Phlomis bracteosa

Phlomis bracteosa Royle ex Benth.
Family: Lamiaceae
Synonyms: Phlomis cordata, Phlomis lamiifolia, Phlomis simplex, Phlomoides bracteosa, Phlomoides lamiifolia.
Common name: Purple Jerusalem Sage, Purple Lampwick plant
In Kashmir: Neel Trath

Ethnomedicinal uses: Powdered leaves are mixed in tea and used against cough and cold. Flowers are crushed and used against toothache. Flowers are used as laxative. (Ref. 10)
Chemicals of Phlomis bracteosa
10 Published articles of Phlomis bracteosa

Cyclanthera pedata, Concombre grimpant, Achocha, Korila, Pepino de comer

Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad.
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms: Anguria pedisecta, Apodanthera pedisecta, Cyctanthera digitata, Cyctanthera edulis, Cyctanthera pedata, Momordica pedisecta
Common Name: caigua, stuffing cucumber
Bhutan: olochoto, kichipoktho
Chinese: 小雀瓜
French: Concombre grimpant, Concombre des Andes.
Japanese  Achocha.
Philippines: korila
Portuguese: Taimiá de comer, Taimiá de cipó.
Quechuan: Achocha.
Russian: Циклантера съедобная
Spanish: Pepino de comer, Achoncha, Pepino de Rellenar, Pepino de Relleno, Pepino andino, Caygua, Achocha, Achoca, Caihua, Maxixi peruano, Achoscha.
Swidish: Korila

15 Published articles of Cyclanthera pedata

Koenigia delicatula

Koenigia delicatula (Meisn.) H. Hara (= Polygonum delicatulum Meisn.)
Family: Polygonaceae
Identified by: Dr.Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology

Published articles:
KOENIGIA-DELICATULA-SSP-RELICTA NEW-SUBSPECIES POLYGONACEAE A NEW TAXON LINKING THE GENERA KOENIGIA L. AND PERSICARIA MILL
Author: HEDBERG O - Journal of Japanese Botany  Volume: 63   Issue: 3   Pages: 71-77   Published: 1988

The genus Koenigia L. emend. Hedberg (Polygonaceae)
Author: HEDBERG O, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 124, Issue 4, pages 295–330, August 1997

Striga asiatica Agnivrksha Kuranti Pallipundu Agya

Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze
Family: Orobanchaceae
Synonym: Striga lutea
Folk: Pivla Agya, Agiyaa
Chinese: du jiao jin
Sanskrit: Agnivrksha, Kuranti
Kannada: bili kasa, jolada baeru maari
Malayalam: kalu-polapen
Marathi: पिवला आग्या Pivla agya
Tamil: Pallipoondu, kollaippalli, Chirakachitam, Chirakacitappuntu
Telugu: Rathi badamika
Ayurvedic uses: Improves appetite and taste. Prescribed in strangury and diseases due to vitiated blood.

142 Published articles of Striga asiatica

Aeschynomene americana American jointvetch

Aeschynomene americana L.
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: American jointvetch, common aeschynomene, deervetch, shyleaf

• Hindi: सोल घास sol ghas, सोली soli
• Tamil: நெட்டி netti
• Sri Lanka: thornless mimosa
• Jamaica: bastard sensitive plant
• Latin America: antejuela, cujicillo, dormilona, golondrina regada, huevos de rana, pega pega, pega ropa, plumÓn, ronte
• Indonesia: kacang meongan, asem-aseman, anjang
• Philippines: makahiyang-lalaki, karaparak
• Thailand: sano-don, sano-bok, sano khon
• Vietnam: pötuk, rokdönao, rui köjing 

37 Published articles of Aeschynomene americana

Amaranthus viridis tanduliya jungali chaulayi chilaka thotakoora kuppacheera kuppai keerai

Amaranthus viridis L.
Family: Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :   Amaranthus gracilis Desf., nom. nud., Amaranthus polystachyus Willd.
Chinese :   皱果苋  Zhou guo xian.
English :  Green amaranth, Pigweed, Slender amaranth.
French :  Amarante verte.
German :  Grüner Amarant.
Greek :  Λεπτό βλήτο    Depto vlito.
Hindi: जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi
Japanese :   アオビユ  Aobyu ,  ホ ナガイヌビユ  Honaga inu byu.
Konkani: रानभाजी ranbhaji
Malay :  Bayan hedjo.
Malayalam: കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera
Marathi: माठ math, उनाडभाजी unadabhaji
Nepalese: लुँडे झार
Portuguese: Caruru
Sanskrit: तण्डुलीयः tanduliya, Gandira
Spanish :  Bledo, Quelite verd (Mexico).
Tamil: குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai, Vakucakkirai
Telugu: చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora
Thai :  ผักโหม   Phak hom, ผักโขม   Phak khom,    ผักขม  Phak khom, ผักขมหัด  Phak khom hat  (as A. gracilis).
Vietnamese :  Dền xanh.

79 Published articles of Amaranthus viridis

Potentilla fruticosa Bush cinquefoil Fingerstrauch

Potentilla fruticosa L.
Family: Rosaceae
Bulgarian: Храстовиден очиболец
Chinese: 金露梅
Czech: Mochna křovitá
Danish: Almindelig Buskpotentil
Estonian: Põõsasmaran
Finnish: Pensashanhikki
German: Fingerstrauch
Norwegian: Buskmure
Polish: Pięciornik krzewiasty
Russian: Пятилистник кустарниковый
Swedish: Ölandstok
Vernacular names:
Penak, Pemma nakpo (Am); Pema (Km); Jhwani (Dn); Bhairang pate (Np). Bush cinquefoil

Uses: Breast disease, stomach and lung disorders, and indigestion. Plant is also used as incense. (Medicinal Plants of Dolpo)

91 Published articles of Potentilla fruticosa

Drosera peltata

Drosera peltata Thunb. -  carnivorous plant
Family: Droseraceae
Synonym: Drosera foliosa
Common name: shield sundew, pale sundew
Thai: หญ้าไฟตะกาด
Chinese: 茅膏菜屬
Korean: 끈끈이귀개
Japanese name: ishi-mochi-sou (イシモチソウ, 石持草)

13 Published articles of Drosera peltata

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U.S. government Web sites provide information about clinical studies, drug development, and other health care issues.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/clinicaltrials/htm/index.htm

Heracleum sphondylium Cow Parsnip hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium L.
Family: Apiaceae
Common Name: Cow Parsnip, hogweed
Bulgarian: Сибирски девесил
Croatian: Medvjeđi dlan
Czech: Bolševník obecný
Dutch: Gewone berenklauw
Finnish: Etelänukonputki
French: Grant-bibeu
German: Wiesen-Bärenklau
Hungarian: Közönséges medvetalp
Lithuanian: Lankinis barštis
Norwegian: Bjørnekjeks
Polish: Barszcz zwyczajny
Russian: Борщевик_обыкновенный
Slovenian: Navadni dežen
Swedish: Björnloka

Plant used in Homeopathy
Action: Allergenic; Anthelmintic; Antiseptic; Depurative; Emmenagogue; Expectorant; Laxative; Mutagenic; Phototoxic; Poison; Spasmogenic
Tonic. (Handbook of Medicinal Herbs).
hogweed juice has featured as a wart cure, tender shoots, stripped of their outer skin, enjoyed a reputation as a digestive. (Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition)

261 Published articles of Heracleum sphondylium

Ligularia fischeri Otakarakou Chwi Namul ti ye tuo wu

Ligularia fischeri (Ledeb.) Turcz.
Family Compositae
Synonyms: Cacalia elata, Cineraria elata Steud., Cineraria fischeri Ledeb., Cineraria speciosa Fisch. ex Turcz., Cineraria speciosa Schrad. ex Link, Hoppea speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) Rchb., Ligularia glabrescens Vorosch., Ligularia racemosa DC., Ligularia sibirica var. longibracteata Kitam., Ligularia sibirica var. racemosa (DC.) Kitam., Ligularia sibirica var. speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) DC., Ligularia speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Senecillis fischerii (Ledeb.) Kitam., Senecio ligularia Hook.f.,

Japanese: Otakarakou
Chinese: 蹄叶橐吾 ti ye tuo wu
Korean: Chwi Namul

37 Published article listof Ligularia fischeri

Dactylorhiza hatagirea Salap Panch aonle Ambolakpa

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D.Don) Soó
Family: Orchidaceae
Synonyms: Orchis hatagirea D.Don, Orchis hatagirea var. doniana Soó, Orchis hatagirea var. schlaginweitii Soó, Orchis latifolia var. indica Lindl.
Common name: Early Marsh Orchid
Kumaon: Hatajari
Kashmiri: Salem Panja
Ladakhi: ཨམབོལཀཔཨ Ambolakpa
Urdu: Salap
Nepali: पाँच आँवले Panch aonle
known as Salampanja, Wanglak and Hatajari in Garhwal Himalaya

Uses: Cordyceps sinensis combination with Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soó, honey and cow’s milk as tonic and aphrodisiac. The tuber yields salap and is reputed as expectorant, aphrobisiac and as nervine tonic.

10 Published articles of Dactylorhiza hatagirea

Commelina maculata

Commelina maculata Edgew.
Family Commelinaceae
Synonym: Commelina obliqua var. viscida C.B.Clarke, Commelina paludosa var. viscida (C.B.Clarke) R.S.Rao & Kammathy
No published work is available on this plant.

Caesalpinia bonduc Gachakaya Kalarci Kuberaksah

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
Synonym: Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming, C. crista
Family Name : Caesalpiniaceae.
Assamese: লেটাগুটি letaguti
Bengali: নাটাকরঞ্জ natakaranja, Kaantaa Karanjaa
Common Name : Bonducella Nut, Fever Nut, Molucca Bean.
French: bois brésil, bonduc, pernambouc
French Guiana: bonduc, graines-tigues, oeil de bourrique, oeil de chat. Guyana: nicker seed. Surinam: bonducella. Surinam Arawak: horotoballi. Surinam Bush Negro: awariston. Surinam Carib: pararapo.
Hindi Name : Kantkarej, Kantikaranja, Sagar Gota. गजगा gajga, कटकलेजी kat-kaleji, कटकरंज kat-karanj, पांशुल panshul, पट्टिल pattil, पूतिक putik, पूतिकरंज putikaranj
Kannada Name : Gajjiga, Kiri gejjuga, Gajikekayi. ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ gejjuga
Konkani: गझगो gazgo
Malayalam Name : Ban-karetti, Kaka-moullou, Kazhanji, Kalanci, Kajanchikkur, കഴഞ്ച് kazhanchi
Marathi: कटुकरंज katukaranja, सागरगोटी sagargoti
Nepalese: कारौन्जी karaunjee
Oriya: gila
Punjabi: bel karanjwa
Sanskrit Name : Kakachika, Kantakikaranja, Kantakini, karanja, Krakachika, Kuberaksah, Kuberakshi, Kuberaksi, Latakaranja, Prakiriya, Prakirnah, Putikah, Putikaranja, Putikaranjah, Putikaranji, Tinagachhika, Tirini, Valli, Varini, Vitapakaranja. अङ्गारःवल्लरी angarhavallari, कण्टकिकारंज kantakikaranja, कुबेराक्षी kuberakshi, लताकरंज latakaranja, पट्टिल pattil, पूति puti, रक्तकरंजवृक्ष raktakaranjavruksha, विटपकरंज vitapakaranja
Tamil Name : Kalarci , Kalarcik Koluntu, Kalarcip paruppu, Kazharchikkaai, Kalachikai, Kalichikai, Kazarci.
Telgu Name : Mulluthige,Gachakaya. గచ్చకాయ
Urdu: کرنجه karanja, Akitmakit

Ayurvedic uses: Sula, Sotha, Arsha, Svasa, Chardi, Amavata, Gulma, Kasa, Kustha, Meha, Sandhivata, Tvak roga, Vatavikara, Vishama javara. vrana, Sutikajvara, Udarasula, Raktatisara, Agnimandya, Pravahika, Krimi.
Seed—antiperiodic, antirheumatic. Roasted and used as an antidiabetic preparation. Leaf, bark and seed—febrifuge. Leaf and bark—emmenagogue, anthelmintic. Root—diuretic, anticalculous.

In homoeopathy, the plant is considered an excellent remedy for chronic fever.
Siddha uses: Antavatam, Kunmam, Pakkacculai, Vali, Vikkam

Activities: Abortifacient; Anthelminthic; Antipyretic; Antispasmodic; Astringent; Diuretic; Emollient; Filaricide; Fungicide; Hemostat; Rubefacient; Tonic; Vermifuge.

For syphilitic diseases in Guyana. Root: For gonorrhoea in French Guiana. Seed: Vomitive, very bitter. Crushed fresh seed is used as a febrifuge and to treat snakebite in French Guiana. Dried seed used as a children's anthelmintic in Surinam. Parched and pounded for a dropsy medication in Guyana. (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas)

158 Published articles of Caesalpinia bonduc

Curcuma amada Mango ginger amragandha maamidi allam

Curcuma amada ROXB.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Sanskrit: amragandha, amragandhiharidra, amragandiharidra, amragrndhiharidra, amraharidra, amrardrakam, daru, darvimeda, karpura, karpuraharidra, padmapatra, surabhidaru, suranayika, vanaharidra
Bengali: amada
Telugu: maamidi allam, మామిడి అల్లం
Tamil: Mankayinci மாங்காய் இஞ்சி
Malayalam: മാങ്ങയിഞ്ചി Mangayinji
Marathi: आंबेहळद ambe halad
French: Temu mangga
German: Mangoingwer
Portuguese: açafrão
Gujarati: Aambaa haldhar
Hindi: Aamaa-haldi, Amiyaa haldi
Kannada: Ambarasini, Huli Arsin
Punjabi: Ambiya haladi
Unani: Aambaa Haldi, Daarchob
Common name: Mango ginger, Wild Turmeric

Ayurvedic uses: Part used rhizome. Kandu, Vrana, Kasa, Svasa, Hikka, Jvara, Abhighataja Sotha, Karnasula, Sannipata.
Appetiser, carminative, digestive,demulcent.

Stomachic, appetizer, expectorant, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory. Specific in rheumatism and inflammation of liver; rheumatism; in contusions and sprains.

Mango ginger (Curcuma amada) is a rhizomatous aromatic herb rhizomes that are used as flavouring for pickles and other dishes and also valued for their medicinal properties. The fresh as well as dried rhizomes are used for flavouring curries. The fresh cut rhizomes have the flavour and the colour of mango, hence the name mango ginger.

Unani uses: Zarba wa Sakta, Amraz-e-Jildiya

43 Published article list on Curcuma amada

Leycesteria formosa Himalayan Honeysuckle Pheasant berry

Leycesteria formosa Wall.
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Common name: Himalayan Honeysuckle, Bachgen Llwm (Welsh), Elisha’s tears, Flowering nutmeg, Partridge berry, Pheasant berry
Bulgarian: Лейцестерия формоза
Chinese: 鬼吹箫
German: Karamelbeere
Nepalese: Nulkuroo

8 Published articles of  Leycesteria formosa

Passiflora vitifolia

Passiflora vitifolia Kunth
Family Passifloraceae
Synonyms: Macrophora sanguinea (Sm.) Raf., Passiflora punicea Ruiz & Pav. ex DC., Passiflora sanguinea Sm., Passiflora servitensis H. Karst., Tacsonia buchanani Lem., Tacsonia sanguinea (Sm.) DC., Passiflora servitensis var. bracteosa H. Karst., Passiflora vitifolia var. bracteosa (H. Karst.) Killip, Passiflora vitifolia var. cassiquiarensis M. Roem.,
Vernacular names:
Bulgarian: Пасифлора витифолиа
French: Passiflore à feuilles de vigne
Swedish: Kardinalpassionsblomma
Turkish: Karpuz çarkıfeleği

Published articles

Free and Glycosidically Bound Volatiles in Granadilla (Passiflora vitifolia HBK.)

Crecimiento de los Botones Florales de Passiflora vitifolia (Passifloraceae) f Algunos Aspectos de su Biología Floral, en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre, Golfito.

Pollination intensity and potential seed set in Passiflora vitifolia

Mitragyna parvifolia Kaim Kadamba Bangkal

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
Family: Rubiaceae.
Synonyms: Nauclea parvifolia Roxb., Stephegyne parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Bengali: ধারাকদম্ব dharakadam, গুলিকদম্ব gulikadam
Common names: Leichhardt tree, cheesewood, yellow cheesewood, and canary cheesewood, kaim, water kadamba
Gujarati: કલમ kalam
Hindi: गुरी guri, कैम kaim
Kannada: ನೀರ ಕದಮ್ಬ nira kadamba, ಸಣ್ಣ ಕದಮ್ಬ sanna kadamba
Malayalam: കതമമരം kathamamaram, നീര്ക്കടമ്പ് niirkkatamp, പൂച്ചക്കടമ്പ് puuccakkatamp, റോസ് കടമ്പ് roos katamp, വീമ്പ് viimp
Marathi: कळम kalam
Phillipines: Bangkal
Sanskrit: वितानः vitanah, Giri-kadamba, Kadamba
Siddha / Tamil: நிசுளம் niculam, நீர்க்கடம்பு nirkkatampu, Chinna-Kadambu
Telugu: Niru Kadamba,  అజఘ్నము ajaghnamu, అంబుసారము ambusaramu, జలతుంబురు jalatumburu, నిరుకడము nirkadambu, ఋష్య rushya, తధిద్రుమ tadhidruma, Rudraganam, Battaganike, Mundu maara, Gunderu.
Vietnamese: Gáo nam

Uses: Bark—used for muscular pain. Bark and root—febrifuge, antispasmodic.

47 Published articles of Mitragyna parvifolia

Ligularia amplexicaulis

Ligularia amplexicaulis DC.
Family: Asteraceae
Plant grows in himalayan region.  Not much work in published on this plant

Fagonia cretica Tulganari Dhamaasaa Chittigava

Fagonia cretica L.
Synonyms: Fagonia deflexa Moench, Fagonia elongata Salisb., Fagonia erecta Mill., Fagonia forskalii Pfund, Fagonia hispanica L., Fagonia virens Coss. ex T.Anderson, Fagonia viscosa Hochst. ex Boiss.

Correct name for Indian sp. is Fagonia schweifurthii Hadidi. F. bruguieri DC. is not a synonym of F. cretica, (Indian Medicinal Plants an Illustrated Dictionary)
according to CDRI.)
Sanskrit: Dhanvayasah, Duhsparsha, Duralambha, Virupa, Duralabha, Ushtrabhaksha
Bengali: Duralabha
English: Khorasan thorn
Gujrati: Dhamaaso
Hindi: Damahan, Dhamaasa, Hinguaa, Dhanhare
Malayalam: Kodittuva
Marathi: Dhamaasaa
Punjabi: Dama, Dhamah, Dhamaha
Tamil: Tulganari
Telugu: Chittigava, Gilaregati
Unani: Dhamaasaa

Ayurvedic uses: Daha, Grahani, Gulma, Jvara, Kasa, Kushta, Prameha, Raktapitta, Vatarakta, Visarpa, Atisara, Visama jvara, Trishna, Moha, Murccha, Madaroga,Rakatavikara, Bharama, Chardi, Mutraghata.

Astringent, antiseptic, blood-purifier and febrifuge. Applied to abscesses, scrofulous glands and wounds; also given as a prophylactic against smallpox. Bark—used for dermatosis Extract of aerial parts—antiviral, antiamphetaminic, spasmogenic. Plant ash—given to children suffering from anaemia. 

Fagonia cretica herbal tea arrested the growth of cancer cells within five hours of application and caused them to die within 24 hours.   Source: Times of India Dt.23 Aug. 2012

35 Published articles of Fagonia cretica