Chenopodium album, Fat hen, Meldweed, Bathuwa, Chenopodio bianco, Jauhosavikka, Svinmålla

Chenopodium album L.
Family: Amaranthaceae

Synonyms: , Anserina candidans (Lam.) Montandon , Atriplex alba (L.) Crantz , Atriplex viridis (L.) Crantz , Blitum viride (L.) Moench , Botrys alba (L.) Nieuwl. , Botrys alba var. pauper Lunell , Botrys pagana (Rchb.) Lunell , Chenopodium agreste E.H.L.Krause , Chenopodium album subsp. bernburgense Murr , Chenopodium album var. candicans Moq. , Chenopodium album subsp. collinsii Murr , Chenopodium album var. coronatum Beauge , Chenopodium album var. cymigerum W.D.J.Koch , Chenopodium album f. cymigerum (W.D.J.Koch) Aellen , Chenopodium album var. dacoticum Aellen , Chenopodium album subsp. densifoliatum Ludw. & Aellen , Chenopodium album var. desertorum Kuntze , Chenopodium album f. dubium Arlt & Jüttersonke , Chenopodium album f. glomerulosum (Rchb.) Aellen , Chenopodium album f. glomerulosum (Rchb.) Arlt & Jüttersonke , Chenopodium album subsp. hastatum (C. Klinggr.) Graebn. , Chenopodium album var. hastatum C. Klinggr. , Chenopodium album f. lanceolatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Schinz & Thell. , Chenopodium album f. lanceolatum (Muhl.) Aellen , Chenopodium album var. lanceolatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Coss. & Germ. , Chenopodium album f. leiospermum Kuntze , Chenopodium album var. missouriense (Aellen) Bassett & Crompton , Chenopodium album f. opuliforme Aellen , Chenopodium album f. ovalifolium Aellen , Chenopodium album var. paganum (Rchb.) Syme , Chenopodium album f. paucidentatum Aellen , Chenopodium album subsp. pedunculare (Bertol.) Murr , Chenopodium album var. polymorphum Aellen , Chenopodium album f. pseudozschackei Aellen , Chenopodium album var. spicatum W.D.J.Koch , Chenopodium album f. spicatum (W.D.J.Koch) Aellen , Chenopodium album var. stevensii Aellen , Chenopodium album var. subaphyllum (Phil.) Reiche , Chenopodium album subsp. virgatum (Thunb.) Blom , Chenopodium album var. viride (L.) Pursh , Chenopodium bernburgense (Murr) Druce , Chenopodium bicolor Bojer ex Moq. , Chenopodium borbasiforme (Murr) Druce , Chenopodium borbasii F.Murr , Chenopodium × borbasioides f. hircinifolium (Aellen) Hyl. , Chenopodium browneanum Schult. , Chenopodium candicans Lam. , Chenopodium catenulatum Schleich. ex Steud. , Chenopodium concatenatum Willd. , Chenopodium × densifoliatum (Ludw. & Aellen) F.Dvorák , Chenopodium diversifolium var. montuosum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium elatum Shuttlew. ex Moq. , Chenopodium glomerulosum Rchb. , Chenopodium laciniatum Roxb. , Chenopodium lanceolatum Muhl. ex Willd. , Chenopodium lanceolatum R.Br.  , Chenopodium lanceolatum var. antiquitum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium lanceolatum f. opizii F.Dvorák , Chenopodium lanceolatum f. sessiliflorum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium leiospermum DC. , Chenopodium lobatum (Prodán) F.Dvorák , Chenopodium missouriense Aellen , Chenopodium missouriense var. bushianum Aellen , Chenopodium neglectum Dumort. , Chenopodium neoalbum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium opulaceum Neck. , Chenopodium ovalifolium (Aellen) F.Dvorák , Chenopodium paganum Rchb. , Chenopodium paucidentatum (Aellen) F.Dvorák , Chenopodium pedunculare Bertol. , Chenopodium probstii Aellen , Chenopodium probstii f. lanceolatum Aellen , Chenopodium probstii f. parvoangustifolium Aellen , Chenopodium pseudoborbasii Murr , Chenopodium pseudoborbasii f. aellenii F.Dvorák , Chenopodium pseudoborbasii f. albiforme F.Dvorák , Chenopodium pseudoborbasii f. borbasiiforme F.Dvorák , Chenopodium pseudoborbasii f. longipedicellatum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium pseudoborbasii f. ramosum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium riparium Boenn. ex Moq. , Chenopodium serotinum Ledeb. Chenopodium subaphyllum Phil. , Chenopodium superalbum F.Dvorák , Chenopodium superalbum f. kuehnii F.Dvorák , Chenopodium viride L. , Chenopodium viridescens (St.-Amans) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. , Chenopodium vulgare Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. , Chenopodium vulpinum Buch.-Ham. , Chenopodium zobelii Murr ex Asch. & Graebn. , Chenopodium zobelii f. hircinifolium Aellen , Chenopodium zobelii f. multidentatum Aellen , Chenopodium zobelli A. Ludw. & Aellen , Vulvaria albescens Bubani,

Other vernacular names:
Chinese :  藜   Li.
Danish :  Hvidmelet gåsefod.
Dutch :  Melganzevoet.
English :  Common lamb's quarter, Fat hen, Lamb's quarter, Lamb's quarters, Meldweed, White goosefoot.
Finnish :  Jauhosavikka.
French :  Ansérine blanche, Chénopode blanc, Chou gras, Poule grasse.
German :  Weißer Gänsefuß.
Greek :  Χηνοπόδιον το λευκόν   Chenopodion to lefkon.
Italian :  Chenopodio bianco.
Japanese :  シロザ  Shiro za.
Portuguese :  Anserina-branca, Ançarinha-branca, Erva-formigueira-branca, Falsa erva de Santa Maria.
Russian :   Марь белая  Mar' belaia.
Spanish :  Apazote blanco, Apazote cenizo, Armuelle, Ceniglo blanco, Cenizo blanco, Guyo blanco (Argentina).
Swedish :  Svinmålla

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Chenopodium album, Pappukura, Paruppu kirai, chandrila, chakravartin

Chenopodium album L.
Family: Amaranthaceae



Assamese: ভতুবা bhatuba, জিল্মিল্ jilmil
Bengali: বেথো শাক betho shaak, বেথুয়া শাক bethuya shaak
Gujarati: બથવો bathavo, ચીલની ભાજી chilani bhaji
Hindi: चन्द्रिल chandril, पांशु panshu, टक्कदेशी takka-deshi, वास्तूक vastuk, बथुवा bathuwa
Kannada: ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ chakravarti, ಚಕ್ಕವತ್ತ chakkavatta, ಹುಚ್ಚ ಚಕ್ಕೋತ huchcha chakkota, ವಾಸ್ತೂಕ vastuka
Konkani: Chakvit
Malayalam: പരിപ്പുചീര parippuchira, വാസ്തുചീര vastuchira
Manipuri: মোনশাওবী monshaobi
Marathi: चाकवत chakvat, वासुकें vasukem
Nepali: बेथे bethe
Oriya: ବଥୁଆ ଶାଗ bathua sag, ବାସ୍ତୁକ bastuka
Punjabi: ਲੂਨਕ lunak
Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन् chakravartin, चन्द्रिल chandrila, घनामल ghanamala, ज्वरघ्न jvaraghna, पांसुपत्त्र pamsupattra, पिण्डपुष्पक pindapushpaka, शाकश्रेष्ठ shakashrestha, टक्कदेशीय takkadeshiya, वाम vama, वास्तुक vastuka
Tamil: சக்கரவர்த்தி கீரை chakravarthi keerai, பருப்புக்கீரை paruppu-k-kirai
Telugu: పప్పుకూర pappukura, వాస్తుకము vastukamu
Discription: It is an invasive weed found in temperate countries, which grows to a height of 50 cm. The stems are glabrous, greenish and somewhat succulent. Leaves: simple, alternate and without stipules. The petiole is 1.5 cm–5mm long, grooved and covered with microscopic cupshaped scales. The blade is thick, 2.5 cm×3.2 cm–1.8 cm×7 mm, triangular, incised, and covered with microscopic cup-shaped scales.The base of the blade is acuminate, the midrib and secondary nerves are flat above and raised below, and the blade shows 3– 5 pairs of secondary nerves.The inflorescences are axillary or terminal 2 cm long spikes. The flowers are 2mm in diameter and comprise of 5 sepals, 5 stamens and a bifid style. The seeds are very small and black. [Medicinal Plants of The Asia-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]

Description: Annual, erect, tall herbs. Leaves elliptic-Ianceolate, entire, and glabrous. Flowers minute, green, clustered, axillary and terminal, compact spikes. Seeds glabrous, blacks.
Parts Used: Seeds. Uses: It is useful in peptic ulcer, helminthiasis, dyspepsia and weakness. [HERBAL CURES: TRADITIONAL APPROACH]

Antispasmodic, pectoral, haemostatic, emmenagogue. Employed in treating nervous affections, particularly chorea. Dried herb—anthelmintic against round and hookworms. Ascaridole, an active constituent of the oil, is highly active against roundworms, Hookworms and small, but not large, tapeworms. It is highly toxic and can cause serious side effects. The oil has been found useful in
amoebic dysentery and intestinal infections. Adecoction of the herb is given as an internal haemostatic and the infusion as an enema for intestinal ulceration. The infusion is sudorific and diuretic. The oil exhibits antimicrobial and strong antifungal activity against human pathogenic fungi. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

Decoction of its stems was till relatively recently drunk in Co. Dublin for rheumatism. Though now treated as a weed and generally disregarded, it was formerly valued as a nutritious food along with nettles and dandelions. It was, for example, added to soup in spring in Ayrshire, perhaps semi-medicinally. [Medicinal Plants of The Asia-Pacific: Drugs For The Future?]

Lowers blood pressure, improves heart function; treats diarrhea, fever, dysentery, skin infection. Chemical Constituents - Palmitic acid, carnaubic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, nonacosane, oleyl alcohol, sitosterol, betaine, amino acids, sterol, ferulic acid, vanillic acid, aleanolic acid, L-1-leucine, ferulic acid, vanillic acid. [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]

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Cupressus torulosa

Cupressus torulosa D.Don
Family: Cupressaceae

Nepali: राज सल्लो Raj sallo
Other names: Xiprer de l'Himàlaia, Himalaya-Zypresse, 西藏柏木, Hoàng đàn, Кипарис гималайский, Cyprès de l'Himalaya


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