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Latin
Name : Eclipta
prostrata 
Syn. E.alba
English Name: Thistles
Sanskrit / Indian Name: Bhringaraja,
Kesharaja, Kesharanjana
Arabian Name : kadi-mul-binth
Eclipta
alba is an erect or prostrate, much
branched, strigosely hirsute, annual
herb often rooting at the nodes, with
opposite and sessile, leaves.
Its
principle constituent is the herb
which contains wedelolactone and demethyl
wedelolactone. The herb is used as
a tonic and deobstruent in hepatic
and splenic enlargements and in skin
diseases. The plant juice is administered
in combination with aromatics for
catarrhal jaundice. The fresh juice
leaves is applied on the scalp for
promoting hair growth. The plant possesses
antihepatotoxic and antiinflammatory
activities. The fresh plant is considered
anodyne and absorbent.
Latin
Name : Elettaria cardamomum
Sanskrit / Indian Name: Ela,
Elachi,Yelakkai
English Name: Cardamom, Lesser
Cardamom
Arabian Name : Kaakul,elachi
krudh
A
tall, herbaceous perennial with
branching subterranean rootstock,
from which arise a number of upright
leafy shoots.
In
medicine, it is used as an adjuvant
to carminative drugs. It is official
in the British and U.S. pharmacopoeias
and used as an aromatic stimulant,
carminative and flavouring agent.
Cardamom
owes its aroma and therapeutic properties
to the volatile oil present in the
seeds. The major components of the
oil are 1,8-cineole and terpinyl
acetate. Volatile components of
cardamom exhibit antimicrobial activity.
The oil has anti-aflatoxin substances.
In
herbal medicine, cardamom is chewed
slowly to sweeten the breath, as
aphrodisiac, to soothe digestion,
stimulate the appetite, used against
flatulence, colic and disorders
of the body, often combined with
purgatives to offset griping.
It
is also reported to possess anti-inflammatory,
analgesic and cardiotonic properties.
Latin
name: Embelia ribes 
English name: False Black Pepper,
False Pepper
Sanskrit / Indian name: Krimighna,
Tandula, Vidanga,Vayuvilanga
Arabian Name :
Embelia ribes is a large scandent
shrub with slender branches and gland-dotted
leaves.
Its
principle constituents are Embelin,
quercitol and fatty ingredients. An
alkaloid, christembine, a resinoid,
tannins and minute quantities of a
volatile oil are present. The dried
fruit is considered anthelmintic,
astringent, carminative, alterative
and stimulant. It has been used in
India since ancient times, as an anthelmintic.
It is effective in the treatment of
ascariasis. The dried fruits are used
in decoction for fevers and for diseases
of the chest and skin. The fruit also
shows anti-bacterial activity.
Latin
name: Emblica officinalis 
English name: Indian Gooseberry
Sanskrit / Indian name: Amalaki,Amla,Nellikai
Arabian Name : Amlaj,Aamal
Emblica
officinalis is a deciduous tree with
exfoliating bark. Its fruit contains
the highest amount of vitamin C in
natural form and cytokine-like substances
identified as zeatin, z.riboside,
z.nucleotide.
Its
fruit is acrid, cooling, refrigerant,
diuretic, laxative and used in the
preparation of hair dyes. A fixed
oil extracted from the fruits is reported
to have the property of promoting
hair growth. The dried fruit is useful
in hemorrhage, diarrhea and dysentery.
It has anabolic, antibacterial, expectorant,
cardiotonic, antipyretic, antioxidative,
antiviral, anti-emetic and resistance
building properties and used in the
treatment of leucorrhea and artherosclerosis.
It
is antibacterial and its astringent
properties prevent infection and help
in the healing of ulcers. It is used
as a laxative to relieve constipation
in piles.
Latin
name:Eucalyptus globulus 
English name: Blue Gum Tree
Sanskrit / Indian name: Tailaparna,
Niligiri Taila
Arabian Name :
Eucalyptus globulus is a large tree
attaining a height of 300 ft. or more,
with opposite and sessile leaves on
juvenile shoots under forest conditions.
The
leaves and terminal branchlets of
E. globulus grown in Nilgiris yield
0.9-1.2% of a pale yellow essential
oil containing cineole as a major
component.
Eucalyptus oil is used locally as
an antiseptic, especially in the treatment
of infections of the upper respiratory
tract, and in certain skin diseases.
It is found to have potent pain relieving
and anti-inflammatory action. Mixed
with an equal amount of olive oil,
it is useful as a rubefacient for
rheumatism, which help in reducing
joint swelling. It is also used in
ointments for burns. Internally it
is used as a stimulating expectorant
in chronic bronchitis and asthma.
It is frequently given by inhalation.
Latin
Names: Evolvulus alsinoides 
English Name:
Sanskrit / Indian Name: Vishnukrantha,Vishnukanthi,Sankapushpi
Arabian Name :
The
plant is a hairy perennial herb with
spreading wiry branches arising from
a small woody rootstock.
The
plant is bitter and is used as a tonic
and febrifuge.
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