Medicinal Herbs
Name: Neem
Botanical name: Azadirachta indica A.Juss.
Family: Meliaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Nimba, Arista, Hinguniryasa, Manda, Tiktaka
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa: Tikta
Guna: Lakhu, Snigdha
Virya: Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English: Neem tree, Margosa tree.
Hindi: Neem, Nimb
Malayalam: Veppu, Aryaveppu
Distribution Throughout India growing deciduous forests also cultivated along road sides, and farm boundaries.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate to large sized tree grows up to 30 meters in height. Leaves imparipinnately compound, leaflets opposite, serrate and acuminate; flowers yellowish white, found in axillary panicles. Fruits elliptical one seeded drupes yellowish when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, skin diseases, eczema, fever, wound, ulcer, burning sensation, tumor, worms, cough, diabetes, inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis.
Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Flowers, Seed, Oil.
Name: Ocimum basilicum
Description:
Botanical name: Ocimum basilicum Linn.
Family : Lamiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Barbari, Arjaka, Sitarjaka
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English: Sweet basil
Hindi: Babul, Babuyitulsi
Malayalam: Ramatulasi, Ramathulasi
Distribution: Cultivated throughout India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An aromatic much branching perennial herb grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves simple, opposite, acute, toothed; flowers white in simple racemes; fruits nutlets.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, inflammation, cardiac debility, pruritus, skin diseases, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, fever and general weakness.
Useful part: Roots, leaves.
Name: Brahmi
Description:
Botanical name: Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell
Family: Scrophulariaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Brahmi, Trayamana, Seetakamini, Trayanthi, Bhekaparni
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa: Kashaya, Tikta
Guna: Lakhu, Teekshna
Virya: Seeta
Vipaka: Madhura
Prabhava: Medhya
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English: Brahmi
Hindi: Brabmbhi
Malayalam: Brahmi
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Annual creeper grows sticky on ground. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, sessile, entire, obovate-oblong entire, fleshy and about 1 cm length. Flowers are whitish of bluish white, solitary, arises from the axils. Fruits contain many seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, skin diseases, neuralgia, inflammations, epilepsy, insanity, ulcers, splenomegaly, flatulence, fever, and general debility.
Useful part: Plant as a whole
