All Entries in the "Plants" Category

Wild mushrooms

Hibiscus varieties

Hibiscus esculentusDescription Rigid growing, erect annual: 6′ Requires warm, sunny environment Leaves: palmate; 3-5 lobed Flowers: pale yellow with red center; 3″ diameter blooms start mid-summer Depending on where you look, this plant will be labeled under the genus: Abelmoschus, which is still in the Malvaceae family   Uses Fruit: ribbed seed pod, up to [...]

Curcuma aromatica

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Curcuma Species: C. aromatica Curcuma aromatica (common name- wild turmeric,yellow cedary) is a member of the Curcuma genus belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. Botanically close to Curcuma australasica, wild turmeric has been widely used as a cosmetic herbal in South Asia and nearby regions. This aromatic and pretty [...]

Vitex negundo

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Vitex Species: V. negundo Synonyms Vitex cannabifolia Siebold & Zucc. Vitex incisa Lam. Vitex incisa var. heterophylla Franch. Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehder Vitex negundo, commonly known as the five-leaved cheste tree, is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets. It is widely used [...]

Monochoria

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Commelinales Family: Pontederiaceae Genus: Monochoria Species: M. vaginalis Synonyms: Pontederia auct. mal. Common names: M. hastata (L.) Solms: Trakiet, chrach (Khmer); Pak top noy, ‘ il hin (Laos); Pak top, phakpong (Thai); Rau mac (Viet.). M. vaginalis (Burm. f.) J. Presl: Chrach (Khmer); Rau mac la thon, rau choc, rau mac la [...]

Strobilanthes kunthiana(neelakurinji)

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Strobilanthes Species: S. kunthiana Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana)is a shrub that used to grow abundantly in the shola grasslands of the Western Ghats in South India above 1800 metres. The Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that [...]

Eclipta Alba(bhringraj)

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Eclipta Species: E. alba Synonyms Eclipta erecta Eclipta prostrata Verbesina alba Verbesina prostrata Guna (properties):- ruksha (dry),laghu (light) Rasa (taste) :- .katu (pungent) , tikta (bitter) Veerya :- ushna Vipaka :- katu KARMA (Action) pacifies Vata and Kapha, increases pitta. Heals wounds, works as anti inflammatory, improves appetite, [...]

Solanum surratens Burm.F(kantakari)

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: S. xanthocarpum Syn: S.surratens Popular Name(s): Yellow-Berried Nightshade, Choti Katheri, Kantkari, Kateli Parts Used: Fruits, Whole Plant AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Tikta, Katu Guna : Lakhu, Snigdha Virya : Ushna PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Yellow berried nightshade. Hindi : [...]

Terminalia chebula

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Combretaceae Genus: Terminalia Species: T. chebula Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising around 100 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. This genus gets it name from Latin terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear [...]

Achyranthes aspera(Prickly Chaff-flower)

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Achyranthes Species: A. aspera Achyranthes aspera (Common name: Prickly Chaff Flower, Devil’s Horsewhip, Sanskrit Apamarga) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is distributed throughout the tropical world.It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed.It is an [...]