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…
Best Medicine for Intestinal Muscles and Digestion
Marodphali [Botanical name – Helicteres isora] or East-Indian screw tree is a sub-deciduous shrub or small tree with grey-colored bark. East Indian Screw Plant is used as medicine since ancient times, in organized (Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha) and unorganized (folk, native…
Which Ayurvedic Medicinal Uses are Similar to Turmeric?
Daruharidra [Botanical name- Berberis aristata] also known as Indian barberry or tree turmeric is a shrub belonging to the genus Berberis. The genus comprises approximately 450-500 species of deciduous evergreen shrubs and is found in the temperate and sub-tropical regions of Asia, Europe,…
All about Chitramool and its benefits
Chitrakmool or White Leadwort [Bot name – Plumbago zeylanica] plant is said to be growing wild in Bengal, UP, Southern India, and Ceylon. Plumbago zeylanica is a perennial under a shrub, 1.5–2.0 m tall, with ram-bling branches and its growth occurs…
Lavender Flower and its benefits
Lavender [Botanical Name – Lavandula augustifolia] is reported by most sources to be native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, tropical areas of Africa, southern India, and the area around modern-day Iraq. Today lavender is grown in herb gardens…
