TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA

Plant Name: TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA

English Name: Tinospora

Local Name: Guduchi, Amrita, Giloya, Gulancha, Shindil Kodi

Family: Menispermaceae



Uses:
It is antiperiodic, antipyretic, Alterative, Diuretic and anti-inflammatory. Guduchi is anti-pyretic and act as a tonic after fever, also has action against alternative fever like Malaria. Guduchi acts as a memory booster, develops inteligence, promotes mental clarity. It is described as one of the Medhya Rasayana (mental rejuvenative) in the Charak Samhita (The oldest and most potent book of Ayurvedic Medicine). Guduchi is considered helpful in eye disorders as a tissue builder and promotes mental clarity. It is used in fever, urinary disorders, dyspepsia, general debility and urinary diseases. It is also used in treatment of rheumatism and jaundice.

TERMINALIA CHEBULA

Plant Name: TERMINALIA CHEBULA


English Name: Mdicinal terminalia

Local Name: Black Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan

Family: Cmbretaceae



Uses:
This tree yields smallish, ribbed and nut-like fruits which are picked when still green and then pickled, boiled with a little added sugar in their own syrup or used in preserves or concotions. The seed of the fruit, which has an eliptical shape, is an abrasive seed enveloped by a fleshy and firm pulp. It is regarded as an universal panacea in the Ayur-Vedic Medicine. It is reputed to cure blindness and it is believed to inhibit the growth of the malignant tumours

TERMINALIA BELERICA

Plant Name: TERMINALIA BELERICA

English Name: Bstard myrobalan

Local Name: Terminalia chebula, Terminalia belerica

Family: Cmbretaceae

Uses: Not available