is
household herb in Asian countries. It can be grown in kitchen gardens and used
for culinary purpose. The antimicrobial, antioxidant and flavoring potentials
are continuously being explored and validated by researchers in different parts
of the world. There is enough scope for research on its application in
nutraceuticals and functional food industry which may exponentially develop in
near future. However, the digestive and appetizing properties of the herb still
need to be proved substantially by modern science apart from the traditional
claims.This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECOHERBS
SUGANDHA VANAM NURSERY
We conserve,propogate ,cultivate the endangered Medicinal Plants . We do trainings for School Children,women Groups and farmers in Medicinal Plants and its Usages. These are the main focus of Eco Herbs we are located @Sethumadai village,foot hills of Anaimalai Tiger Reserve Pollachi[TK]Coimbatore District,TamilNadu,India Mobile PH:+919976976767/+919489776767
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Kandankathiri[Solanum xanthocarpum]
Is an yellow
fruit,the whole plant is covered with thorns and the fruit looks like , small version
of our egg plant ,this plant is used in anti bacterial activity applications
,leaves are very affective in preventing liver damage due to toxicity ,This
roots can be boiled with thippili[Piper longumn]and it’s a very good home remedy
for cough,This kandankathiri root decoction can also be used to treat fever due
to cold ,This particular herb is conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS
SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Kal mullyan[Caralluma edulis]
is a succulent species in the plant family Apocynaceae, native to India and Pakistan. The leaves and stem are eaten in North Africa. is used raw as a vegetable in Mauritania. In India fresh stems are sold as a vegetable in local shops (‘situn’). As a succulent herb it has ornamental value,This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANTHAVANAM NURSERY
Monday, February 25, 2019
Kalkuruvi [OCHNA OBTUSATA]
This is a woody shrub with an atrractive yellow flowers it’s a small
tree fits propagated by seeds which grows quickly,This Roots and leaves are mainly used to Cure
Asthma.This particular plant is Conserved and propagated in Sugandhavanam
Nursery
Sunday, February 24, 2019
kalanji[Caesalpinia jayabo Naza]
is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family its grown as a ornamental plant ,its used in
Ayurvedha and siddha Medicines ,This
Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandhavanam Nursery.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Kadarpaalai or Samudhara paalai [Elephant Creeper-Argyreia Nervasa]
Elephant Creeper is a vigorous vine native to India, introduced world-wide. It has large, leathery heart-shaped leaves, which are white on the underside due to hairs. It is called elephant creeper because of the large leaves which look like elephant ears. The flowers are followed by hard, woody capsules, which when they ripen break open to resemble miniature roses. The toxic seeds should not be eaten as they contain alkaloids. Flowering: July-December, March-April.
Medicinal Usages: it lowers the Blood Sugar Level,it has the digestive properties which strengthen the Digestive system.it is potential to treating in fungal infection.
This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECOHERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY
Medicinal Usages: it lowers the Blood Sugar Level,it has the digestive properties which strengthen the Digestive system.it is potential to treating in fungal infection.
This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECOHERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY
Friday, February 22, 2019
Kadalaathi[Dolichandrone falcata]
Is a small deciduous tree with blue,grey bark,This tree grows even in the best soil ,also it’s a drought resistant ,it fits propagating in the driest localities,its flowering season is from may to June The leaf juice is rubbed on abdomen of pregnant women to ease delivery. The leaves decoction is used in body pains. The leaves paste is applied on forehead to relieve headache and on swollen glands.This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM Nursery
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Kaya maram[Mennecylon umbellaturn]
is a large shrub or
small tree. It's bark & branches are very hard thats why it is called
Ironwood. Leaves are simple, opposite type. Leaves contains Glucose. Flowers
are blue coloured & produced in cymose umbels. Fruit is round berry Bluish
black in colour. Flowering time is February to March. The leaves are used in the treatment of gonorrhea, or when
mixed with several other ingredients, they make good fomentations for external
use.This
particular Species is Conserved and propagated in Eco Herbs Sugandhavanam
Nursery
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Kunthirikam Boswellia Sacra
Indian Olibanum is a deciduous tree endemic to India and has been recorded on dry hills and slopes, on gravelly soils between an altitude range of 275-900 m. It is a medium sized tree, 3-5 m tall, with ash coloured papery bark. Alternately arranged leaves are pinnate, crowded at the end of branches, 20-40 cm long. There are 8-15 pairs of leaflets, 3-6 cm long, with an odd one at the tip. Leaflets are ovate, with toothed margin. Flowers are tiny, creamy, about 8 mm across, borne in 10-15 cm long racemes in leaf axils. There are 10 stamens with a short style and a 3-lobed stigma. Fruits are 2 cm long, 3-cornered. Indian Olibanum tree, on injury, exudates an oleo-gum-resin known as Salai, Guggal or Indian Frankincense. Flowering Extracts of Indian Olibanum have been clinically studied for osteoarthritis and joint function, particularly for osteoarthritis of the knee. A Boswellia extract marketed under the name Wokvel has undergone human efficacy, comparative, pharmacokinetic studies. Indian Olibanum is used in the manufacture of the supposed anti-wrinkle agent "Boswelox", which has been criticised as being ineffective.This particular herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Kula Mavu[Persea macrantha]
is the large-flowered bay tree Rare Critically Endangered Medicinal plantand it is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. The plant grows to about 30 m (98 ft)8
The tree's seeds are a good source of protein. The extract of the plant called catechu is used to treat sore throats and diarrhea. In Ayurveda, plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, cough, pruritus, and obesity. Useful in tooth ache, increases the strength of teeth,This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM Nursery
The tree's seeds are a good source of protein. The extract of the plant called catechu is used to treat sore throats and diarrhea. In Ayurveda, plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, cough, pruritus, and obesity. Useful in tooth ache, increases the strength of teeth,This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM Nursery
Monday, February 18, 2019
Krishna Grandhi or PathinMugam [Caesalpinia sappan Linn]
is a
species of flowering tree in the legume family, It
also produces a valuable reddish dye called BRAZILIAN
, used
for dyeing fabric as well as making red paints and inks. Slivers of heartwood
are used for making herbal drinking water in various regions, such as Kerala and Central Java, where it is usually mixed
with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves,It also produces a valuable reddish dye
called brazilin, used for dyeing fabric as well as making red paints and inks.
Slivers of heartwood are used for making herbal drinking water in various
regions, such as Kerala and Central Java, where it is usually mixed with
ginger, cinnamon, and cloves,this Particular Herb is Conserved and Propagated
in ECOHERBS SUGANDHAVANAM Nursery.
KASTURI MANJAL [Curcuma aromatic]
KASTURI MANJAL [Curcuma aromatic] Wild tumeric is an aromatic and pretty ginger with stout underground rhizomes. Foliage dies down in late in autumn and the rhizomes remain dormant in winter. The inflorescence appears in early spring from the base of the rhizome. Flowers are pinkish white in color, with an orange lip. The stalk grows to about 8 to 10 inches tall, and is crowned with enlarged colored bracts tipped with pink. Leaves appear after the flowers. When in full growth the plants can reach a height of about 3ft tall. Leaves are broad and very decorative, elliptic, 3-4 ft long, and 20 cm wide, leaf-stalk being as long as the blade. Good for cut-flower use with a vase life of about 10 days for a fresh stem Wild turmeric is recognized as a medical herb with strong antibiotic properties. It is believed to play a role in preventing and curing cancer in chinese medicine. In an effort to remove cell accumulations such as a tumors, curcuma is often utilized.There are two species commonly used in cancer therapy that, like ginger, have a spicy taste.It contains aromatic volatile oils that help to remove excessive lipids from the blood, reduce aggregation of platelets (sticking of the blood cells to form masses), and reduce inflammation.This particular herb is Conserved and propagated in Eco Herbs Sugandhavanam Nursery
KARUVAPATTA[CINNAMOMUM VERUM]
KARUVAPATTA[CINNAMOMUM VERUM] is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family, Cinnamomum verum trees are 10–15 metres (30–50 feet) tall,This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandha Vanam Nursery
Friday, February 15, 2019
கருமஞ்சள்[CURCUMA PSEUDOMONTANA]
Hill Turmeric is an erect herb, growing to 75 cm tall, found on moist, shaded areas of wet forests and along sluggish grassy slopes of higher altitude. It has stout rootstock bearing small almond like sub-globose tubers at the ends of the_fibrous roots. The tubers are fleshy and white inside, aromatic. Leaves 3-5, oblong-lancelike, 20-30 x 6-9 cm, base acute, tip sharp, margin entire, hairless; shiny; leaf stalk and the leaf sheath up to 20 cm long. Flowering spikes seen in the center of the previously formed tuft of leaves, 10-25 cm long, bearing numerous compactly arranged flowers; flowering bracts conspicuous, inverted eggshaped to lancelike, 3-5 x l.5-2,cm, apex rounded to acute, hairless; green with a pinktip. Non-flowering bracts (coma) oblong-lancelike, conspicuous, purple below and pinkish purple above. Flowers 2-4 in each fertile bract, bright yellow, 3 cm long and 4 cm broad. Capsules spherical, splitting by 3-valves, smooth. Seeds ovoid or oblong, usually covered with arils. Flowering: June-Septermber. This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated ECOHERBS SUGANDHA VANAM Nursery
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Karpooram[Cinnamomum Camphora]
Karpooram
[Cinnamomum Camphora] is an evergreen Tree growing to 6 m (19ft) by 6 m (19ft) at a slow rate. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil. Camphor has a long history of herbal use in the Orient with a wide range of uses. It has occasionally been used internally in the treatment of hysteria, but in modern day herbalism it is mainly used as the essential oil and internal use is not advised,This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHA VANAM NURSERY
[Cinnamomum Camphora] is an evergreen Tree growing to 6 m (19ft) by 6 m (19ft) at a slow rate. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil. Camphor has a long history of herbal use in the Orient with a wide range of uses. It has occasionally been used internally in the treatment of hysteria, but in modern day herbalism it is mainly used as the essential oil and internal use is not advised,This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHA VANAM NURSERY
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Karingotta[Samadera indica]
Monday, February 11, 2019
Kanjiram[Strychnos nux-vomica]
Kanjiram[Strychnos nux-vomica]
The wood is dense, hard white, and close-grained. The branches are irregular and are covered with a smooth ashen bark. The young shoots are a deep green colour with a shiny coat. The leaves have an opposite decussate arrangement, are short stalked and oval shaped, also have a shiny coat, and are smooth on both sides. The leaves are about 4 inches (10 cm) long and 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide. The flowers are small with a pale green colour and a funnel shape. They bloom in the cold season and have a foul smell. The fruit are about the size of a large apple with a smooth and hard shell that when ripened is a mild shade of orange in colour. The flesh of the fruit is soft and white with a jelly-like pulp containing five seeds covered with a soft, woolly substance. This particular tree is conserved and propagated in ECOHERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY
The wood is dense, hard white, and close-grained. The branches are irregular and are covered with a smooth ashen bark. The young shoots are a deep green colour with a shiny coat. The leaves have an opposite decussate arrangement, are short stalked and oval shaped, also have a shiny coat, and are smooth on both sides. The leaves are about 4 inches (10 cm) long and 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide. The flowers are small with a pale green colour and a funnel shape. They bloom in the cold season and have a foul smell. The fruit are about the size of a large apple with a smooth and hard shell that when ripened is a mild shade of orange in colour. The flesh of the fruit is soft and white with a jelly-like pulp containing five seeds covered with a soft, woolly substance. This particular tree is conserved and propagated in ECOHERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY
Jimbu [Allium SP]
is a ornamental onion, its also an herb belonging to the onion family, used extensively in some regions of Nepal and in some central Himalayan states of India, The use of the spice is primarily for flavoring and seasoning, This is a highly nutritious plant and its conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandhavanam Nursery.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Jeranium[Pelargonium graveolens]
Pelargonium
graveolens is an evergreen Shrub growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in)
at a medium rate. They can also be grown in containers that are placed
outdoors in the summer and then brought into the greenhouse or conservatory for
the winter. An essential oil is obtained from the plant, it has an
orange-rose fragrance[46, 104, 171]. This plant is the main constituent of
geranium oil, which is used extensively in aromatherapy, skin care and as a
food flavoring
Friday, February 8, 2019
Java tea
is a perennial plant growing from 25 - 200cm tall, The leaves are a popular herbal remedy, used on their own and also in combination with various other herbs. The plant is cultivated for its medicinal uses, and is sold in quantity to various countries, especially in Europe. The plant is also sometimes grown as an ornamental. This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated Eco Herbs Sugandha Vanam Nursery
Japanese Mint[[Mentha Arvensis]
is a perennial growing up to 60cm tall and from 60cm up to 1 meter wide. The long, thin and downy grey-green leaves are elliptical and broadly ovate in shape, with a sharply toothed margin. The summer flowers are purple and held in loose pseudo whorls or 8-10 flowers on small bracts. Seeds ripen from mid-summer to mid spring,Most mints have a history of traditional medicinal or herbal use for fevers, headaches and minor ailments. These plants are often used as a digestive aid in the form or herbal tea.particular herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandhavanam Nursery.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Irumbuli Diospyros ferrea
is an evergreen tree
that can grow 10 - 15 metres tall, The fruit-pulp is edible whenit ripes. It is said to be a famine food in
southern India, The fruit is a woody-shelled, goose berry up to 15mm in diameter containing a
fleshy pulp surrounding .This particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in
Eco Herbs Sugandha Vanam Nursery
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
IDAMBIRI [Helicteres isora]
its commonly known as called the Indian screw tree, is a species of small tree or large shrub found in Asia including Indian subcontinent, It possesses an wide range of nutritional and medicinal properties. Fibres from the bark are used to make rope. They are also visited by many butterflies and hymenoptera ,its a Large shrub or small tree (5–8 m in height) with grey bark and alternately arranged hairy, ovate shaped leaves with serrate margins. Flower are brick red or orange-red in color. Fruits are compound pod, twisted like screw with pointed end,This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECOHERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Iruveli or hrivera (Coleus vettveroides)
is a small herb with strong aromatic leaves, stem and roots. Hence its use in handheld fans, which provides cooling and soothing effect for persons.
It is used in the treatment for certain skin diseases, allergies, bronchitis, and rheumatism. It also has carminative properties. Iruveli grows well in red sandy loam soil. Sandy and laterite soils are also suited for cultivating iruveli. Soils having pH 5.5-7 with low moisture content is ideal for profuse growth of the plant. The plant grows well in hot, humid climate and tropical and subtropical situation under irrigation.This Particular Herb is Conserved and Propagated in Eco Herbs Sugandha Vanam Nursery
Monday, February 4, 2019
Thotta Chuningi[Mimosa pudica]
Thotta Chuningi[Mimosa pudica]commonly grown as a weed in many parts of india,This particular sensitive plant is also called as touch me not plant.It is not shade tolerant, and is primarily found on soils with low nutrient concentrations.its a hosting plant for Butter flies ,The image which has shown is in our Agri Nest Organic farm.Particularly this is the flowering season of Thotta Chuningi[Mimosa pudica]
Sunday, February 3, 2019
HEMADANDHI[Blepharis Boerheviafolia]
HEMADANDHI[Blepharis Boerheviafolia] is a herb, usually procumbent, coarsely pubescent on the young parts, with whorled leaves and white flowers 1/2 inch.The leaves,roots,seeds are used in folk medicine ,particularly it cures Asthma.This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS sugandha vanam Nursery.
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Garuda Kodi[Aristolochia indica]
Garuda Kodi[Aristolochia indica]is a creeper plant found in Southern India and also Sri Lanka.This plant is critical to the survival of the southern birdwing and common birdwing[These two are Butter fly species] as well as crimson and common rose butterflies. It reaches a height of several mts. on trees and cover the branches with thick foliage. It is commonly found in forest floor, rocky hill slopes. It flowers once a year to produce seeds. It can also be propagated by roots. The plant has a number of historical medicinal uses.Roots and rhizome are used as gastric stimulant and bitter tonic. Aristolochic acid is used for stimulating phagocytosis in infectious diseases in combination with antibiotics. Juice of leaves are used in cough and seeds in inflammation and biliousness.This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandhavanam Nursery
Friday, February 1, 2019
Garuda Pachai[SELAGINELLA PLANA]
Garuda Pachai[SELAGINELLA PLANA] is a Herbaceous erect shrub, up to 0.6m height when grown in ground.
Roots: Spreads by underground creeping rhizomes.
Foliage: Fronds green, scaly
Stems: Long wiry branching stems, imparting fluffy appearance to plant.Long wiry branching stems, imparting fluffy appearance to plant.it is Ideal as bushy groundcover with added height in landscape. Also suitable in terrariums. Requires high humidity and constantly moist soils. Prefers semi-shady conditions, but able to tolerate full sun if provided with lots of water. Propagate by division, stem cuttings or spores.This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandhavanam Nursery.
Roots: Spreads by underground creeping rhizomes.
Foliage: Fronds green, scaly
Stems: Long wiry branching stems, imparting fluffy appearance to plant.Long wiry branching stems, imparting fluffy appearance to plant.it is Ideal as bushy groundcover with added height in landscape. Also suitable in terrariums. Requires high humidity and constantly moist soils. Prefers semi-shady conditions, but able to tolerate full sun if provided with lots of water. Propagate by division, stem cuttings or spores.This Particular Herb is Conserved and propagated in ECO HERBS Sugandhavanam Nursery.
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Garuda Kodi[Aristolochia indica]is a creeper plant found in Southern India and also Sri Lanka.This plant is critical to the survival of the ...