Aster albescens

Aster albescens (DC.) Wall. ex Hand.-Mazz.
Family: Compositae
Synonyms: Amphirhapis albescens DC. , Aster albescens var. glandulosus Hand.-Mazz. , Aster albescens var. megaphyllus Y.Ling , Aster albescens var. niveus Hand.-Mazz. , Aster albescens var. rugosus Y.Ling , Aster cabulicus Lindl. , Aster ferrugineus Edgew. , Aster ignoratus Kunth & Bouché
Common name: Fading Himalayan Aster, Lilac Himalayan Aste

3 Published articles of Aster albescens

Myriactis nepalensis Nepal Myriactis Thuke phool

Myriactis nepalensis Less.
Family Compositae
Common name: Nepal Myriactis
Nepali: थुके फूल Thuke phool
Chinese: 圆舌粘冠草

Cardiospermum halicacabum Karnasphota Jyotishmati Kaanphuti Modikkottan

Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Family: Sapindaceae
Synonyms: Cardiospermum acuminatum Miq., Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze, Cardiospermum corycodes Kuntze, Cardiospermum glabrum Schumach. & Thonn., Cardiospermum infiatum Salisb., Cardiospermum luridum Blume, Cardiospermum moniiiferum Sw. ex Steud., Cardiospermum pumiium Blume, Cardiospermum truncatum A Rich., Corindum halicacabum (L.) Medik., Physalis corymbosa Noronha, Physaiis halicacabum Noronha

• Telugu: Ullings, Budpakakara, Buddalaaku, Patapataalum, Vekkudutiga
• Sanskrit: Karnasphota, Kakadani, kaakatikta, kaakamardanika, Indravalli
• Bengali: Jyotishmati
• English: Ballon vine, Heart's Pea
• Hindi: Kaanphuti, Lataaphataki, Kapalphoti 
• Gujarati: Karolio
• Kannada: Kanakayya, Agni-balli
• Malayalam: Ulinna, Uzhinja, Valliuzhinja
• Marathi: Fatphati, Kaanphuti, Khiljala
• Tamil: Modikkottan, Mudukottan, Mudakkarutana

Various vernacular names: Agniballi, Amoteremi, Badha, Ballarina, Balloon Vine, Ban Chichinda, Bangcolon, Banu Uchchhe, Barcolon, Bâtard Persil, Bejuco de Orinar, Bejuco Globo, Blaasklimop, Black Liquorice, Black Winter Cherry, Blister Creeper, Bombija, Bombilla, Bombilla Menor, Bone Care, Bonnet Carré, Buddakakara, Cana, Cardiosperme, Cay Bong Bong, Colochero, Coracão da India, Corinde Glabre, Esungan, Farolito, Farolito de la Virgen, Garafunin Fadama, Garden Wine, Guisante Maravila, Gumba, Habbulkalkal, Halicacabon Estrange, Halicacabo Salvatico, Heart Pea, Heart Seed, Hierba de Chivato, Huayunac, Huevo de Gato, Indravallii, Jyotishmati, Kagdolio, Kanphuti, Karavi, Karnaspota, Karolio, Kesh Lahara, Kokalende, Kola Myetsi, Kottavan, Lataphatkari, Lataphatki, Lesser Balloonvine, Lofofo, Love-in-a-Puff, Malamai, Mani Mani, Masontsokina, Mor Ko Ton, Mubogo Bogo, Mudakattam, Muditos, Munditos, Okpoku Lairnosi, Painairavel, Palsy Curer, Paltugpaltucan, Peria Bulan, Persil Bâtard, Persil Diable, Pesi Bata, Phon Thuyen Kat, Pigeons Knee, Poc Poc Liane, Pois à Coeur, Pois de Merveille, Pois Merveille, Pwa de Mèrvèy, Pwa Mevey, Revienta Caballos, Roomsche Crieken van Overzee, Sprainbush Wine, Toffe Toffe, Totoku, Ulinna, Urundeburu, Uzipho, Uziphu, Welsch Schlutten, Wild Supplejack, Winter Cherry, Yerba Mora Desta Suerte Estangera, Zab Bich .

Ayurvedic uses: Sula, Sopha, Pandu, Vriddhi, Sandhi vata, Graha badha, Bhutabadha, Vishabadha
Antibacterial, hypotensive, antirheumatism

Americans use the plants in a variety of ways. The most prominent medicinal treatment is for kidney problems. In Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Turks and Caicos Islands the plants are considered diuretic. In Mexico the roots are used, in Cuba the leaves, and in the Turks and Caicos the seeds. Each area has its own variant of medicinal preparations, including decoctions of roots and leaves. Others use the seeds, which are parched, ground like coffee, and boiled. The preparation in each area, however, is prescribed for swelling of the legs and feet associated with kidney trouble. This same decoction is used to treat rheumatism and arthritis in Argentina. The same or similar preparations are given in Mexico as sudorifics, emetics, purgatives, diaphoretics, and rubifacients in rheum. Cubans also use it as a sudorific (Roig 1945). In Hispaniola, the same basic decoction, either boiled or not, is also considered a refreshing drink. Similarly, in Dominica, the leaves are crushed in water by Caribs to make a refreshing and cooling drink. People in Hispaniola also use the leaves and stems in emollient poultices for abscesses and sores. In Trinidad, leaves are used as an infusion for “bich” (lower intestine disease) and indigestion. [Florida Ethnobotany]

Lodhas, Mundas, Oraons use root and leaves in the treatment of some diseases. The species is ti~ed in unani and allopathic systems of medicine. [Herbal Cures: Traditional Approach]

Used in rheumatism, lumbago, skeletal fractures, nervous diseases, amenorrhoea, haemorrhoids, erysipelas. The herb is used in hairoils for treating dandruff, alopecia and for darkening hair. The plant extract showed significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity and sedative effect on CNS. The drug also showed (transient) vasodepressant activity.

Dried aerial parts, infusion: for nervous diseases, chronic bronchitis; tincture: for itching, digestive, psoriasis
Leaf: antirheumatic, for chronic bronchitis, stiffness of limbs and snakebite.
Unripe fresh leaf: analgesic Leaf + root, infusion: diuretic, diaphoretic, for amenorrhea
Plant. Saponin, quebrachitol, apigenin, proanthocyanidin and stigmosterol Dried seed. Apigenin: flavone; campesterol: steroid Decorticated seed. n -Eicosene [Medicinal flora of Argentina]

 In Nigeria the leaves are sometimes rubbed on the skin for the treatment of skin eruptions, itch, etc. or applied as a poultice to swellings. The juice of the stem is dropped in the eye to treat ophthalmia. The leaf and root are used as a remedy for nervous diseases in many countries. After eating the seeds in quantity children may develop epileptiform convulsions. Stigmasterol, probably in the form of a glycoside, and quebrachitol have been isolated from the air-dried plant in India and proanthocyanidin and apigenin have been isolated from an alcoholic extract of the. The water-soluble fraction of a dried alcoholic extract of the seeds produced an initial depression followed by marked stimulation in the isolated frog heart preparation. [Medicinal plants in tropical West Africa]

Whole plant: Infusion of seedling is used to clear the uterus after childbirth. Root: Infusion used as a stomachic and diuretic. Part unspecified: Emmenagogue.
CHEM: Seed oil reportedly has the properties of an insect repellent, antifeedant and anti-inflammatory [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]
Diuretic, antitoxic; pneumonia, diabetes. Major Constituents: Eicosenoic acid, 1-cyano-2-hydroxy methylprop-2-ene-1-ol, 1-cyano-2-hydroxy methylprop-1-ene-3-ol20 [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]

Unani uses: Zofe Bah, Zofe Badan, Jaryan, Surate Inzal

64 Published articles of Cardiospermum halicacabum

Apluda mutica, Mauritian grass, Akku hullu, Phulera

Apluda mutica L.
Family: Poaceae

Synonyms: , Andropogon aristatus (L.) Raspail, Andropogon glaucus Retz., Andropogon involucratus J.Koenig ex Steud., Apluda aristata L., Apluda aristata var. ciliata (Andersson) S.K.Jain, Apluda aristata var. jainii S.K.Jain, Apluda blatteri Sur, Apluda ciliata Andersson, Apluda communis Nees & Arn., Apluda cumingii Buse, Apluda geniculata Roxb., Apluda gigantea Spreng., Apluda glauca Schreb., Apluda humilis Kunth, Apluda inermis Regel, Apluda kobila Buch.-Ham. ex Nees, Apluda microstachya Nees, Apluda mucronata Steud., Apluda mutica subsp. aristata (L.) Babu, Apluda mutica subsp. aristata (L.) R.D. Gaur, Apluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Hack, ex K.Bakker, Apluda mutica var. aristata (L.) Pilg., Apluda mutica var. major (Hack.) S.K.Jain, Apluda pedicel lata Buse, Apluda rostrata Arn. & Nees, Apluda scabra Andersson, Apluda varia Hack., Apluda varia subsp. aristata (L.) Hack., Apluda varia subsp. mutica (L.) Hack., Apluda varia var. ciliata (Andersson) Hack., Apluda varia var. humilis (J. Presl) Hack., Apluda varia var. intermedia Hack., Apluda varia var. major Hack., Apluda villosa Schreb., Calami na mutica (L.) P.Beauv., Calamina gigantea P.Beauv., Calamina humilis J.PresI, Tripsacum giganteum (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Xerochloa latifolia Hassk. Apluda communis Nees,

English: Mauritian grass
Chinese: shui zhe cao
Hindi: Tachula, Tachhila, Pongta, Poleda, Bhongta, Bhongla, Tilkhado, Phulera
Kannada: Akku hullu, Kaadu hanchi hullu

Bark Paste used for Boil with pus. Paste of whole plant given orally to treat mouth sore in case of calf. [Herbal Cures Traditional Approach]

11 Published articles of Apluda mutica

Syzygium jambos, Golap Jam, Malabar plum, Rose apple, Jambuneredu, Pannerale

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
Family: Myrtaceae
Synonyms: Eugenia decora Salisb., Eugenia jamboides Wender., Eugenia jambos L, Eugenia jambosa Crantz, Eugenia malaccensis Blanco [Illegitimate], Eugenia maiaccensist. cericarpa (O.Deg.) H.St.John, Eugenia monantha Merr., Eugenia vulgaris Baill., Jambos jambos (L.) Millsp., Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp., Jambosa malaccensisl. cericarpa O.Deg., Jambosa paiembanica Blume, Jambosa vulgaris DC. [Illegitimate], Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth, Plinia jambos (L.) M.Gomez, Syzygium jambos var. linearilimbum H.T.Chang & R.H.Miao, Syzygium merrillii Masam. [Illegitimate], Syzygium monanthum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry,

Sanskrit: Campeyah, Raaj-Jambu
Bengali: Golap Jam
Malabar plum, Rose apple
Hindi: Gulab jamun गुलाब जामुन
Malayalam: Malakkacampa
Kannada: Pannerale
Assamese: Golapi-jamuk
Telugu: Jambuneredu, జంబునేరేడు
Marathi: जांब Jamb
Tamil: Champai

English: Jambos, Malabar Plum, Plum Rose, Rose-apple * Afrikaans : Jamboes; * Argentina : Yambo; * Brazil : Jambo Rosa, Jambeiro, Jambo Amarelo ( Portuguese ); * Burmese : Thabyu Thabye; * Chinese : Pu Ta; * Columbia : Manzana Rosa; * Cook Islands : Ka‘Ika, Ka‘Ika Papa‘Ā, Ka‘Ika * Takataka, Ka‘Ika Varāni ( Maori ); * Cuba : Pomarrosa Manzana Rosa; * Czech : Hřebíčkovec Molucký; * Danish : Jambo; * Dominican Republic : Pomarrosa Pomo; * Eastonian : Jambu-Nelgipuu; * Fijian : Kavika, Kavika Ni India, Kavika Ni Vavalangi; * French : Pome Rose, Pommier Rose, Jambosier; * Germany : Rosenapfelbaum, Jambubaum, Rosenapfel; * Guatemala : Manzana Rosa; * Hawaiaan : ‘Ohi‘A Loke; * India : Golapi-Jamuk ( Assamese ), Gulab Jamun ( Hindu) , Pannerale ( Kannada ), Malakkacampa, Yamu Panawa ( Malayalam ), Jamb ( Marathi ), * Champai ( Tamil ), Jambuneredu ( Telugu ); * Indonesia : Jambu Mawar, Jambu Air Mawar, Jambu Kraton; * Japanese : Futo Momo; * Khmer : Châm-Puu; * Laos : Chièng, Kièng; * Malaysia : Jambu Mawar, Jambu Kelampok; * Nepale : Gulaav Jaamun, Thulo Jamun; * Philippines : Tampoy, Tampoi ( Bikol ), Bunlaun, * Yampoi ( Bisaya) , Tanpul ( Ibanag ), Balobar ( Pampangan), Bunlauan ( Panay Bisaya), Tampoy, * Tampoi ( Tagalog); * Pohnpeian : Apel En Wai, Iouen Wai, Youenwai; * Portuguese : Jambo Amarelo, Jambo Branco, Jambo Rosa, Jambeiro; * Puerto Rico : Jambo Amarillo, Manzana Rosa, * Manzanita Rosa, Pomarrosa; * Russian : Sitsigiui Dzhamboza; * Samoan : Seasea Pālagi, Seasea Papalagi; * Spanish : Manzana Rosa, Pomarrosa, Manzanita De Rosa, Yambo; * Surinam : Pommeroos, Appelroos; * Swedish : Rosenäpple; * Tahitian : Ahi‘A Papa‘A; * Thailand : Chompu-Nam Dok Mai ( Central ), Manom Hom ( North ), * Tongan : Fekika Papalangi; * Vietnamese : Lý, Bô Dào, Roi.

Eugenia jambos is an antipyretic and antiinfl ammatory herb of Asian folk medicine. All parts of the rose-apple tree have been reported to be used in traditional medicine in the tropics. Several parts of the tree are used medicinally as a tonic or a diuretic. Bark, leaves and seeds are medicinally used. In Indo-China, all parts of the tree are used as a digestive, a stimulant and a remedy for tooth troubles. In Upper Myanmar, the leaves are boiled and the decoction applied to sore eyes. The leaf decoction also serves as a diuretic and expectorant and treatment for rheumatism. An infusion of the leaves is given for fever in Cambodia. Powdered leaves have been rubbed on the bodies of smallpox patients for the cooling effect. A conserve of the fl owers is considered cooling. A sweetened preparation of the fl owers is believed to reduce fever. The seeds are employed against diarrhoea, dysentery and catarrh. In El Salvador and Nicaragua, an infusion of roasted, powdered seeds is employed as a remedy for diabetics. In Colombian folk medicine, the seeds are believed to have an anaesthetic property. The bark contains 7–12.4% tannin and has emetic and cathartic properties. The decoction of the bark is administered to relieve asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness. Cuban people believe that the root is an effective remedy for epilepsy. [T.K. Lim, Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 3, Fruits]

Fruit—used in liver complaints. Bark—astringent, antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric. Leaves—astringent, anti-inflammatory. The juice of fresh fruit contains alanine, aspartic acid, cystine or cysteine, glutamine, threonine and tyrosine.The essential oil, obtained from leaves, is a good source of dl-alpha-pinene In Brazil, a decoction of dry leaves is given in diabetes. Aerial parts exhibit diuretic activity  [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Parts used: Bark, leaves, fruit
Uses: Astringent, diuretic [Medicinal Plants by P. P. Joy, J. Thomas, Samuel Mathew, Baby P. Skaria]
Fruit: In French Guiana, used as an ingredient in an agreeably perfumed and refreshing lemonade. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

40 Published articles of Syzygium jambos

Syzygium samarangense Jamrul, Chambekka, Java Apple, Cashu Di

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Family: Myrtaceae
Synonyms: Eugenia javanica, Jambosa javanica, Jambosa samarangensis, Myrtus javanica, Myrtus samarangensis.
English: Java Apple, Java Roseapple, Mountain Apple, Samarang Rose Apple, Wax Apple, Wax Jambu
Chinese : Jin Shan Pu Tao, Lián Wù, Lián-Bū, Nan Yang Pu Tao, Yang Pu Tao; Costa Rica : Cashu Di Surinam, Makopa;, Curacao : Cashu Di Surinam,  Curacaose Appel,, Kashu Sürnam;, Dominican Republic : Cajuil De Suliman,, Cajuilito;, Dutch : Curacaose Appel, Djamboo Semarang;, Fiji : Kavika;, French: Pomme D’eau De Formose, Pomme De, Java;, German : Java-Wachsapfel, Java-Apfel;, Alfurese: Kebes, Kembes, Jambu Andak, Batak: Jambu Mawar, Jambu Putih (Bengkoelen, Singkep), Libi (Bima), Omuti ( Gorontalo ), Jambu Bu Buik ( Jambi ),, Jambu Kaget, Jambu Klampok, Jambu Semarang,, Jambu Tersana ( Java ), Jambu Ayoh Mauh, Jambu, Mawar, Jambu Ujan ( Lampong ), Jambu Riou, ( Lingga ), Jambu Selong ( Makassar ), Jambu, Semarang, Jambu Semarang Merah, Jmabu, Semarang Putih ( Malay ), Gora (Manado ), Belo,, Raun, Tilo ( Solor ), Jambu Samarang, Jambu, Samarang Berem, Jambu Samarang Bodas, ( Sundanese );, Malayalam : Chambekka , Bengali Jumrool, Jamrul, Amrool;, Japanese : Renbu;, Malaysia : Jambu Ayer Rhio, Jambu Air Mawar;, Mauritius : Zamalac;, Nepalese : Ambake;, Panama : Manzana De Java, Marañon De Curacao;, Papiamentu : Kashu Sürnam ;, Philippines : Makopa, Tambis;, Reunion Islands : Zamalac, Saint Kitts & Nevis : Morraoca;, Seychelles : Zamalac;, Sri Lanka : Pini Jambu, Jumbu;, Surinam : Curaçaose Appel;, Taiwan: Lián Wù, Lián-Bū;, Thailand : Chom Phûu, Chomphuu Kaem Maem,, Chomphuu Kao, Chomphuu Khieo, Chomphuu, Nak;, Trinidad & Tobago : Pommerac;, Vietnamese : Man, Roi., Hindi: Jamrul, amrool, Telugu: Gulabjam chettu

Activity: Antimicrobial Activity, Antiviral Activity, Spasmolytic Activity, Protease Inhibitory/Antiamnesiac Activity, Immunomodulatory Activity, Antihyperglycaemic Activity, Analgesic and Antiinfl ammatory Activities [Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 3, Fruits]

57 Published articles of  Syzygium samarangense

Fumaria parviflora, Varatikta, Sukashmaphala, Tura, Parpata

Fumaria parviflora Lam
Family: Papaveraceae
Synonyms: Fumaria affinis Griff. , Fumaria caespitosa Loscos ex Willk. & Lange , Fumaria diffusa Moench , Fumaria glauca Jord. , Fumaria leucantha Viv. , Fumaria minima Pugsley , Fumaria sicula Biv. , Fumaria spicata Gorter [Illegitimate] , Fumaria tenuifolia Symons , Fumaria tenuisecta Syme , Fumaria officinalis var. parviflora (Lam.) Ewart , Fumaria parviflora var. latisecta Hausskn. , Fumaria parviflora var. sinaitica Hausskn.

Sanskrit : Varatikta, Sukshmapatra
Assamese : Shahtaraj
Bengali : Vanshulpha, Bansulpha
Folk: Pittapaaparaa.
Gujrati : Pittapapada, Pitpapado, Pittapapado
Hindi : Pittapapada, Dhamgajra, Pittapapara
Kannada : Kallu Sabbasige, Parpatu, Chaturasigide
Marathi : Pittapapada, Shatara, Parpat
Punjabi : Shahtara, Pittapapara
Tamil : Tura, Tusa
Telugu : Parpatakamu
Urdu : Parpata
Unani: Shaahtaraa

Ayurvedic uses: Bhrama, Chardi, Daha, Jvara, Raktapitta, Raktavik¡ra, Trishna, Mada, Glaani
Detoxifying, laxative, diuretic, diaphoretic. The plant contains isoquinoline alkaloids including protopine, sanguinarine, cryptopine, d-icuculline, fumaridine, fumaramine. The leaves contain kaempferol and quercetin glycosides. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

27 Published articles of Fumaria parviflora

Carrichtera annua, Wards Weed, Cress Rocket

Carrichtera annua (L.) DC.
Family:  Brassicaceae

Common name: Wards Weed, Cress Rocket
Hebrew: כפיות שעירות
Arabic: ام قرين

Erect herb 5–40 cm high with reflexed bristly hairs, branching basally, decumbent.
Leaves 2–3-pinnatisect, the lobes linear to obtuse; petiolate.
Raceme 10–30 mm long. Sepals c. 4 mm long. Petals 8–9 mm long, yellow, purple-veined. Silicula 6–7 mm long, pendent on pedicel 2–3 mm long; beak 3–4 mm long, c. 3 mm wide, spoon-like; valves c. 3 mm long, 3–4 mm wide, 3-veined; seeds 3 or 4 per loculus.

11 Published articles of Carrichtera annua

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Family: Leguminosae

Synonyms: Albizia longipes Britton & Killip  Enterolobium cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Griseb., Feuilleea cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Kuntze  Inga cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Willd.  Mimosa cyclocarpa Jacq.  Mimosa parota Sesse & Moc.  Pithecellobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Mart.  Prosopis dubia Kunth  Prosopis dubia Guill. & Perr.

English names: gua, choreja, ear tree
Other names: Affenseife , Algarrobo de Orejas , Anjera , Árbol de las Orejas , Bois Tanniste Rouge , Caracara , Caracao , Carita , Carito , Caro , Carocaro , Caro Hembra , Conacaste , Corotú , Costa Mahogany , Curotú , Devil’s-Ear , Dormilón , Earpod , Earpodtree , Flamboyán Extranjero , Framboyán Extranjero , Genicero , Guanacaste , Guanacaste Blanco , Guanacastle , Hueso de Pescado , Huichichile , Huinacaxle , Jarina , Jenízaro , Juana , Juan de Acaste , Monkey Ear , Monkeysoap , Mulatto Ear , Nacaste , Nacastle , Nacazle , Oreille d’e Juif , Oreille d’Éléphant , Oreja , Oreja de Judio , Oreja de Mono , Oreja de Mulato , Orejero , Oviero , Palo de Orejas , Parota , Pich , Piche , Picho , Piñon , Piñon de Oreja, Tubroos , Tuburus , Tusipono

Tree to 35 m tall, trunk to 2.5 m diameter, canopy wide, branched near ground, crown widely spreading, bark roughly fissured. Leaves alternate, twice pinnate with 4–15 pairs primary pinnae 15–40 cm long, leaflets 15–30 pairs, to 1.5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide, deciduous in dry season. Flowers white, tiny, radially symmetrical, stamens longer than petals; in small, ball-shaped clusters to 2 cm diameter; blooms Feb.–Apr. as new leaves unfold. Fruit dark brown, fleshy, kidney- or ear-shaped (photos), curved into an overlapping circle, to 14 cm diameter, with central stem, flesh sweet, with 5–20 seeds; pods eaten by horses, which can pass intact seeds.

Activities: Piscicide, Spermicide
Indications: Bronchitis, Colds, Pulmonosis, Tuberculosis, Tumors

61 Published articles of Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Muscari neglectum

Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.
Family: Asparagaceae

Synonyms: Botryanthus atlanticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman , Botryanthus breviscapus Tod. , Botryanthus granatensis (Freyn) Nyman , Botryanthus mandraliscae Lojac. , Botryanthus mordoanus (Heldr.) Nyman , Botryanthus neglectus (Guss. ex Ten.) Kunth , Botryanthus odorus Kunth , Botryanthus racemosus (L.) Fourr. , Botryanthus saulii Jaub. & Spach , Botryanthus speciosus (Marches.) Nyman , Botryanthus strangwaysii (Ten.) Kunth , Etheiranthus jacquinii Kostel. , Eubotrys odorata Raf. , Hyacinthus juncifolius Lam. , Hyacinthus neglectus (Guss. ex Ten.) E.H.L.Krause , Hyacinthus racemosus L. , Leopoldia neumayeri Heldr. , Muscari atlanticum Boiss. & Reut. , Muscari bootanensis Griff. , Muscari breviscapum (Tod.) N.E.Br. , Muscari bucharicum Regel , Muscari compactum Baker , Muscari dolioliforme Sobko , Muscari elwesii Baker , Muscari flaccidum O.Schwarz , Muscari fontqueri Sennen , Muscari granatense Freyn , Muscari grandifolium Baker , Muscari grossheimii Schchian , Muscari letourneuxii Boiss. , Muscari leucostomum Woronow , Muscari macranthum Freyn , Muscari mordoanum Heldr. , Muscari neumayeri (Heldr.) Boiss. , Muscari nivale Stapf , Muscari odoratum Montandon , Muscari populeum Braun-Blanq. & Maire , Muscari racemosum (L.) Medik. , Muscari skorpili Velen. , Muscari speciosum Marches. , Muscari strangwaysii Ten. , Muscari szovitsianum Rupr. ex Boiss. , Muscari vandasii Velen.,

• Catalan: Calabruixa petita
• Czech: Modřenec hroznatý
• Deutsch: Weinbergs-Traubenhyazinthe
• Persian: سنبلک سرمه کلاغ
• French: Muscari à grappe
• Upper Sorbian: Wulka kitelnička
• Hungary: Fürtös gyöngyike
• Polish: Szafirek groniasty
• Swedish: Mörk pärlhyacint
• Turkish: Dağ sümbülü

Perennial, stems 10-40 cm high, 6-9 leaves emerging from one bulb, raceme with 30-40 flowers. Seeds ± spherical, apex truncate, bottom with large hilum, 2.2-2.6 x 2-2.2 mm. Surface mostly glabrous or fine waved, black. 2n = 18, 36, 45, 54, 72. Native to Eurasia, vineyards, grassy slopes and fallows. [ATLAS OF SEEDS AND FRUITS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-EUROPEAN FLORA]

5 Published articles of Muscari neglectum

Datisca cannabina False Hemp Acalbir

Datisca cannabina L.
Family: Datiscaceae
Synonyms: Cannabina laevis Moench, Datisca glabra Stokes, Datisca nepalensis D.Don

• English: False Hemp, Akalbir,
• Hindi: अकलबीर Acalbir
• French: Chanvre De Créte
• German: Scheinhanf
• Punjabi: Bhang Zaal, Akilveer, Berz bund

USES. The roots and leaves of Datisca cannabina are an old oriental dye source; the pigment is datiscetin-3-rutinoside (datiscin). [The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants Vol X - Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Sapindales, Cucurbitales, Myrtaceae Edited by K. Kubitzki]

Diuretic, purgative, expectorant. Used in fevers, and gastric and scrofulous ailments. The plant contains flavonoids, datiscin and datiscanin. EtOH (50%) extract of seeds and flowers exhibited marked sedative, highly anti-inflammatory, mild analgesic, antipyretic and diuretic activity in rats. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

40 Published articles of Datisca cannabina

Phyllanthus acidus, Harfarauri, Aranelli, Khasi avla

Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
Family: Phyllanthaceae

• Bengali: অড়বড়ই
• Chinese: 西印度醋栗
• Deutsch: Stachelbeerbaum
• Divehi: ގޯނބިލި
• French: Girembellier
• Hindi: हरफ़रौरी Harfarauri
• Indonesian: Cermai
• Javanese: Cerme
• Malay: Pokok Cermai
• Malayalam: പുളിനെല്ലി
• Marati: रायआवळा
• Nepali: काँसी अमला
• Netherland: Grosella
• Polish: Liściokwiat kwaśny
• Russian: Антильский крыжовник
• Sundanese: Ceremé
• Tagalog: Karmay
• Telugu: రాచ ఉసిరి, Racha usiri
• Thai: มะยม
• Vietnamese: Chùm ruột
• Sanskrit : Sugandhamula, Lavali, Panduh, Komala valkala
• English : Star gooseberry, Country gooseberry
• Gujrati : Khaati Aawala, Raay aamali
• Kannada : Karinelli
• Tamil : Aranelli அரநெல்லி

Ayurvedhic Uses - Asmari, Arsa, Aruci
Leaf: In an infusion or tea for women who are dieting and wish to remain slim.(Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana))

Synonyms: Averrhoa acida L., Cicca acida (L.) Merr., Cicca acidissima Blanco, Cicca disticha L., Cicca nodiflora Lam., Cicca racemosa Lour., Diasperus acidissimus (Blanco) Kuntze, Phyllanthus acidissimus (Blanco) Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus cicca Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus cicca var. bracteosa Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Mull.Arg. [Illegitimate], Phyllanthus distichus (L.) Mull.Arg. [Illegitimate], Phyllanthus distichus f. nodiflorus (Lam.) Mull.Arg., Phyllanthus longifolius Jacq., Tricarium cochinchinense Lour.


16 Published articles of Phyllanthus acidus

Lepisanthes rubiginosa Rusty sapindus Kaakjaam Buoh terajang Ma cham

Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
Family: Sapindaceae

Synonyms :  Erioglossum edule (Blume) Blume, Erioglossum rubiginosum (Roxb.) Blume, Sapindus edulis Blume, non Aiton, Sapindus fraxinifolia DC.,  Sapindus rubiginosa Roxb.

• English :  Rusty sapindus.
• Bengali: Kaakjaam
• Malay :  Buoh terajang, Kalaju, Kelat layu, Ki layu, Kulayo, Mertajam, Terajang.
• Thai :  ชันรู Chan ru, หวดคา Huat kha (hùat kaa - Norteastern Thailand), หวด ฆ่า Huat kha (hùat kâa) ,  หวด ลาว Huat lao (Northern Thailand), กำจำ Kamcham (Peninsular), กะซ่ำ Kasam, กำซำ Kamsam (Central Thailand), มะจำ Ma cham (Peninsular), มะหวด Ma huat,  มะหวด บาท Ma huat bat,  มะหวดลิง Ma huat ling (Southeastern Thailand), มะหวดป่า Ma huta pa, นำซำ Nam sam, ซำ Sam,  สีฮอกน้อย Si hok noi.
• Vietnamese :  Cây kén kén, Nhãn dê, Nhãn rừng.

In Malaysia,  Lepisanthes rubiginosa decoction of roots is used to mitigate fever and the leaves are used externally to treat skin disease. In Indonesia, the young stems are eaten to induce sleeping. An aqueous extract of pericarp of the fruits at intraperitoneal doses of 20 and 100 mg/kg significantly reduced the spontaneous locomotor activity, and at 100 mg/kg, increased the thiopental-induced sleeping time and affinity toward dopaminergic receptors, inhibited the apomorphine-induced climbing behavior in mice, and exhibited affinity toward D2 receptors, suggesting dopamine D2 antagonism. [Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants Asia and the Pacific by Christophe Wiart, PharmD]

Published articles

1.    Rubiginoside, a farnesyl glycoside from Lepisanthes rubiginosa

2.    A comparative study of the essential oil from flowers and fruits of lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh