Ginkgo biloba Information, Uses, Benefits and Side Effects
Gingko is the most frequently prescribed herbal medicine in Germany and one of the most commonly used over-the-counter herbal preparations in the USA. It promotes good health by protecting all the...
View ArticleAjmoda (Wild Celery Seeds) Uses, Benefits and Side effects
Ajmoda or Celery seed is a well-known Ayurvedic medicinal herb. It consists of the dried seeds obtained from plant Apium leptophyllum, Apium graveolens, and Trachyspermum roxburghianum. In medicinal...
View ArticleVishnukranthi (Evolvulus alsinoides) Information, Benefits and Uses
Evolvulus alsinoides is known as Shankhpushpi, Vishnukarandhi, Vishnukrantha, Vishnu-kranta, Vishukarandi, Sankaholi and Morning-glory. It is a brain tonic, alterative, febrifuge, vermifuge and...
View ArticleRed Kwao Krua(Butea superba) Medicinal Uses Details
Butea superba, is commonly known as Lata Palash, Belia Palash in India and Red Kwao Krua, in Thailand. It is mainly found in Central and Southern India, China, Vietnam, and hills of Thailand. Red Kwao...
View ArticleLeptadenia Reticulata Information, Benefits and Uses
Jivanti(Leptadenia reticulata) is an important medicinal plant used in Ayurveda. The mention of Jivanti is even found in Atharva Veda. Charak and Bhavprakash, describe it as best among leafy...
View ArticleWintergreen (Gaultheria Fragrantissima) Information, Uses and Side effects
Gaultheria Fragrantissima is known by many common names such as Gandhupura (Hindi), Fragrant Wintergreen and Indian Wintergreen (English). It is a fragrant small tree native to India and found in...
View ArticleShalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum) Information, Medicinal Uses and Caution
The medicinal plant Shalparni or Sarivan (Desmodium gangeticum) is extensively used in Ayurveda. It is one of the ten roots of famous anti-inflammatory formulation of Ayurveda, Dashmula. Dashmula is...
View ArticleMajuphal (Oak galls) Information, Medicinal Uses and Side-effects
Oak galls / Majuphal or Manjakani are the outgrowth on the tree, Aleppo Oak (Quercus infectoria) native of Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and Iran. The excrescences are formed from the attack and deposit of...
View ArticleRingworm Bush (Senna alata) Information, Uses and Caution
Cassia alata is a medicinal plant found growing in open wastelands near watery places. It is native to Southern North America and was introduced in India. It is commonly known as Ringworm Bush,...
View ArticleLevant berry (Anamirta cocculus) Information, Uses and Warning
Cocculus indicus, Levant berries (fruits of the plant), Fish poison, Fish berry, Kaka-mari (one that kills crow) are few synonyms of Anamirta cocculus. It is a climber native to India. It belong to...
View ArticleBada Gokhru (Pedalium murex) Information, Properties and Uses
Bada Gokhru, Brihat Gokhru, Large caltrops, Peru-neranji, Kaitu nerinjil are few common names of Pedalium murex. It is a medicinal plant and used in Ayurveda, for treatment of calculi, spermatorrhoea,...
View ArticleOrganic India Bowelcare Information, Uses and Dose
Bowelcare is an herbal formulation, manufactured by Organic India. Organic India is a multi-national company based in Lucknow that produces organic herbal medicines based on time-tested, Ayurvedic...
View ArticleOrganic India Oh-Boy! Formula Information, Uses and Dose
Oh-Boy! Formula is an herbal formulation, manufactured by Organic India. Organic India is a multi-national company based in Lucknow that produces organic herbal medicines based on time-tested,...
View ArticleKalijiri (Centratherum anthelminticum) Information, Uses and Side-effects
Kalijiri, Ban jira, Vanyajiraka, Somraji, Bitter cumin are few common names of the seeds of a plant, Centratherum anthelminticum. The word anthelminticum in scientific name, clearly suggests the...
View ArticleKali Musli (Curculigo orchioides) Information, Benefits, Uses and Warning
There are two varieties of Musli which are used for medicinal purpose, Safed Musli and Kali Musli. Both are Rasayan drug of Ayurveda and used to cure weakness, fatigue and as a tonic. Safed musli is...
View ArticleTumburu (Zanthoxylum alatum) Information, Medicinal Uses and Warning
The Latin name of Tumbru or Toothache tree is Zanthoxylum alatum. As the common name of the tree suggests it is used traditionally to get relief from toothache. It has numbing effect on teeth and gums....
View ArticleLangali (Gloriosa superba) Information, Uses and Warning
Gloriosa superba is a medicinal plant native of Indian forests. In Ayurveda, Kalihari or Agnishikha is kept in the Upvish varg category. It is one of the seven minor poison. The seven minor poisonous...
View ArticleVanda (Dendrophthoe falcata) Information, Medicinal Uses and Warning
Dendrophthoe falcata is known as Banda, Vanda, Vrikshdani, Vrikshruha and Vriksha-Bhaksha (Vriksha= tree, Bhaksha=one that eats). It is a much branched, bushy flowering hemi-parasitic plant classified...
View ArticleSal tree (Shorea robusta) Information and Uses
Shorea robusta or Sal tree is a large, deciduous tree found in India, Myanmar and Nepal. It is a medicinal tree and used in Ayurveda for thousands of years to treat variety of diseases including piles,...
View ArticleLecope Mankind
Lecope Table tis an allopathic medicine, manufactured by Mankind Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. This medicine has antihistamine action and prescribed for getting relief from allergic conditions and hay...
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