HERBAL LEAF

Botanical Name: Ficus Benghalensis (Leaf)
Tamil Name: ஆல இலைப் பொடி / Aala Ilai Podi
Malayalam Name: ആലം ഇല / Bargad
Telugu Name: మర్రి చెట్టు ఆకు / Marri chettu aku
Hindi Name: अंजीर का वृक्ष / Aalam Ilai

Description: Ficus bengalensis, a genus of family Moraceae is a tropical, deciduous, evergreen tree of the mulberry family. F.bengalensis is known as common name Bargad and cultivated as a Garden tree or Spiritual tree. The leaves of F. bengalensis is used as ulcer protective, leprosy and fever, inflammations.The milky juice is aphrodisiac, tonic, vulnerary, maturant also useful in piles, diseases of the nose, gonorrhea. In Yunani the aerial root is used for styptic, syphilis, biliousness, dysentery, and inflammation of liver.

Dosage: At morning empty stomach, take 1 teaspoon (5g) powder mix with honey or water & drink (or) as directed by physician.

Botanical Name: Solanum americanum (Leaf)
Tamil Name: மணத்தக்காளி கீரை பொடி / Manathakkaali keerai Podi
Malayalam Name: മുളക് -തക്കാളി / Mulaku-thakkali
Telugu Name: కసక / Kasaka
Hindi Name: मकोई / Makoi

Description: Solanum nigrum commonly known as ‘Black nightshade’ that have been extensively used in traditional medicine in India and other parts of world to cure liver disorders, chronic skin ailments (psoriasis and ringworm), inflammatory conditions, painful periods, fevers, diarrhoea, eye diseases, and hydrophobia.

Ethnomedical Properties: The leaves are used as poultice for rheumatic and gouty joints (Disease causing the joints to swell and become painful), skin diseases, used in the treatment of anti tuberculosis and are said to produce Diaphoresis. Leaves are also used in dropsy, nausea and nervous disorders. The decoction of the berries and flowers are useful in cough, erysipelas (specific, acute, cutaneous inflammatory disease caused by a haemolytic streptococcus and are characterized by redhot). These are remedy for pulmonary tuberclosis and Bronchitis, diuretic. The juice of the berries used as an antidiarrhoea, opthalmopathy and hydrophobia. It is also used in anasarca and heart disease. Berries are used to posses tonic, diuretic and cathartic properties. Seeds are useful in giddiness and dipsia. They are also useful in inflammations and skin diseases. The roots are useful in otopathy, ophthalmopathy, rhinopathy and hepatitis. The whole plant used as antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, cardiotonic, digestive, diuretic, laxative, diaphoretic, sedative, swelling, cough, asthma The plant is also effective in curing cardiopathy, leprosy, haemorrhoids, nephropathy, ophthalmopathy, dropsy and general debility. Decoction of the plant depresses the CNS and reflexes of the spinal cord.

Dosage: At morning empty stomach, take 1 teaspoon (5g) powder mix with honey or warm water & drink (or) as directed by physician.

Botanical Name: Abutilon indicum (Leaf)
Tamil Name: துத்தி இலைப் பொடி / Thuththi Ilai Podi
Malayalam Name: വെല്ലുരമ് / Velluram
Telugu Name: తుట్టురా బెండ / Tuttura Benda
Hindi Name: कंघी / Kanghi

Description: Abutilon indicum (Country Mellow) family Malvaceae, commonly known as Thuththi in Tamil, and Kanghi in Hindi, is an important medicinal plant. The whole plant as well as specific part such as root, leaves, and flower is used to treat various health ailments.

Traditional Uses: Almost all the parts of Country Mellow are of medicinal importance and used traditionally for the treatment of various ailments. The roots of the plant are considered as demulcent, diuretic, in chest infection and urethritis. The infusion of the root is prescribed in fevers as a cooling medicine and is considered useful in strangury, haematuria and in leprosy. The leaves are found to be good for ulcer and as a fomentation to painful parts of the body. The decoction of the leaves is used in toothache, tender gums and internally for inflammation of bladder.

Dosage: At morning empty stomach, take 1 teaspoon (5g) powder boil with water & drink after filter (or) as directed by physician.