayurvedic Uses: Boil, abscesses. Root and tender stalks— emetic and expectorant, cause sneezing, used in colds, sinusitis and biliousness. Leaves—used as an application to boils and abscesses.
Indigestion, dyspepsia, dysentery, diarrhoea, insomnia, dog bite, insect bite, tingling and numbness, and oedema [Medicinal Plants of Mynmar]

36 Published articles on Dregea volubilis

Hydrolea zeylanica isa-langulia Koliary laamgalika cheruvallel ponnankanic cakkalatti neeli nakshathralu

Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl
Family: Hydroleaceae
Synonyms: Hydrolea ceilonica, Nama zeylanicum, Beloanthera oppositifolia, Hydrolea arayatensis, Hydrolea inermis, Hydrolea javanica, Hydrolea zeylanica var. ciliata Choisy, Nama zeylanica, Steris aquatica, Steris javana, Steris javanica.

Commonly Name as: Blue waterleaf, Ceylonese hydrolea, water olive
Bengali: isa-langulia, kasschra
Chinese: 田基麻 tian ji ma
Hindi: Koliary, लांगली langali
Kannada: ಲಾಮ್ಗಲಿಕ laamgalika
Konkani: केरित kerit
Malayalam: ചെരുവല്ലെല cheruvallel
Manipuri: চৰাং Charang
Marathi: पोपटी Popti, केरिती Keriti
Sanskrit: लाङ्गली langali
Tamil: ponnankanic cakkalatti, vellel, Vellel
Telugu: neeli nakshathralu
Urdu: لانگلي langali

Ayurvedic uses: Leaf Poultice used in ulcer [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]
Wrongly equated with Laangali. (Laangali is equated with  Gloriosa superba Linn.) Known as Ish-languulia (West Bengal).

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Teramnus labialis mashaparni Adavi minumulu mashani ran-udid

Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng.
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng.
Family: Leguminosae
Synonyms: Glycine labialis L. , Glycine parviflora Zollinger ex Miq., Kennedya arabica Hochst
Bengali: mashani
English: Blue Wiss, Pistache Marronne, horse vine, rabbit vine
Hawaiian: Mashani, Mashoni, Mashparui
Hindi: कल्याण kalyan, लोमशपर्णिनी lomashparnini, मशानी mashani, माषपर्णी mashaparni, पाण्डुलोमा pandu-loma
Kannada: ಅಡವಿ ಉದ್ದು adavi uddu
Konkani: रानउडीद ran-udid
Malagasy: Teloravina, Vahilandy
Malayalam: kattulunnu
Marathi: रानउडीद ran-udid
Oriya: ban-kultha
Sanskrit: हयःपुच्छी hayahapuchchi, कल्याणी kalyani, माषपर्णी mashaparni, विसारिणी visarini
Sinhalese: Wal-Kollu
Tamil: மாஷபருணி mashaparuni
Telugu: కరు మినుములు karu minumulu, అడవి మినుములు adavi minumulu
Tibetan: mon sran gro u i dab ma
Parts used: Whole plant, root, fruit
Ayurvedic uses: Atisara, Pravahika, Vatapitta jvara, Sukralpata, Raktapitta, Raktavikara, Daha, Sotha, Sirahsula. Fruit—astringent, stomachic, febrifugal; also used as a nervine tonic in tuberculosis, haemoptysis, rheumatism and paralysis. Considered invigorating in Indian medicine. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
recommends the plant in spermatorrhoea.

The fruit is bitter, cooling and sweet. It is used as aphrodisiac, stomachic,
nervine tonic, astringent to the bowels, antipyretic and galactagogue. It is also used in inflammation, biliousness, blood diseases, gout, fevers, bronchitis, thirst, burning sensation, paralysis, rheumatism, affections of the nervous system, haemoptysis, tuberculosis and catarrh.

Siddha uses: Uses - Used in treatment Sexual debility.

Chemical Constituents: amino acids, lysine, leucine, isoleucine, arginine, valine, histidine; unsaturated fatty acids, minerals-potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, free phenols, tannins, L-DOPA, hydrogen. Cyanide, phytic acid; proteins. Flavonol glycoside (C26H28O17) , vitexin, bergenin, daidzin, 3-Omethyl- D- chiro –inositol.

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Tephrosia purpurea Vempali Sarapunkha soropunkha kozhinjil bannilgach

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Family: Fabaceae
Synonyms: Cracca piscatoria (Aiton) Lyons,  Cracca purpurea L.,  Galega piscatoria Aiton,  Glycyrrhiza mairei H.Lev.,  Tephrosia colonila (Ham.) Benth.,  Tephrosia crassa Bojer ex Baker,  Tephrosia diffusa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.,  Tephrosia indigofera Bertol.,  Tephrosia ionophlebia Hayata,  Tephrosia lanceifolia Link,  Tephrosia piscatoria (Aiton) Pers.,  Tephrosia purpurea var. diffusa (Roxb.) Aitch.,  Tephrosia wallichii Graham ex Fawcett & Rendle
English: Fish Poison, Wild Indigo, Purple Tephrosia, avasa; can-ja-da; pea bush
Bengali: বননীলগাছ bannilgach
Chinese: Hui mao dou.
French: Guiana: bois-nivre
Gujarathi: ઘોડાકાન ghodakan
Hawaiian: ʻAuhuhu, Ahuhu, ʻAuhola, Hola
Hindi Name:  सरफोंक, Sarphonk, Sharpunkha शरपुंखा,
Kannada: empali, koggili, phanike
Malayalam: kozhinjil
Marathi: शरपुंखा sharpankha, उन्हाळी unhali
Nepalese: Kande sakhinu, Sakinu.
Oriya: ଶରପୁଙ୍ଖା soropunkha
Punjabi: bansa-bansu
Rajasthani: biyani, Masa
Sanskrit: शरपुंखा sarapunkha
Tamil: காவாளி kavali, கொள்ளுக்காய்வேளை kolluk-kay-velai, Kawati, Kolinchi

Telugu: వెంపలి Vempali
Thai: Cha khram, Cha khram dok daeng, Khram pa.
Malagasy: Katafotsy, Kimahandzy, Makalala
Portuguese: Tefrósia
Sinhalese: Gam-Pila, Pila
Vietnamese: Cốt khí tía
Unani: Sarponkhaa, Sarphukaa

Ayurvedic uses: Anthelmintic, alexipharma.  The drug is considered specific for the treatment of inflammation of spleen and liver (is known as Plihaa-shatru, Plihaari in Indian medicine). Dried herb—diuretic, deobstruent, laxative. Given for the treatment of cough, bronchitis, bilious febrile attacks, insufficiency of the liver, jaundice (not effective in infantile cirrhosis), kidney disorders and for the treatment of bleeding piles, boils, pimples. Also used as a gargle. Root—decoction used in dyspepsia, diarrhoea, cough, bronchitis, adenoids, asthma and rheumatism. Juice is applied to skin eruptions. A liniment prepared from the root is employed in elephantiasis. Oil from seeds—specific against eruptions of the skin, eczema, scabies, leprosy. Seed extract—hypoglycaemic. Powdered aerial parts prevented elevation of SGOP, SGPT and bilirubin levels.

Indications  — Acne, Ascites, Asthma, Biliousness, Bleeding, Boil, Bright’s Disease, Bronchosis, Cancer, Cardiopathy, Caries, Colic, Constipation, Cough, Dermatosis, Diarrhea, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Dysuria, Eczema, Elephantiasis, Enterosis, Fever, Gas, Gonorrhea, Hemorrhoid, Hepatosis, Impotence, Inflammation, Itch, Jaundice, Leprosy, Nephrosis, Pain, Pulmonosis, Rheumatism, Scabies, Snakebite, Sore, Splenosis, Syphilis, Thirst, Urogenitosis, VD, Worm, Wound. [Handbook Of Medicinal Herbs]
Leaf, Root - Skind diseases. Juice of fresh root is given orally for stomach disorders. [INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINES AMONG GOND TRIBALS]
Stem: An ingredient of fish poison made by the French Guiana Galibi. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]
Chemical constituents: Rotenoid,  triterpenoid, lupeol, and beta-sitosterol. Seeds contain a diketone-pongamol; a dimethylchromene flavanone isolonchocarpin; furanoflavones karanjin and kanjone; a flavanone purpurin; and sitosterol. A flavonoid, lanceolarin B, is also present in seeds.

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Operculina turpethum Indian Jalap Trivrut Tella Tegada Karunchivadai Fusen-Asagao Nisoth

Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso
Family: Convolvulaceae
Synonyms: Argyreia alulata Miq., Convolvulus anceps L., Convolvulus turpethum L., Ipomoea anceps (L.) Roem. & Schult., Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R. Br., Ipomoea turpethum var. anceps (L.) Miq., Merremia turpethum (L.) Bojer, Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle, Operculina turpethum var. heterophylla Hallier f., Spiranthera turpethum (L.) Bojer

Chinese: 盒果藤
English:  Indian Jalap, St. Thomas lidpod, transparent wood rose, turpeth root, white day glory
Bengali : Teudi, Tvuri, Dhdhakalami
Gujarati : Kala Nasottara
Hindi: निशोथ nisoth, पिठोरी pitohri
Japanese: Fusen-Asagao
Kannada: aluthi gida, bangada balli, bilitigade, devadanti, nagadanti
Malayalam: ത്രികോൽപ്പക്കൊന്ന Trikolpokanna, tigade
Marati: निसोत्तर or निशोत्तर nisottar
Sanskrit: निशोत्र nishotra, त्रिपुट triputa, त्रिवृथ trivrutha, Trivrta, Trivrtaa, Tribhandi, Triputaa, Saralaa, Suvahaa, Rechani, Nishotra, Kumbha, Kaalaa, Shyaama, Shyaamaa.
Telugu: తెల్ల తెగడ, Tella tegada, త్రివృత్ trivrut
Tamil: அடிம்பு adimbu, சரளம் caralam, சிவதை civatai, கும்பஞ்சான் kumpancan, பகன்றை paganrai, Karunchivadai
Oriya: Dudholomo
Punjabi : Nisoth
Urdu : Turbud, Nishoth

Ayurvedic uses: Malabandha, Gulma, Udara Roga, Jvara, Shopha Pandu, Pliha, Vrana, Krimi, Kustha, Kandu. Root - Purgative, antidote, antiinflammatory
Leaf paste is applied externally to cure ringworm [ETHNOBOTANY OF WESTERN ORISSA]
Siddha uses: Anal kunmam, Eli vitam, Malakattu
Unani uses: Istisqa, Wajaul Mafasil, Irqun Nasa, Laqwa, Falij, Sual.
Chemical constutuents: Resinous Glycosides,  Alpha Turpethin, Beta turpethin and volatile oil.

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