Sagargota [Botanical name: Caesalpinia bonduc] known as Fever nut, is a climbing shrub common throughout India, near the sea coasts, especially all over Bengal, Bombay & whole of southern India. Bonducella the name of the species is derived from the…
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Chaksu Benefits
Chaksu [Botanical name – Cassia absus (Family: Fabaceae)] is commonly known as “Jasmeejaz” in English and “Chakur/ Chimed” in Hindi & used in India for its medicinal value. Chaksu grows as a sticky plant in almost all the states of…
Learn How TONGKAT ALI is Beneficial for Generic Health?
Tongkat Ali [botanical name – Eurycoma longifolia] is a shrub native to Southeast Asia. In Indonesia it is known as pasak bumi; in Malaysia as tongkat ali and in Thailand cay ba binh. Tongkat Ali and long jack are the most…
Learn Vekhand and its benefits!
Vekhand / Vacha/ Sweetflag [Botanical name – Acorus Calamus]is a Semi-aquatic strongly aromatic perennial, cultivated in damp marshy places in India and Burma, commonly in Manipur and Naga hills on the edges of lakes and streams. Acorus Calamus has been an…
How to maintain healthy intestinal functions with Indian Rhubarb?
Revand chini [Botanical name – Rheum emodi] or Himalayan rhubarb or Indian rhubarb is a stout herb, endemic to the Himalayan region distributed in the temperate and subtropical region from Kashmir to Sikkim at an elevation of 2800-3000 meters in…
How are Gallnuts beneficial for your body?
Majuphal consists of dried galls found on the Quercus infectoria tree (Fam. Fagaceae), a small tree or shrub, 2 to 5 meters high, a native of Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, and Iran. The galls are excrescences on the twigs,…
What is Curcuma Amada (Mango Ginger) and its benefits?
Curcuma Amada is commonly known as Mango Ginger or Ambehaldi in India. Curcuma Amada [Botanical name], the mango ginger or ambehaldi, is a plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae and is closely related to turmeric. Mango ginger (Curcuma amada) is a unique spice having a morphological…
How is Polapola herb useful to the human body?
Polpola or Polapola [ Botanical Name – Aerva lanata] also known as mountain knotgrass is a woody, prostrate or succulent, perennial herb in the Amaranthaceae family, native to Asia, and Africa. Polpola is a common weed that grows wild everywhere on the plains of India. The…
Pashanbhed a.k.a Winter Bergenia Powder – Best for organ cleansing
Pashanbhed consists of rhizomes of Saxifraga ligulata (Wall.) (Fam. Saxifragaceae), a small perennial herb found throughout the temperate Himalayas from Bhutan to Kashmir at an altitude between 2000-3000 m and in Khasia hills up to 1200 m altitude. The plant…
What is Nirgundi and the Benefits of Nirgundi
Vitex Negundo [Botanical Name] commonly known as Nirgundi (Sambhalu or Sinduvaar) or Five leaved Chaste tree is a widely available plant all over India. The easy availability of the Chaste tree, coupled with its reported usefulness in arthritic disorders, as anti-inflammatory…
