WHOLE PLANT

Botanical Name: Solanum trilobatum (Whole Plant)
Tamil Name: தூதுவளைப் பொடி / Thuthuvalai Podi
Malayalam Name: റ്റ്വലം / Tutavalam
Telugu Name: ముల్లముస్టైల్ / Mullamustil
Hindi Name: कंटकारी -लत्ता / Kantakaari-latta

Description:
S. trilobatum (Climbing Brinjal) belongs to the family Solanaceae with genus Solanum native to India and is found everywhere in Tamil Nadu. It is widely used as an Indian alternative system of medicines like siddha, ayurveda, herbal medicines and natural home remedy for various conditions like stomach pain, asthma, respiratory problems, cough and cold etc., and is also used for various recipes.
Traditional Uses: the plant Solanum trilobatum can be administered to treat lung cancer. It treats smartly on various respiratory diseases and asthma. The leaves is used to treat dullness in hearing by making ear drops. The flower is used to treat with rheumatism, constipation and other gastric problems. In Siddha treatment, the leaves are used to produce blood and prevent thickening of the blood which leads to many serious problems. The leaves are said to be used for the treatment of tuberculosis and long standing cold. It prevents throat infection.
Pharmocological Activities: The leaves are bitter in taste and are used to cure throat infection, cold, cough, headaches, flu and sneezing. It prevents cancers like oral, uterus and throat cancers because of its anti tumor activity. It gives strength to bones as it is rich in calcium. It boosts memory and energy. It improves men’s fertility and vitality. It improves blood circulation. It helps to control diabetes. It cures dullness of hearing. It is good for gastritis, nerves, asthma, eosinophilia, tuberculosis, difficulty in breathing, constipation, rheumatism, lung disorders and all digestive and respiratory problems.

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

Botanical Name: Achyranthes aspera (Whole Plant)
Tamil Name: நாயுருவிப் பொடி / Naayuruvi Podi
Malayalam Name: അപമാർഗ / Apamarga
Telugu Name: అపామార్గము / Apamaargamu
Hindi Name: चिरचरा / Chirchira

Description:
Achyranthes aspera Linn. belongs to family Amaranthaceae, commonly known Devil’s Horsewhip in English, is an annual herb that grows throughout India.
Traditional Uses: Devil’s Horsewhip is known for diuretic and hepatoprotective properties and used to cure several diseases viz., malarial fever, dysentery, asthma, hypertension and diabetics. Most recently, A. aspera is widely studied for its medicinal properties and reported to have immunostimulatory properties, wound healing activity, antioxidant activity, hemolytic activity, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial activity and antifungal activity. By Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani practitioners use different parts of the plant to treat leprosy, asthma, fistula, piles, arthritis, wound, insect and snake bite, renal and cardiac dropsy, kidney stone, diabetes, dermatological disorders, gynecological disorders, gonorrhea, malaria, pneumonia, fever, cough, pyorrhea, dysentery, rabies, hysteria, and toothache.
Therapeutic Uses: காமாலை, குன்மம் (Painful gastro intestinal disorders with indigestion), வெள்ளை (Leucorrhoea), வெளுப்பு நோய் (Anaemia), வீக்கம் (Swelling).

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

Botanical Name: Plectranthus amboinicus (Whole Plant)
Tamil Name: கற்பூரவள்ளிப் பொடி / Karpooravalli Podi
Malayalam Name: പനിക്കൂർക്ക / Panikkurkka
Telugu Name: వాము ఆకూ / Vaamu Aku
Hindi Name: पट्टा अजवाईन / Patta ajwain

Description:
Plectranthus amboinicus (Indian Borage) belongs to family Lamiaceae, known as country borage in English. It is large succulent aromatic perennial herb, shrubby below, hispidly villous or tomentose. It is found throughout India, and Sri lanka. The leaves of the plant are bitter, acrid and were being widely used traditionally for various purposes. Aloe vera is useful for cephalalgia, otalgia, anorexia, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, diarrhoea and cholera especially in children, halitosis, convulsions, epilepsy, cough, chronic asthma, hiccough, bochitis, renal and vesical calculi, strangury, hepatopathy, malarial fever, antispasmodic and cathartic.
Therapeutic Uses: சுரம் / காய்ச்சல் (Fever), இருமல் (Cough), நெஞ்சிற்கட்டும் கபம், புற நீர்க்கோர்வை (External Sinusitis).

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