Papaya or Papaw (Botanical Name – Carica Pappaya) is a valuable tree commonly cultivated in gardens throughout India; indigenous in America. Carica papaya is cultivated for its edible ripe fruit; its juice is a popular beverage, and its young leaves,…
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Lagerstroemia Speciosa aka Banaba – Best For Blood Sugar Control And Weight Loss
Lagerstroemia speciosa, the tropical flowering tree, is one of the most outstanding summer bloomers. Lagerstroemia speciosa or banaba tree is a larger form of the more commonly grown L. indica (Crape myrtle.) Banaba is a medium-sized tree. Its leaves have…
Find Out How Vasaka aka Asulsa is Beneficial for Respiratory System
Adulsa or Vasa or Vasaka (Latin name : Adhatoda Vasica) is an important Herb growing on plains of all India and in the lower Himalayans, up to a range of 1000 meters above sea level. Vasa or Vasaka is also…
Achyranthes Aspera And Its Benefits
Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil’s horsewhip, Sanskrit – Apamarga) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. Apamarga is one of the 21 leaves used in the auspicious yearly Lord Ganesh Puja in India. Achyranthes aspera has occupied a…
Learn How Sarsaparilla is Beneficial to Almost the Entire Human Body
Indian Sarsaparilla (Botanical – Hemidesmus indicus) or Sariva or Anantmul is a climbing twinner plant found throughout India, common in Bengal, Bombay presidency and extending to Travancore and Ceylon. Indian Sarsaparilla root is globally recognized for medicinal properties and as…
What are the uses of Gokhru Caltrops Extract aka Tribulus Terrestris?
Gokhshur/ Gokhru is one of the important trailing plants found throughout India, is also commonly called Small Caltrops and has the botanical name as Tribulus Terrestris. In Ayurveda, Tribulus is considered as an important herb and used in various ailments. …
Some Ayurvedic Uses and Benefits of Chitrakmool Plant Root
Chitrakmool plant or White Leadwort or Plumbago zeylanica (botanical name) is said to be growing wild in Bengal, UP, Southern India, Ceylon. Plumbago zeylanica is a perennial undershrub, 1.5 – 2.0m tall, with ram-bling branches and its growth occurs during the…
Learn how Indian sarsaparilla helps to reduce Vata, pitta, and Kapha?
Indian Sarsaparilla (Botanical – Hemidesmus indicus) or Sariva or Anantamul is a climbing twinner plant found throughout India, common in Bengal, Bombay presidency and extending to Travancore and Ceylon. Indian Sarsaparilla root is globally recognized for medicinal properties and as per…
Learn how Manjistha / Rubia Cordifolia do wonders to your skin and blood
Manjistha or Rubia Cordifolia is a branched climber growing in North-west Himalayas, Nilgiris and other hilly districts of India with small, greenish-white/pale yellow flowers that are arranged in a cluster of round, fleshy, red to blackberries. From the point of…
Mahaleb seed and its oil benefits
Mahaleb seeds (Prunus mahaleb) also called Mahaleb cherry or St Lucie cherry. The seed oil is valuable for medicinal (controls bleeding & loose motions) & industrial purposes. Mahaleb seeds contain a considerable quantity of the oil that is rich in…
