Ficus benghalensis, commonly known as the banyan, banyan fig and Indian banyan is a huge tree belonging to the Mulberry…
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Health benefits using herbs and spices.
Genus psoralea belongs to family fabaceae that comprises 100 to 115 species basically distributed in South Africa, North and South…
Peepal, also referred to as Bo tree, Bodhi tree, is large broadleaf evergreen tree belonging to the Mulberry family Moraceae. …
Saraca asoca is an indigenous plant commonly known as Ashoka Tree belongs to Caesalpinaceae family. It is mentioned in the…
Albizia lebbeck is one of several species which is found in various tropical regions with monsoon climates. Primarily it is…
Cotton, also referred to as tree cotton, Ceylon cotton, is much-branched shrub related to the common mallow, marsh mallows, hollyhocks,…
Common names for Terminalia chebula include Terminalia, Harida, Harada, Haritaki and Harar. Terminalia chebula is a deciduous tropical tree which…
Knotgrass, also referred to as common knotgrass is an annual plant related to dock and buckwheat belonging to the Buckwheat…
Skunkvine also known as Paederia Foetida, is a fast growing vine having 7 m long stems that twine into other…
Inula racemosa is used in traditional medicine throughout the world especially Europe and East Asia. Rhizome is used in Tibetan…
Gardenia jasminoides, commonly called common gardenia or Cape jasmine, is an evergreen flowering plant of the coffee family Rubiaceae. The…
Saussurea costus is a herb belonging to family Asteraceae family which comprises almost 1000 genera and 30,000 species that is…
Galangal scientifically known as Alpinia galanga is a perennial herb with finger-like rhizomatous rootstocks in the Zingiberaceae family, of the…
Doctorbush is a multipurpose medicinal herb of family Plumbaginaceae. It is native to South Asia and is distributed throughout most…
Embelia ribes Burm. also known as False Black pepper, is a large woody tropical forest scandent shrub with slender branches…
Curcuma zanthorrhiza commonly known as temulawak, Javanese ginger, or Javanese turmeric is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant species, belonging to…
Symplocos racemosa Roxb. is an evergreen Ayurvedic plant with broad crown and stems that grows to the height of 6…
Zingiber zerumbet, commonly known as pinecone ginger, shampoo ginger or wild ginger, is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial of Zingiber Mill…
Wrightia antidysenterica is a small, compact and semi-deciduous shrub measuring 1.2 to 2 meters high and spreads 1.5 meters. It…
Jasminum sambac also known as jasmine sambac is a species of jasmine in the genus Jasminum which contains approximately 217…
Mirabilis Jalapa, commonly known as Four O’clock, Sweet Marvel of Peru, or Printoponite belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family. This species…
An evergreen ornamental shrub belonging to dogbane family Apocynaceae and reaches the height of 12 feet. It is an exclusive…
Barringtonia asiatica commonly known as fish poison tree, putat or sea poison tree is a species of genus Barringtonia and…
Piper cubeba, the dried ripe berries commonly known as Cubeb Pepper, Cubeb has been used in traditional medicines for various…
Shankhapushpi with scientific name as Convolvulus pluriculis, is a prostrate and spreading perennial wild herb which could be found on…
Turpeth, Operculina turpethum, is also known from other names such as Indian Jalap, Turpeth root (in English), Nisoth, Panila, Turpeth,…
Alexandrian Laurel scientifically known as Calophyllum inophyllum is a low-branching evergreen tree belongings to Clusiaceae ⁄ Guttiferae (Mangosteen family) with…
Solanum virginianum, a prickly herb, commonly known as Yellow Fruit Nightshade has been used in Ayurveda and folklore medicine since…
Wheatgrass with scientific name as Triticum aesticum belongs to family Poaceae. Agopyron cristatum, Bambusa textilis, Poa annua, Cynodon dactylon, Zea…
Rubia tinctorum, the common madder or dyer’s madder, is an herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the bedstraw and coffee…