Cinnamomum camphora, Camphor tree, Kapur, Karpuram

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl
Family: Lauraceae

Synonyms: Camphora camphora (L.) H.Karst. , Camphora hahnemannii Lukman. , Camphora hippocratei Lukman. , Camphora officinarum Nees , Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A.Braun , Camphora vera Raf. , Camphorina camphora (L.) Farw. , Cinnamomum camphora f. linaloolifera (Y.Fujita) Sugim. , Cinnamomum camphora f. parvifolia Miq. , Cinnamomum camphora var. cyclophyllum Nakai , Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (A.Br.) Meisn. , Cinnamomum camphora var. hosyo (Hatus.) J.C.Liao , Cinnamomum camphora var. linaloolifera Y.Fujita , Cinnamomum camphora var. rotundifolia Makino , Cinnamomum camphoriferum St.-Lag. , Cinnamomum camphoroides Hayata , Cinnamomum nominale (Hats. & Hayata) Hayata , Cinnamomum officinarum Nees ex Steud. , Laurus camphora L. , Laurus camphorifera Salisb. , Laurus gracilis G.Don , Laurus sumatrensis J.F.Gmel. , Persea camfora (L.) Spreng., Persea camphora (L.) Spreng.

Common name: Camphor Tree, Camphorwood, Camphor laurel

• Arabic: كافور (نبات)
• Bengali: karpur কর্পূর
• Chinese: 樟
• Dutch: japaansche kamferboom
• Finnish: kamferipuu
• French: Cinnamone camphrier, Camphre
• Hindi: कपूर Kapur
• Italian: Canfora
• Japanese: クスノキ
• Portuguese: Cânfora, Arvore da camphora
• Kannada: ಕರ್ಪೂರ
• Malayalam: കർപ്പൂരം
• Manipuri: karpura
• Marathi: kapoora, कपूर
• Oriya: ramokorpuro
• Russian: камфарный лавр,
• Sanskrit: karpura, candraprabha, chandrahba, gandhadravya
• Tamil: கற்பூரம்
• Telugu: Karpuram, కర్పూరం చెట్టు
• Thai: การบูร
• Turkish: Kâfur ağacı
• Vietanmese: cây-long não
• Urdu: kafoor

Chinese used the oil from the camphor tree as a  medicine.  Southern  folk  practitioners  in  the  late  eighteenth  and  early nineteenth centuries used camphor as a remedy for fevers. A camphor string around the neck for chills and
fevers. Put on string and tied around neck to prevent illness. Mixed with asafetida and worn around neck for colds. Worn around neck top prevent malaria. Tied around neck to keep off chills, fever, or malaria. Used for a variety of ailments. [African American
Slave Medicine].

Dominican Medicinal Uses: The crystallized essential oil is traditionally prepared as an ointment and applied topically for treating sinusitis, headache, upper-respiratory tract infections, muscle pain, joint pain, asthma, bronchitis, difficulty breathing and phlegm in the lungs. For internal use, a small amount of the essential oil is dissolved in water and taken orally for gas, indigestion and stomach ache. [DOMINICAN MEDICINAL PLANTS: A GUIDE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS]

Used  in  Ayurveda,  Unani  and  Sidha.  Source  of  camphor, derived from chipped wood of stems and roots and also from branches and leaves by steam distillation. Used as stimulant, antispasmodic, antiseptic and rubefacient. [CRC World Dictionary of MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS].

Abortifacient, Analeptic, Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antiaphrodisiac,   Antibacterial, Antiitch, Antiseptic, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Anti-tussive , Aphrodisiac ,  Bronchosecretolytic ,  Bronchospasmolytic, Calmative, Candidicide, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Circulotonic, CNS-Depressant, CNS-Stimulant, Convulsant, Counterirritant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hyperemic, Liniment, Parasiticide, Respirastimulant, Rubefacient, Secretagogue, Secretolytic, Sedative ,  Stimulant ,  Vibriocide, Vulnerary.  [HANDBOOK OF Medicinal Herbs]

Camphor taken internally in smalldoses(toxicin largedoses)acts as a carminative, reflex expectorant and reflex stimulant of heart and circulation as well as respiration. Also used as a sedative and nervous depressant in convulsions, hysteria, epilepsy, chorea. Topically used as a rubefacient and mild analgesic. Externally in catarrhal diseases of the respiratory tract and muscular rheumatism; internally in hypotonic circulatory regulation disorders, Catarrhal diseases of the respiratory tract. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

105 Published articles of Cinnamomum camphora

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Elephant Foot Yam, Kanda, Suranam

 Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
Family: Araceae

Synonyms: Amorphophallus campanulatus Decne., Amorphophallus chatty Andrews, Amorphophallus decurrens (Blanco) Kunth, Amorphophallus dixenii K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen, Amorphophallus dubius Blume, Amorphophallus giganteus Blume, Amorphophallus gigantiflorus Hayata, Amorphophallus malaccensis Ridl., Amorphophallus microappendiculatus Engl., Amorphophallus rex Prain, Amorphophallus sativus Blume, Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Br., Arum campanulatum Roxb., Arum decurrens Blanco, Arum phalliferum Oken, Arum rumphii Gaudich., Arum rumphii Oken, Candarum hookeri Schott, Candarum roxburghii Schott, Candarum rumphii Schott, Conophallus giganteus Schott ex Miq., Conophallus sativus (Blume) Schott, Dracontium paeoniifolium Dennst., Dracontium polyphyllum Dennst., Dracontium polyphyllum G.Forst., Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying, Kunda verrucosa Raf., Plesmonium nobile Schott, Pythion campanulatum Mart., Amorphophallus rex Prain ex Hook. f., Amorphophallus campanulatus var. blumei Prain, Amorphophallus campanulatus f. darnleyensis F.M.Bailey, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad.

English: Elephant Foot Yam, whitespot giant arum
Bengali: ওল, ওল শাক
Chinese: 鸡爪芋
Dutch: Olifantenyam
French: Serpent
Gujarati: સૂરણ
Hindi: जिमीकंद
Indonesian: Suweg
Japanese: konjac
Kannada: ಸುವರ್ಣ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ
Malayalam: ചേന chena
Marathi: सुरण
Russian: Аморфофаллус пионолистный
Sanskrit: सूरणम्
Sinhala: කිඩාරං
Spanish: Suran
Tamil: Karunai kilangu கருணைக்கிழங்கு
Telugu: కంద
Thai: บุกคางคก
Vietnamese: Nưa chuông

Description: Corm to 20 cm across, depressed globose, tubercled, pale pink inside. Petiole to 50 cm long, 3-4 cm thick, green with brown patches; lamina 70-120 cm across; lobes to 14 x 5.5 mm, ovate, acuminate, decurrent at base into a wing to the petiole; nerves impressed above. Spathe 38 cm across, campanulate, undulate, dull greenish brown; spadix as long as spathe; appendage obovoid, 20-25 cm across, uneven, rugose, deep pink. Flowers on the lower half of the spadix. Berry 15 x 10 mm, oblong, obovoid, orange-red, glabrous.

Parts used: Corm/tuber and root, seed, petiole

ACTIONS  AND  USES: Corm  is  acrid,  pungent,  antiasthmatic,  antidysenteric,  antiemetic, carminative, expectorant, restorative, stomachic and tonic.  It is used in piles, dysentery, acute rheumatism, dyspepsia, enlargement of spleen, elephantiasis, haemorrhoids, abdominal pain and tumours. Seeds are used  locally  in  rheumatic  swellings  while  fermented  juice  of  petiole  in diarrhoea.  It  is  beneficial  for    bronchitis, vomitting  and  blood  diseases.  Root  is emmenagogue and beneficial in boils and ophthalmia. [DATABASE ON MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN AYURVEDA VOLUME 8]

6 Published articles of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Euphorbia antiquorum, bontha jemudu, Vajrakantaka, faraon sebremi

Euphorbia antiquorum L.
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Synonyms: Euphorbia antiquorum var. polygona Wight, Euphorbia arborescens Roxb., Euphorbia mayuranathanii Croizat, Tithymalus antiquorus (L.) Moench

Common name: Triangular Spurge, Square Spurge, Square milk hedge, Fleshy spurge
Bengali: Tiktasij
Hindi: त्रिधार Tridhara, वज्र कंटक Vajrakantaka
Konkani: Tirikon
Malayalam: Chaturakkalli
Manipuri: তেংনোউ Tengnou
Marathi: Narasya
Sanskrit: स्नुह् snuhu, वज्रकाण्टक Vajrakantaka
Tamil: சதுரக்கள்ளி chaturakalli, கள்ளி kalli, கண்டீரவம் Kantiravam, Kodiravam, Tiruvargalli
Telugu: బొమ్మజెముడు bommajemudu, బొంతజెముడు bontha jemudu
Kannada: Kontekalli, Jadekalli, Mundukalli
Thai: สลัดได
Chinese: 火殃勒
Arabic: ghûlaq
Italian: euforbio indiano, euforbio medicinale
Turkish: faraon sebremi
Burmese: Pyathal
Cambodia: chanlat

Latex—purgative. Applied on burns. Plant—used in dropsy, anasarca, sores, venereal sores, syphilis; also in dysentery, bronchitis, asthma. Root—anthelmintic. Fresh stems—used for skin sores and scabies. A decoction of stems is given in gout. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

In Burma, the latex of Euphorbia antiquorum L. is used to remove warts and to relieve the bowels of costiveness. In China, the
plant is used to resolve inflammation and treat cholera. In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the latex is used to induce vomiting, promote urination and relieve the bowels of costiveness. In Indonesia, the latex is used relieve the bowels of costiveness, remove  warts, resolve inflamed skin and assuage toothache. The pharmacological properties of Euphorbia antiquorum L. are known. One might set the hypothesis that the acridity of the latex is attributed to the complex phorbol diterpenoid esters. [MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE AISA-PACIFIC: DRUGS FOR THE FUTURE?]

18 Published articles of Euphorbia antiquorum

Derris scandens, Jewel Vine, Hog Creeper

Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth.
Family: Leguminosae

Synonyms: Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Wight , Brachypterum scandens Benth. , Brachypterum timorense Benth. , Dalbergia scandens Roxb. , Dalbergia timoriensis DC. , Deguelia timoriensis (DC.) Taub. , Derris scandens var. scandens , Derris timoriensis (DC.) Pittier , Galedupa frutescens Blanco , Millettia litoralis Dunn

Common name: Jewel Vine, Hog Creeper, Malay Jewelvine
Bengali: noalota
Hindi: गॊंज Gonj, Tup-bel
Marathi: गरुडवेल garudvel, mota-sirili
Tamil: கொடிப்புன்கு koti-p-punku
Malayalam: noel-valli, Ponnamvalli, Poonjali
Telugu: చిరుతాళిబాదు chiru-tali-badu, నల్ల తీగ nalla tiga, చాకలి తీగ
Thai: Tao Wan Prieng
Kannada: hallebilu, handiballi
Oriya: mohaguno
Konkani: साळोरी salori

Action: Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Diuretic, Purgative
Part Used: Stem. Internal Application: The stem of the jewel vine is a diuretic and a detoxifying purgative with no laxative action. It is best used for mucous congestion, internal infections, severe colds, and dysentery, where antimicrobial action is desired without agitation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Preparation: Decoction from roasted stem. Topical Application: A poultice from the jewel vine is applied topically to soothe muscular pain or spasms, pulled ligaments, and tendinitis. Preparation: Mash with mortar and pestle. Apply topically to affected areas.
Caution: Jewel vine contains estrogen-like substances, and long-term use should be avoided. Those with hormone imbalances should not use this herb. [A Thai Herbal Traditional Recipes for Health and Harmony]

20 Published articles of Derris scandens

Basilicum polystachyon

Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench
Family: Lamiaceae
Synonyms: Basilicum polystachyon war. stereocladum Briq. Lehmannia ocymoidea Jacq. ex Steud. Lumnitzera polystachyon (L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng. Moschosma dimidiatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth. Moschosma polystachyon (L.) Benth. Ocimum dimidiatum Schumach. & Thonn. Ocimum moschatum Salisb Ocimum polystachyon L. Ocimum tashiroi Hayata Perxo polystachyon (L.) Raf. Plectranthus micranthus Sprang. Plectranthusparviflorus R.Br.

Other names: Sanakki Poondu
French: Basilic commun, Basilic à épis nombreux
Finnish: Kiiltoliisukka
Chinese: 台湾罗勒 , 小冠薰

Annual; stem to 1.22 m high, much branched, acutely 4-angular, shallowly furrowed, the angles pustular with tubercles tipped by caducous bristles, the nodes annulate with very small hairs, otherwise glabrous. Leaves broadly ovate to oval-rhomboid, 2.6-7.5 x 2-4.3 cm, truncate to cuneate at base, acuminate, irregularly crenate-serrate, thin, membranous, scaberulous above, glabrous beneath; petioles 1.7-5 cm. Racemes linear, 5-6 cm long; verticils often 6-flowered. Floral leaves obspathulate to oval-oblong, 1 mm long, aristate. Pedicels 1 mm long, hispidulous. Calyx 1.75-2 mm long, longer in fruit; tube subventricose, 1.25 mm long, hispidulous with gland tipped hairs at base without, somewhat inflated at base in front; upper lip broadly ovate, 0.75 x 1 mm, acuminate; lower lip as long as upper, 4-dentate, the lateral ones triangular-ovate, the anterior ones triangular-lanceolate, acuminate, aristate. Corolla 2.5-3 mm long, mauvish-pink; tube straight, campanulate, 1.75 mm long, glabrous without, thinly pubescent within; upper lip erect, 3-lobed, lobes rounded, central one 2-fid; lower lip slightly longer, oval-oblong, flat, hispidulous ventrally. Stamens didymous, included; anterior filaments longer than posterior all glabrous; anthers 2-celled, the cells continuous. Style glabrous, shortly 2-fid at apex; branches oblong-oval. Nutlets broadly ellipsoid, 0.8 mm long, compressed, dark brown.

7 Published articles of Basilicum polystachyon

Alocasia fornicata

Alocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Schott
Family Araceae
Synonyms: Arum fornicatum Roxb., Colocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Kunth

Description: "Perennial herbs; stem erect, to 10 cm long. Leaves 2-5 together; 30-44 x 20-25 cm, ovate, apex acute, shortly peltate, proximal lobes triangular, acute, nerves to 8 pairs, lowest pair bear the lateral nerves of basal lobes, intercostae regular, parallel; petiole to 45 cm long, canaliculate, slender, base sheathing. Peduncle 2-4 together, to 40 cm long, slender; spathe yellow, 12-14 cm long, tubular part 5 cm long, limb ovate, acuminate to the apex; spadix 10-12 cm long, pistillate lower part 1.5 cm long, sterile middle portion 2 cm long, staminate part 2 cm long and appendix 6 cm long."

3 Published articles of Alocasia fornicata

Momordica cochinchinensis, Chinese bitter-cucumber, Golkakra, Kakrol

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms: Momordica macrophylla Gage, Momordica meloniflora Hand.-Mazz. , Momordica mixta Roxb., Muricia cochinchinensis Lour., Zucca commersoniana Ser.
Common name: Chinese Cucumber, Spiny bitter-cucumber, Chinese bitter-cucumber
Assamese: Bhat kerala, ভাত_কেৰেলা
Azerbaijani: Koxinxin_momordiki
Bengali: গোলককরা Golkakra
Chinese: 木鱉果
Esperanto: Gako
Hindi: ककुर Kakur, कंटोला Kantola, ककरोल Kakrol
Japanese: ナンバンカラスウリ, makubet sushi
Malayalam: Kshudramalakasanda, മുള്ളൻ പാവൽ
Manipuri: কারোত Karot
Marathi: Gulkakra
Persian: کدو خاردار
Polish: Przepękla indochińska
Russian: Момордика кохинхинская
Sanskrit: Katamala
Tamil: Tholoo-pavai, Paluppakai, Kaattupaagala.
Telugu: Varivalli
Thai: ฟักข้าว

Physical description: It is a dioecious, stout and perennial climber which grows in India, Southeast Asia and China. The stems are pilose at the apex and rugose. Leaves: simple, alternate and without stipules. The petiole is 1.5 cm–2.7 cm long and thin, pilose at first, somewhat twisted, and channeled. The blade is cordate, leathery, 6 cm–12 cm × 7 cm–9 cm and molted with numerous microscopic 2–5-lobed bodies underneath. The margin is recurved and laxly toothed. The blade shows 4–8 pairs of secondary nerves.The tertiary nerves are scalariform, and the midrib is raised on both surfaces of the blade.The tendrils are axillary, spring-shaped and 4.5 cm–12 cm long. The inflorescences are axillary and solitary. The flower pedicels are 2.5 cm–15 cm long, angularly furrowed and pilose. The calyx is pilose, 5-lobed, 1.3 cm–1.6 cm long, and the sepals are oblong, lanceolate and acute. The corolla is white, tinged with yellow, and consists of 5, 5.7 cm × 2.5 cm, obovate and oblong petals. The fruits are 4 cm–10 cm in diameter, globose, spiny red berries. The seeds are compressed and ovoid. [Medicinal Plants of the Aisa-Pacific:  Drugs for the Future]

Used to treatment of inflammatory swelling, scrofula,  tinea,  diarrhea  as  well  as  suppurative skin infections such as sore, carbuncles, furuncles and boils in both humans and animals . The seeds are thought to have resolvent and cooling properties, and are used for liver and  spleen  disorders,  wounds,  hemorrhoids, bruises, swelling, and pus. In Vietnam, gac is prized by natives for promoting longevity and vitality. The  oil  is  recommended  for the treatment of children rickets, xerophthalmia, nyctalopia, poor appetite and general weakness. It is  benefi cial  for  pregnant  and  breast  feeding women. It is also laxative and used for constipation  and  also  for  diarrhoea.  The  oil  is  applied externally for wounds, burns and sores. The oil in combination  with  antibiotics  is  used  for  acne. [Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants].

Leaf and fruit—used externally for lumbago, ulceration, fracture of bone. Seed—bechic, aperient, emmenagogue, antiinflammatory, deobstruent. (Used for obstructions of liver and spleen). [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Uses: In Burma, the seeds of Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. are eaten to assuage chest pain. In China, the seeds are eaten to treat fluxes, liver diseases, hemorrhoids, breast cancer and malaria, and to heal wounds and ulcers. In Indonesia, the leaves are applied externally to swollen legs. In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the seeds are used to
counteract putrefaction of the skin. In the Philippines, the roots are used to produce soap. [Medicinal Plants of the Aisa-Pacific:  Drugs for the Future]

116 Published articles of Momordica cochinchinensis

Arisaema tortuosum

 Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott

Uses and other details here

Anthurium andraeanum, Flamingo lily, oilcloth-flower

Anthurium andraeanum Linden Ex André
Family: Araceae

Common name: Flamingo lily, oilcloth-flower
Japanese: ô-beni-uchiwa
German: Grosse Flamingoblume
Chinese: 花燭
Vietnamese: Hồng môn
Russian: Антуриум Андре
Dutch: Lakanthurium
Persian: آنتوریوم آندرانوم
Arabic: أنتوريم أحمر

Flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) is an indoor ornamental plant that produces striking flowers. Ingestion can cause painful irritation of the mouth and throat. Other species of the genus Anthurium may be cultivated in Canada, and all these plants should be regarded as containing calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant. [Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System]

Irritant. Ingestion can cause painful irritation of the mouth and  throat,  blistering,  dysphagia  (difficulty  in  swallowing), hoarseness. Ingestion usually does not occur because chewing quickly causes painful irritation of the mouth and throat. Flamingo lily contains calcium oxalate raphide crystals, which cause painful swelling in the mouth and throat upon  ingestion.  These  crystals  readily  penetrate  mucous membranes, leading to irritation; crystals are not poisonous. Crushed leaves rubbed on caterpillar sores. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology]

47 Published articles of Anthurium andraeanum

Arisaema tortuosum, Whipcord Cobra Lily

Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott
Family: Araceae

Synonyms: Arisaema commutatum Schott , Arisaema curvatum (Roxb.) Kunth , Arisaema curvatum Hook., Arisaema filiforme Thwaites , Arisaema helleborifolium Schott, Arisaema steudelii Schott, Arisaema tortuosumvar. curvatum (Roxb.) Engl., Arisaema tortuosum var. helleborifolium (Schott) Engl., Arisaema tortuosum var. steudelii (Schott) Engl., Arisaema tortuosum subsp. tortuosum, Arisaema wightii Hook.f., Arum curvatum Roxb., Arum tortuosum Wall.

Common name: Whipcord Cobra Lily
Hindi: Bagh Jandhra
Marathi: Sardacha-jad
Kannada: Katu senai, Amu-mani-gidda
Konkani: Sarpache-kamdo
Chinese: 曲序南星
Finnish: Mutkakärsäkalla
Swidish: krok kobrakalla

Description: Arisaema tortuosum (Whipcord Cobra Lily) is a plant species in the family Araceae.Whipcord Cobra Lily, Flowers of India It has a distinctive purple or green whip-like spadix which arises from the mouth of its "jack-in the-pulpit" flower and may be up to 30 cm long. Flowers may be male or bisexual. The clustered fruits are green at first, ripening to red.Arisaema Species Five. Pacific Bulb Society The plant grows in large clumps and can be up to 2 metres in height.It occurs in rhododendron forest, scrub and alpine meadows in the Himalayas, western China, southern India and Myanmar.The species is readily propagated from seed or offsets.

Leaves decoction useful in dropsy and snakebite. Root anthelmintic; corm decoction taken for snakebite and scorpion sting; underground stem antifertility, insecticide and insect repellent; corms made into a paste with Curcuma longa and applied for headache and rheumatism; rhizome juice poured in ear for earache; crushed rhizomes
applied or given orally in snakebite. In vitro anticancer activity. Veterinary medicine, dried seed powder in colic pain of goats, sheep; corms used to kill worms in cattle and applied on wounds to kill maggots. [CRC World Dictionary of  MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology]

Ethnomedicinal uses: an extract of the tuber is used by tribals as an antidote to poisonous snake bite and also as a blood purifier. The powder of the tuber is divided into three equal doses, and each dose is taken orally once a day for 3 d to cure liver complaints and stomachache. Ethnoveterinary medicinal uses: the fresh tuber is crushed and given to domestic animals along with green fodder for the treatment of fractured bone. A decoction of the tuber is given to animals orally in gastric disorders. [Herbal Drugs: Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine]

5 Published articles of Arisaema tortuosum

Caladium bicolor, Heart of Jesus, Calalou sauvage, elephant's-ear

Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent.
Family: Araceae

English: fancy-leaf caladium, elephant's-ear
Chinese: 五彩芋
French: Calalou sauvage, palette de peintre
Portuguese: papageio

General poisoning notes: Caladium (Caladium bicolor) is a houseplant that can cause burning and irritation of the lips. The plant can be a problem to children who ingest the leaves as well as to family pets that might nibble on the foliage. [Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System]

Indications (Heart of Jesus):  Angina, Ascaris, Catarrh, Constipation, Sore, Sore Throat, Splinter, Toothache, Wound [Handbook of Medicinal Herbs]

Activities: Abortifacient, Anthelmintic, Antiseptic, Ascaricide, Emetic, Febrifuge, Insecticide, Larvicide, Purgative, Vulnerary [ Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America]

USES:    Tuber:  Powdered  tuber  employed  to  treat  facial  skin  blemishes  by  the  French  Guiana Palikur. Root: Used for botfly larvae in NW Guyana.    Leaf: All parts of the leaf are macerated in fresh water for an external bath to remedy numerous maladies of French Guiana Wayapi children. Crushed leaves are used in veterinary medicine to destroy vermin on sores of cattle. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

57 Published articles of Caladium bicolor

Persicaria capitata, Pink-headed Persicaria, Ratnyaule Jhar

 

Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross
Family: Polygonaceae
Synonyms: Cephalophilon capitatum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Tzvelev, Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

English: Pink-headed Persicaria
Chinese: 草石椒, 头花蓼
Finnish: Nuppitatar
French: Herbe corail, Couvre-sol, Herbe de l’Himalaya, Renouée, Boule à Boissier
Nepali: रत्नाउले झार Ratnyaule Jhar
Portuguese: Tapete-inglês

Description: Plants annual or perennial, 0.5-5 dm; roots also often arising from proximal nodes. Stems prostrate, glabrous or glandular-pubescent. Leaves: ocrea brown or reddish brown, cylindric to funnelform, 5-12 mm, chartaceous, base inflated or not, margins oblique, eciliate or ciliate with bristles to 1.5 mm, surface lanate, sometimes also glandular-pubescent; petiole 2-5 mm, winged distally; blade ovate to elliptic, 1.5-4(-6) × 0.6-2.5(-3.3) cm, base cuneate or tapering, margins ciliate with reddish, multicellular hairs, apex acute, faces glandular-pubescent abaxially and adaxially, not glandular-punctate. Inflorescences terminal, 5-20 × 7-18 mm; peduncle 10-40 mm, glabrous or stipitate-glandular in distal 5; ocreolae overlapping, margins eciliate. Pedicels spreading, 0.5-1 mm. Flowers 1-5 per ocreate fascicle; perianth greenish white proximally, pinkish distally, urceolate, glabrous, nonaccrescent; tepals 5, elliptic, 2-3 mm, apex acute to obtuse; stamens 8, filaments distinct, free; anthers pink to red, elliptic; styles 3, connate to middle or distally. Achenes included, reddish brown to brownish black, 3-gonous, 1.5-2.2 × 1-1.5 mm, shiny, smooth or minutely punctate.

For  urinary  disorders,  extract  of  roots  and  the  leaves  of Hedyotis scandens consumed orally. Paste from crushed nuts applied on the forehead as a remedy for brief memory loss and senselessness. Seeds analgesic [CRC World Dictionary of MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology]

3 Published articles of Persicaria capitata

Jaggery Publications (product of Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane)

Botganical name: Saccharum officinarum L. (Sugarcane)
Family: Poaceae

Bengali: গুড়
Chinese: 片糖
Gujarathi: ગોળ
Hindi: गुड़
Kannada: ಬೆಲ್ಲ
Latin: Iagra
Malayalam: ശർക്കര
Portuguese: Rapadura
Sanskrit: गुडः
Tamil: வெல்லம்
Telugu: బెల్లం
Urdu: گڑ

Jaggery plays an important role in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani medicine.  It is not only an ingrediant in Indian
System of Medicine but also used as vehicle for many drugs. Read the following publicaions on jaggery.

211 Published articles of Jaggery

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii, Carruthers' falseface

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin
Family: Acanthaceae

Synonyms: Siphoneranthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Kuntze, Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radik., Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum (W.Bull) Fosberg, Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Radik., Eranthemum tricolor W.Bull, Eranthemum schomburgkii auct., Eranthemum reticulatum W.Bull, Eranthemum reticulatum A.de Vos [Illegitimate], Eranthemum nigrum Linden, Eranthemum nigrescens W.Bull, Eranthemum carruthersii Seem., Eranthemum aureoreticulatum B.S.Williams, Eranthemum aureoreticulatum Hook.f., Eranthemum atropurpureum W.Bull.

English: Carruthers' falseface
Finnish: Purppuramarmoriini
French: Pseudéranthème de Carruthers

3 Published articles of Pseuderanthemum carruthersii

Liparis nervosa, Pantropical widelip orchid

Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl.
Family: Orchidaceae
English: pantropical widelip orchid
Chinese: 见血青
Spanish: Liparis hojosa

16 Published articles of Liparis nervosa

Rorippa indica, Chamsuru, అడవి ఆవాలు, காட்டு கடுகு

Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern
Family: Brassicaceae

Synonyms: Cardamine atrovirens (Hornem.) Kuntze , Cardamine glandulosa Blanco , Cardamine lamontii Hance , Clandestinaria indica (L.) Spach , Nasturtium atrovirens (Hornem.) DC., Nasturtium diff us urn DC., Nasturtium heterophyllum D. Don , Nasturtium indicum (L.) DC., Nasturtium montanum Wall, ex Hook. f. & Thomson , Nasturtium montanum (Nutt.) Kuntze , Nasturtium nilolicum Boiss., Nasturtium sinapis (Burm. f.) O.E. Schulz , Radicula indica (L.) J.M. , Macoun Rorippa atrovirens (Hornem.) Ohwi & H. Hara , Rorippa montana (Wall, ex Hook. f. & Thomson) Small , Sisymbrium atrovirens Hornem., Sisymbrium indicum L., Sisymbrium sinapis Burm. f.

Hindi: Chamsuru
Kannada: kaadu saasive
Nepali: पहेलो झार Pahelo jhar
Telugu: అడవి ఆవాలు
Tamil:  Kattu-kadugu காட்டு கடுகு
Unani:  Khoobkalaan

26 Published articles of Rorippa indica

Rhodiola trifida

Rhodiola trifida (Hook. f. & Thomson) Jacobsen
Family: Crassulaceae
Synonym: Sedum trifidum Hook. f. & Thomson

Ipomoea marginata, putrajanani, lakshamana, putititige

Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Verdc.
Family: Convolvulaceae

Common name: Purple Heart Glory, Hedge bind-weed
Hindi: बन कलमी ban kalmi
Marathi: आमटी वेल amti-vel
Tamil: மஞ்சிகை mancikai, மஞ்சிகம் manjikam, நறுந்தாளி naru-n-tali, புத்திரசெனனி puttra-janani, தாளி tali
Malayalam: തിരുതാളി thiruthali
Telugu: లక్ష్మణ lakshamana, పురిటితీగె putititige
Kannada: ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ lakshamana
Bengali: বন কলমি ban kalami
Oriya: mushakani
Konkani: आमटी वेल amti-vel
Gujarati: હનુમાન વેલ hanuman-vel
Sanskrit: अस्रबिन्दुच्छद asrabinducchada, लक्ष्मण lakshamana, मञ्जिका manjika, नागपुत्री nagaputri, नागिनी nagini, पुत्रद putrada, पुत्रजननी putrajanani, पुत्रकन्द putrakanda, तूलिनी tulini

Description: Extensive twiners. Leaves alternate, triangular-cordiform, 5-8 by 3-5 cm, base cordate, apex acute-apiculate, thinly pubescent, petiole 1-2 cm long. Cymes sub-umbellate. Calyx-lobes sub-equal, obovate, glabrous. Corolla pinkish-white, c. 3 cm across, salver-form. Stamens included. Capsule globose; seeds pubescent.

Used as a single drug for curing sterility in women and for promoting fertility and virility. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Furcraea foetida, Mauritius-hemp, Green-aloe

Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.
Family: Asparagaceae
Synonyms: Agave bulbosa K.Koch, Agave commelyni Salm-Dyck, Agave foetida L., Agave gigantea (Vent.) D.Dietr., Agave madagascariensis (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, Aloe foetida (L.) Crantz, Fourcroya gigantea (Vent.) Hook., Funium pi Hierum Willemet, Furcraea atroviridis Jacobi & Goeff., Furcraea barillettii Jacobi, Furcraea commelyni (Salm-Dyck) Kunth,  Furcraea gigantea Vent., Furcraea madagascariensis Haw., Furcraea viridis Hemsl., Furcraea watsoniana Sander,  Furcraea gigantea var. mediopicta Trel.

English: Mauritius-hemp, Giant Cabuya, Green-aloe
Finnish: Mauritiuksenhamppu
French: Sissal
Portuguese: piteira gigante

Description: Stem short; ± 1 m. Leaves large up to 156 x 7-9 cm, crowded, broadly oblanceolate, almost flat, undulate, somewhat roughened beneath, entire. Inflorescence large, paniculate, scape c. 6-12 m. Flowers pale yellow to green-white, fragrant, tubular, perianth segments 6, spreading; stamens included, filaments short, thick below.

Uses: Root:  Mixed  with  gin  and  used  for  back  pain.  In  Surinam,  an  infusion  with  sweet  oil  is drunk for treating syphilis. Leaf: Decoction for a febrifuge. Leaves are used in a preparation with molasses or honey for children's obstinate colds. Leaves are used as a fish poison by the Guyana Patamona.  Macerated  young  leaves  are  used  as  a  shampoo  by  the  Guyana  Patamona.  Squashed young leaves are used as a soap by the Guyana Patamona.  [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

7 Published articles of Furcraea foetida

Macaranga peltata, Chand Kal, Boddi, Vattakanni

Macaranga peltata (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms:Macaranga flexuosa Wight, Macaranga roxburghii Wall, Macaranga roxburghii Wight, Macaranga tomentosa Wight, Macaranga wightiana Baill.,  Mappa peltata (Roxb.) Wight, Osyris peltata Roxb., Tanarius ftexuosus (Wight) Kuntze, Tanarius peltatus (Roxb.) Kuntze, Tanarius roxburghii Kuntze, Tanarius tomentosus (Wight) Kuntze

Common name: Chandada
Hindi: Chand Kal
Kannada: Vattathamarai, ಚಮ್ದಕಲ Chanda kala, ಉಪ್ಪ್ಲಿಗೆ Upplige, ಬಟ್ಲ ಚಮ್ದ್ರಿಕೆ Batla Chamdrike
Konkani: Kondatamara
Malayalam: തൊടുകണ്ണി Thodukanni, ഉപ്പില Uppila, , Uppothy, വട്ടക്കണ്ണി Vattakkanni
Marati: चांदवा Chandava, चांदा Chanda
Oriya: Piania
Tamil: வட்டிக்கண்ணி Vatti-k-kanni, Vattathamarei, Vattakanni
Telugu: బొద్ది Boddi

Description: Dioecious trees, to 15 m high; bark surface pale, greyish-brown mottled with white, smooth, lenticellate; brittle; blaze deep pink-red; exudation red, gummy; branchlets thick, terete, glaucous. Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate; stipules large, lateral, ovate-acuminate, reflexed, cauducous; petiole 12-35 mm long, stout, glabrous; lamina 11-25 x 9-20 cm, ovate-orbicular, deltoid-ovate, ovate or orbicular, base peltate, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous or glabrescent, pubescent with reddish glands beneath, coriaceous; 8-10 ribs from base, palmate, prominent beneath; lateral nerves 7-8 pairs, parallel, regular, prominent, intercostae scalariform, much prominent; margin glandular. Flowers unisexual, greenish-yellow; male flowers: in axillary, much branched, dense, tomentose, panicles, concealed in large bracts; bracteoles concave; tepals 3, minute, obovate, cuneate; stamens 2-8, free, shortly connate below, exserted; female flowers: in panicles simpler than in males, branches racemes with larger bracts; tepals 4, basally connate at base; ovary superior, 2-6-celled, densely glandular, ovule one in each cell; style lateral; stigma sessile, often embracing one side of the ovary, thickly papillose. Frit a capsule, 5-6 mm across, globose, hairy, glandular, black; seed one, black.

In Sidha system of medicine -   Leaves as a postpartum remedy. Leaves and  bark decoction as a wash for sores. Bark to remove kidney stones; fresh stem bark extract as a lotion for cuts by iron tools. Young fruits crushed with coconut oil and the paste applied for setting up of the bones. Powdered gum made into a paste and applied for venereal sores and postnatal complaints. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology]

10 Published articles of Macaranga peltata