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Kanthala (AGAVE CANTULA Roxb) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

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Kanthala (AGAVE CANTULA Roxb) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

Kanthala – AGAVE CANTULA Roxb

Botanical Name – AGAVE CANTULA Roxb

Agorve cantula is a Mexican native plant which is also seen in many parts of the world. It is a succulets with fleshy leaves which is spiney .It is being found in the Southern part too. It is available in Kerala and Karnataka too.It is having anticancer action .The flowers are used in ear troubles and the leaves are used in wound healing.

VERNACULAR NAMES OF CANTALA

English – American aloe

Hindi – Baasnake Vaada, Baanskeora, Barakanwar , Kantalaa.

Kannada – Kathhaala, Aane Mundi

Malayalam – Naatu Kaitha, Panankttaa.

Sanskrit – Kanthala

Tamil – Katthaalai

Telugu – Kitthanaara

Gujarati – Tanglikanwara

Punjabi – Kantala, kitki

French – Erava de sao jaao

 

Scientific classification

Kingdom – Plantae

(Unranked) – Angiosperm

(Unranked) – Monocots

Order – Asparagales

Family – Agavacae

Genus – Agave

Species – cantula

 

Family character

  • They are perennial, stout, scapiyerous plant
  • They have short woody stem.
  • They are succulent with a large rosette of thick fleshy leaves.

 

Leaves

Fleshy, long leaves with spines on it.

Flowers

Large number of short tubular flower.

 

Stem

Short woody stem

Habitat and descriprion

Chief Mexican, agaves occur also in the southern and western united states and in central tropical South America. They are succulents with large rosette of thick fleshy leaves, each ending generally in a sharp point and with a spiny margin, the stout stem is usually shot, the leaves apparently springing from the root along with related genus yucca.

Each rosette is monocarpic and gross slowly to flower only once. During flowering, a toll stem or “mast” grown from the centre of the leaf rosette and bears a large number of short tubular flower. After development of fruits. The orginal plant dies but suckers are frequently produced from the based of the stem which become new plants. It is common misconception that agave are cacti. They are not rebile to cati, nor or they closely related to aloe whose leaves are similar.

 

Useful parts

Leaves

Flowers

Chemical constituents

Lipid constituents of the plant were identified as hentria cont – 25- enol.

Contents of hecogenium and diosge did in leaves are reportd.

Content of cantalasaponium – 1 from rhizome is reported

Organoleptic study

Colour – Fresh green leaves.

Flowers are cream in colour.

Taste – Bitter

 

Properties

Rasa – Tikta

Yuna – Teekshna, Rooksha

Veerya – Ushna

Vipaka – Rooksha

 

Pharmo cotherapeutic properties & action

The flowers are used in ear troubles leaves are used in wound healing.

Antifertility

The ethanotic extract of the rhizome and spirostanol constituents were shown proses sper micidal activities against human sparmatoza at 2% level.

Anticancer

Cautalaseponin -1- isolated from the rhizome were reported to exbibit some in vitro anticancer activity against J TC – 26 (originating from human cerviced carcinoma) in a concenteration of 25 X 500 mg /ml

Folklore Uses

  • Gum exuding from the leaves and root is used as a cure for tooth ache
  • Used for the treatment for skin problems in folk vetinary medicine of Italy
  • Juice taken from the leaf is used for conjuctivities, irritants, dermatiks
  • Skin of the leaf is used for rheumatism
  • The gum of the leaf is used in pimples
  • Leaves are used for wound healing.

Vishamushti (Ageratum conyzoides) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

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Vishamushti (Ageratum conyzoides) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

Vishamushti

Vishamushti –Ageratum conyzoides

Ageratum is an annual herb that grows about 60 cm high and producer small pretty pink flower at the top of its hairy stems. In some countries it is considered an A weed that is hard to control. Ageratum ranges from southeastern north America to central America, but the center of orgin is in central America and the caribbean. Ageratum is also found in several countries in tropical and sub tropical regions, including Brazil. Ageratum is also a most common annual herb which is also common in India. In south India is grown abuntantly and is being considered as a weed. In south it is being found is a white veriety too. It is widely utilized in traditional medicine system where our it grows. It is been have much medicinal importance all over the world

 

Vernacular Names Of Ageratum conyzoides

Sanskrit : Vishamushti

Kannada : Helukase, naayi thulasi

Konkoni : Sahadevi

Malayalam : Muryanpacha , appa

Marati : Osaadi

Tamil : Pumppillu

Telungu : Pokabanthi

Tulu : Naayi thulasi

English : Goat weed, white weed.

Gujarati : Ajagandha

Latin : Catinga de bode.

French : Wedusan.

Indonesia : Bandotan

Jamaica : Rumpat tahi ayam

Oriya : Pokaseenga

Systematic classification

 

Kingdom Planatae – planets

 

Subkingdom Tracheobiouta – Vascular plant

 

Super division Spermatophyte – seed plants

 

Devision Magnoliophyte – flowering plants

 

class Magnoliopsida – Dicolyledous

 

Sub class Asteridae

 

Order Asteraless

 

Family Asteraceae – aster family

 

Genes Ageratum .L

 

Species conyzoids.

Family character

Ageratum in an annual herb

It is an aromatic drug.

It grows about 60 am high.

Stem – Slender, short, erect stem, branched, hairy and columnar, rough, green when fresh, Dry young stem green, pubscent, sleukes & flatteed .

Leaves – Leaves are stalked and two to three inches long and hairy both the sides, opposite, obeliotate, ovate venation is unicostate, reticulate.

Stalk – Stalks are 4 about one inch long and hairy.

Flower – Numerous, pale blue, white, pink and foul smelling.

Fruits – Fruits are minute & block.

Inflorescence – Compound coryamb

Other important member of the family

Ageratum salbia

Ageratum americana

Ageratum bovicornuta

Ageratum deserti

Ageratum gigantensis

Distribution of Habitat

Here, habitat means natural geographical range of a spices Habitation means locality where a plant is indigenous.

 

Their plant is basically a native of Tropical America & Caribbean .It ranges from Southeasten North American to Central America. Also found in Brazil,Africa,Java,Malaya,Phillippines,Trividad, Venizuela. In India it is found in Kerala, Karnataka , Tamilnadu, Gujarat etc.

It is being considered as weed and is hard to control.

Morphology

The plant has numerous adventitous slenter roots present in clusters growing from nodes & internodes. There are pale yellow & measures up to 15 cm long and 2.5mm thick.

Stem

Long, cylindrical, rough, hispidity hairy , they are much branched & green when fresh. Dry young stem is pale yellow, pubescent, shrunken & flattered.

Leaves

They are opposite alternative, upper region, petiolate ovate or triangular ovate.Lamina is thin more or less, hairy on both sides.Venation is unicostate, reticulate.

Flower

Numerous, pale blue, white, pink in colour. They are foul smelling.

Fruits

Fruits are minute&black.

Useful part

Root

Leaf

Whole plant

Dosage

Infusion – 1 cup twice daily

Tincture – 2.3 ml twice

Capsules – 1-2 gm twice daily.

 

Chemical composition

 

Ageratum contains many bioactive compounds including flavonoids , alkaloids, cumarins, essential oils, cheomenes, benzofurans, terpenoids, and tonics. The main plant chemical found in the plant include: 6,7-dimethoxy-2, 2- dimethyl chromene, 6-demetoxyageratocheomene, 6- vinyl-demethoxy – agreatocheomene,ageratocheomene, alpha-cubebene , alpha pinene, conyzorigin , endo bosneol , ethyl –engenol, ethyvaxillin, farnesol, friedelin, HCN , kaempferol, beta sitosteed, candinene.

Organoleptic study

 

Colour : Flowers are white, pink pale blue

Odour : Foul smell

Taste : Sour & bitter

Size : 3 feet

Shape : Fruits are depressed.

Properties

 

Rasa – Tikta, katu

Guna – Laghu, rooksha, theeksha

Veerya – Ushna

Vipaka – Katu

Dosaghna – Pittahara, vatahara, kaphahara

Pharmacotherapeutic properties & actions

Antineoplastic

Extract of the flower did not renders. Any antineoplastic activity against ascetic form of Schwartz leukaemia.

Antimicrobial

Essential oil obtained from the plant shows antibacterial activity against vibrio. Cholerae,O-gawa, shigella , shigaci.

Antihelmeathic

The essential oil of the plant exhibit antihelmeathic activity against taenia solium & pheretima pasthuma.

It also relieves pain, inflammation, reduces spasms, fever, kills bacteria, relaxes muscles, kills insects, heals wound, prevent ulces, cleanses blood, stops bleeding, stimulates digestion, reduces mucus, rheumatism, urinary infections, pneumonia, dysentery, diabetis, tumor, flu, cough.

Phamacotheraputic uses

Diarrohoea – Infusion of whole plant is given as a tonic to cure diarrohoea.

 

Anal prolapse – Juice of herb is given

 

Skin disease – A hot poultice of the leaves and stem is applied over affected part,

 

Wounds – Leaf juice or leaf paste for application to fresh wound for immediate cure.

 

Epilepsy – Squeeze the leaves with a pinch of common salt and extract the juice put 2-3 drops of juice in both nostrils once only.

Folklore uses

  • A decoction of fresh plant is used as hairwash, leaving hair soft, fragment & dandruff free
  • Tea made of flower head mixed with Ocinurm tenrifolium is used to treat cough & cold
  • Juice of flowerhead is used externally to treat scabies, whitest a paste of them is used to treat rheumatism.
  • A paste of leaf mix with Bideus pilosa, Drymaica cordata, Galinsoga parviflora and rhizome of Zingiber officinate is used to treat snake bite.
  • Paste of leaf is used as poultice to remove thorn from stem
  • Juice of fresh plant is also used in treating post parturn uterium haemorehage.
  • Dry plant is also used in treating post partum uterium haemosehage.
  • Dry plant is powered and used to cuts, sored, ruptures caused by leporasy.

Recent Reserch Advances

Laboratory research has validated several of ageratums uses in traditional medicines. Just tube studies have reported that extract of the whole plant have an antibacterial action against staphylocus aureus, bacillers sublities,eschericlchia coli, and Pseudomounas aeruginosa. In animal studies, it is demonstrated as muscle relaxing and pain relieving effect, confirming its popular use for rheumatism. In Brazil, a water extract of the whole plant war given to human patients with arthrities, 66% reported a decrease in pain and inflammation and 24 % reported an improvement in mobility after one week of treatment without side effects. Reserch in Africa confirmed its traditional uses for wound healing in animal studies in 2003.

Research in India reported that ageratum protect mice from radiation damage & prevented ulcer in mice. Both cellular protection actions were attributed, in part, to an antioxidants effect noted for ageratum.

Vanda,Ittikkanni (Dendropthoe falcate) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

Dr Shameen Salim
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Vanda,Ittikkanni (Dendropthoe falcate) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

Vanda,Ittikkanni (Dendropthoe falcate) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

 

DENDROPTHOE FALCALA

Family

Loranthaceac

Vernacular Names

Sanskrit – Vanda

Hindi – Baanda

Kannada – Badarika

Malalyalam – Ittikkanni

Tamil – Kimaricham

English – Mistletoe

Distribution

It is a large busy evergreen parasitic plant found generally on various host plants in large amount world wide.

Primarily is tropical and subtropical region.

Systematic classification

Kingdom – plantac

Subkingdom – viridae plantae

Class – magnoliopsida

Subclass – Rosidae

Order – Santalales

Family characters

Loranthaceae family is the well known family of the parasitic plant that included genus like velum

Its flowers are arrange red colured, softly pubescent in second racemes which are closured is the axils of falls kaves

Fruits are soft, ovoid, oblong etc

Morphology

Habit – shrubs it is glabrous

Large bushy parasitic herb

Leaves : opposite / alternate, stipules absent unequal, thick, fleshy, ovate- lamceolate

Flowers – orange, red- colours, softly pubescent in second raceme

Inflorescence – Terminal or axillary, racemes, spikes or umbels

Fruit – soft, ovoid, oblong and 1.0 1.2cm long berries which crowned with a persistant calycnles

Calyx – agnate to the ovary, limb, annular to copular, entire or shortly toothed persistent

Officinal part

Whole part of the plant

Chemical composition

It presence of tannins, flavonoids , terapenoids, methanol and ethyl acetate

Methods of administration

The young leaves are taken and makes juice about ½ cup of juice is takes for 3 days to care chest pain.

Prayoga and uses

In the treatment of tuberculosis, asthama, mania, it is used as menstrual disorder, wounds in prevention of stone in kidney and bladder.

The leaves are made in to a paste and taken in milk by pregnant women to preserve the foetus. The variety growing in mango trees has different application.

 

 

Valaka (APORUSA LINDLEYANA) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

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Valaka (APORUSA LINDLEYANA) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

Valaka

APORUSA LINDLEYANA

Family – Eyphorbiaceae

Synonyms – Scepa lindleyana W.T

Vernacular names

K – Challe Mara, Sarali Sylla

Tan – Kodali, Vettil, Vetti

M – Kodali, Vetti

Tulu – Saral

San – Valaka

Morphology

Habit – Trees up to 15m hall

Bark – Smooth, shallowly fissured brownish, blaze pink

Branches – Branch lets, terate, glabrous

Leaves – Simple, alternate, spiral, stipules oblong lanceolate, acute

Inflorescena – Flowers unisexual, dioecious

Flower – Male flower – axillary, cat kings

Female flowers – condensed cymes

Fruit & Seed – capsule smooth, globose 2-4 seeded

Ecology – usually in open evergreen to semi evergreen forests up to 950m

Properties

The bark of the plant was shade dried and powdered. The powdered bark was extracted with solvents of increasing polarities.

Official park

Bark

Medicinal uses

The plant is used as traditional medicine for healing skin diseases.

Therapeutic uses

In this plant is used for the diseases like jaundice, fever, leprosy, seminal loss and insanity.

 

Orgin of plant names

Aporusa (Eyphorbiacae) apo away from “oros” – mountain

Aporusa lindleyana – after John Lindley

(1799 – 1865) – British botanist

 

Haritha Manjari (Indian acalypha) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

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Haritha Manjari (Indian acalypha) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant

Haritha Manjari – Indian acalypha

‘Kuppameni’, ‘Vetti’, ‘etti’ is known since the vedic period and these are considered as the important oushadhas. These drags are under gone is different family.

Aporusa lendlegana plant is commonly known as Salle (in Kannada). The tree is frequently found in the Malnad region of Karnataka state. The plant is used as a traditional medicine for heeling skin deseases.

Lorathaleae family is the well known of the parents plants. Denropthae falcate is in that family it is a large bushy evergreen paramedic plant the plant bang properties like astngent, narrates bitter, diver tic and used.

AcalYpha indica is one of the important drag it is belonged in ‘Euphorbiace’. It grow as used in wastelands, throughout plants plant palletise radiated vata, ulcer, cough, skin diseases, arthritis, and constipation.

Family

Euphorbiaceae

 

Vernacular Names

English – Indian acalypha

Hindi – Khokali

Kannada – Jalamali

Malayalam – Kuppameni

Sanskrit – Haritha Manjari

Tamil – Kadukkan

Telugu – Kupparte chittu

Tulu – Bangaara Kayi

Synonyms

Acalypha spicata

Acalypha ciliata

Systematic Classification

Kingdom – Plantae

Division – Magnoliophyta

Class – Magnoliopsida

Subclass – Malpegheales

Family Character

An great annual harts grows up to 60cm is heights. Leaves orates rhombic, with long petioles, acute, crenate serrate flowers unisexual, found in axllary speaks, fruits capsules, covered with persistent bracts, seeds aroids, pale brown.

Constants

Alkaloeds” acelypus” and” acalyphone

Morphology

Habit: An erect annual herb, bran ched it grows up to 60cm is height.

Roots: Contains alkaloid

Leaf: Leaves acute rhombic, with long petiole, acute, crenate, serrate cyncate at base petioles are 3.0 -60cm long

Inflorescence: parsed & unparsed enclosed by large bracts of 0.5cm length deacons

Flower: unisexual, found in axillary spikes green, minute erect

Seed – brown, ovoid

Capsule, smooth, globose

Officinal part

Whole part of the plant

 

Chemical Composition

 

Plant contains Kaempferol, set sterol, triacetonaminc , leaves and twigs, acalyphine , acalyphamide and other amides quinine, sterols and gynogenic glycoside.

Properties

Rasa – Katu, Tikta

Guna- Laghu, Ruksha

Virya – Ushna

Vipaka-Katu

Actions & uses

Kasasvasahase, Kaphagna, Recani, Vamaka, virecani, mutrala

Prayoga and Uses

It is mainly used for the diseases ulcer cough, skin diseases, arthritis and constipation the leaves posses laxative properties used in the forms of powder or decoction mixed with garlic. They are used as asthelmistic. The powder of the dry leaves is used in bed stores.

Therapeutic uses

Haritamanjari plant is better, acrid and possess divers tic, expectorant, emetic anthelmic anodme

It causes gastro intestinal irritation. It is used as substitute for epiacea and sevege

 

Dosage

950 – 1300 mg – cures respirator y diseases

 

 

Benefits and Importance of Lemon Juice

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Benefits and Importance of Lemon Juice

Benefits and Importance of Lemon Juice

 

 

Sanskrit Name & Synonym – Jambira, Nimbuka, Dantashata

Classical categorization:
Charaka – Phalavarga (group of edible fruits), Amlavarga (group of sour foods)
Sushruta and Vagbhata – Phalavarga (group of edible fruits)

Ayurvedic Properties

Rasa – Amla (sour)
Guna – Laghu (light to digest), Teekshna (piercing)
Veerya – Ushna (Hot potency)

 

Lemon is one of the common fruit which we use regularly for cooking as well as for fairness. Today, we’ll take a closer look at benefits and importance of lemon and why you should consider making lemon juice in water.

Lemon is an important ingredient in many of the Ayurveda Medicines. Lemon as such also used as medicine for different ailments. Because It has multiple medicinal, health and culinary advantages. Lemons are very rich in Vitamin C, contain minerals such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorous. Lemon water and Lemon juice are known for many health and medicinal benefits like controlling acidity, obesity, BP, fever, constipation, heartburn, etc.

 

Medicinal Uses Of Lemon

 

Rochana – Lemon increases digestion power.

For Acidity

Today most of the people are suffering from acidity or digestive system related problems and are taking tablets continuously. Lemon water is effective for smooth functioning of stomach and digestion process. Lemon contains citric acid up to 8% in its juice which aids in digestion. When lemon is taken mixed with hot water, it gives relief from indigestion, gas, cramping, heartburn, bloating, belching and relieve toxins from the body. Having these problems, take one teaspoon of lemon juice in a half glass of water. This solution helps to stimulate gastrointestinal tract and peristalsis movement. Lemon juice is extremely useful for proper formation of bile in liver thereby helps in digestion. It cures phlegm and eases from excessive wind from the stomach. It prevents acidity and vomiting too. Though lemon is acidic in nature, but inside the body, it is good alkaline in characteristics. It leaves alkaline residues in the body and eases from symptoms of acidosis. Lemon Tea is also good to overcome acidity.

 

Lemon for fair skin and beauty

Lemon is a very good medicine for skin treatment and fairness of skin. Lemon is the important natural disinfectant and also excellent for lovely skin treatment. The enriched content of vitamin C is handy to rejuvenate skin and also lighten your face and also make the skin radiance from inside. Routine taking of lemon benefits your skin to cure creases, blackheads, acnes, acnes as well as for skin toning. Apply lemon over creases, acnes for far better outcome. It is likewise made use of as anti-aging remedy as a result of its anti-oxidant properties. The citric acid is helpful for healthy and balanced glowing skin while as the alkaline components of lemons deals with acne. Lemon water and also lemon juice cleanse the toxic substances from blood and also helpful for skin treatment as well as elegance therapy. The individuals of eczema ought to take lukewarm lemon water with honey. The mix of lemon and also honey is a natural bleacher for your skin. The cooling nature of lemon juice helps to decrease skin burning experience. Dried lemon skin, grind it as well as applied the powder on the hair for shining appearance.

 

For Oral and Dental

Lemon is among the essential Ayurveda foods used for the treatment of oral, gum and dental illness. If a person is really feeling tooth pain, he needs to use fresh lemon juice in the affected areas in getting relief from pain. Having bleeding troubles of gums, apply lemon juice to periodontal to obtain relief. It is also useful to give relief from bad smell of mouth as well as scurvy. If you want fresh take a breath after smoking cigarettes, alcohol as well as seasonings, take lemon juice for much better outcome.

 

Vakrashodhi

when used to gargle leads to cleansing of oral cavity. Hence lemon juice is a good remedy for bad breath or tongue coating problems.

For Constipation

If somebody has constipation, it is better to make use of lemon water. One could take lemon water at night. Or you can additionally take warm lemon water in the morning to clean your bowel. Lemon juice for irregularity is more effective if it is taken in an empty stomach in the early morning. Routine consumption of lemon juice helps to eliminate waste as well as toxin from the gastrointestinal system and control irregular bowel movements, constipation and diarrhoea.

 

For Fatigue


Trushna Nivarana – It relieves thirst. Natural Energy Drink

Lemon Juice is an advantage for tiredness as well for exhaustion. If you want to rejuvenate yourself after anxious and busy routine of the day, it is a smart action to have a lemon juice together with small quantity of sugar. Lemon is also taken as refreshment.

 

For Sore Throat

For sensitive throat problem, one should gargle with lemon water. Making lemon water for gargling, it is suggested to take half lemon in one-half glass of water. Nevertheless, regular gargling ought to be avoided as it may wreck the enamel part.

 

As an Immune Booster

Lemon is having plenty of vitamin C and very convenient in combating cold and coughs. Lemon has numerous phytochemicals such as Hesperetin as well as Naringenin. These are anti-oxidants as well as aids to improve the immune system of the body. Lemon juices moreover battle cancer by strengthening the immune system. Also acts as anti-bacterial, anti-viral. The components of lemon like citric acid, magnesium, calcium, limonen, pectin, Vitamin C, bioflavanoids and also phyto-chemicals are helpful in stimulating immune system.

 

As a Diuretic

Daily, a big amount of waste products as well as toxic substance produced in the body. They disrupt the regular tasks of cells as well as cells of the body. They are additionally in responsibility of different diseases. Lemon is incredibly beneficial to eliminate these unwanted substances from the body by increasing urination. It makes the whole purgative system well equilibrium by releasing toxic substances from the body.

 

Other Properties or benefits of lemon includes

Shula Nivarana, Shula Nivarana,Kaphotklesha, Chardi Nivarana,Amadoshahara,Asya vairasya hara,Vahnimandyahara,Varnya,Pushtiprada

रोचनो दीपनस्तीक्ष्णः सुगन्धिर्मुखशोधनः|
जम्बीरः कफवातघ्नः क्रिमिघ्नो भक्तपाचनः||१६७||
rocano dīpanastīkṣṇaḥ sugandhirmukhaśodhanaḥ|
jambīraḥ kaphavātaghnaḥ krimighno bhaktapācanaḥ||167|| – Charaka Sutrasthana 27

Jambira (Citurs medica Linn) is
Rochana – appetizer,
Deepana – improves digestion strength
Teekshna -Piercing
Sugandhi – good smelling
Mukha Shodhana – mouth- cleanser,
balances Kapha as well as Vata and
Krimighna – anti- infective.
Pachana – It helps digestion of food.

 

Lemon is also used as a home remedy for weight loss. Drinking lemon juice added hot water in early morning on empty stomach will reduce the weight periodically.

Lemon Juice mixed with Rasnadi Churna is used for lepa over pain/swelling

Lemon Juice mixed with tankana bhasma is used for lepa over warts for the removal of them.

Lemon is one of the key ingredient in Jambeera pinda sweda

 

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