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Latin NamesHerbs are the best gift of nature to the mankind. They are enriched with phyto-constituents having unique healing benefits. Herbs have been used worldwide as medicine and provide solution to so many common diseases, so called incurable disease or tough to treat diseases. In India, the Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda is primarily based on herbs.
Aak (Calotropis procera,(Aiton) Dryand )
Aak is probably native to India, globally distributed in China, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, Tropical Africa and Asia. Within India, it is found growing wild throughout in comparatively drier and warmer... read more...
Aalu Bukhara (Prunus domestica L. )
It is a small deciduous tree grows 9 to 15 m (29 to 50 ft) tall, and has reddish-brown twigs with few or no spines; young twigs are often pubescent (covered with short, downy hair). The leaves are oval to oblong, up to 10 cm (4 in) long, somewhat serrated or with wavy margins. The 5-petalled white flowers occur singly or in clusters of 2 or 3. The fruit is up to 8 cm (3 in) long, and is round to oval drupe with a hard, stony, flattened pit. read more...
Abhrak (Bhasma) (Biotite Mica )
Abhraka occurs in igneous rocks in pure form as well as in metamorphic rocks as schists and gneisses. It occurs in ore form in pegmatites but pure mineral in sheet-form can be made available through sorting in pegmatite
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Ajmod (Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague )
Ajamoda consists of dried, aromatic fruits of Cyclospermumleptophyllum (= Apiumleptophyllum) ,an annual herb,cultivated in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.Fruits ovoid to conical, about 1.5-3.0 mm long and 1.2-2.8 mm wide, Surfacerough, – yellow to yellowish greenin colour,Odour aromatic, Taste isslightly bitter giving a sensation of warmth to tongue. read more...
Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague )
Ajwain is a small, erect, annual shrub is cultivated in black soil particularly along the riverbank throughout in India. It is also grown in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Central Asian countries, China and Africa.Fruits are minute, egg shaped, ovoid, compressed... read more...
Akarkara (Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag. )
This species is native to North Africa, globally distributed in the mediterranean region and in the Himalayas, in North India. It has been grown on an experimental scale at 900 m. at Katra (Jammu & Kashmir) and in South India. It is an annual, hairy herb with numerous spreading prostrate or ascending branched stems... read more...
Akash Bel (Cassytha filiformis L. )
Akash bel is a twining vine with an orange to pale green stem. Akash bel is found throughout the tropical world. It is commonly found plant in India which is spread across the varied landscapes of the Indian soil from semi -arid plains to the hill tops up to a height of 3000 m. Love Vine is a very distinctive vine which can sometimes... read more...
Alsi (Linum usitatissimum Linn. )
Alsi is native to the Mediterranean region and is cultivated in many parts of the world. Within India, it is cultivated throughout the plains up to an altitude of 800 m. in the Himalayas... read more...
Amaltas (Cassia fistula L. )
Amaltas is native to South East Asia, now globally distributed in the Pantropics. Within India, Within India, it is found both wild and cultivated almost throughout ascending to an altitude of 1200 m. in the Himalayas. It is a golden shower medium-sized tree, growing to 10–20 m... read more...
Amalveda (Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham )
Amalveda is a tall tree up to 60 m high with fluted trunk and rather short spreading branches, with fruits of about 10 to 12 cm in length and about 8 cm in width found sporadically in upper Assam up to an altitude of 3000 feet and in Manipur and meghalaya; occasionally cultivated; fresh mature fruits are cut and rind dried before use... read more...