Thursday, June 11, 2020

Viluthi I[Cadaba Indica]


                                                                   

is a climbing shrub, height up to 5 m. Oval leaves with rounded tip are arranged alternately on the branches. Flowers usually in terminal racemes, or axillary solitary. Petals 4, clawed. Disk-appendix about as long as the petal claw, tubular, often trumpet shaped, apex generally petaloid and more or less toothed. Stamens 4-6, exserted, spreading; filaments on a short androphore or irregularly fused with the gynophore. Fruit is nearly cylindrical, leathery - internal tissues surrounding the nearly round seeds are often orange coloured. Flowering: January-March. It is threatened by habitat loss

Medicinal uses:  farinosa are widely used as an anti-inflammatory agent and for the treatment of colic, conjunctivitis, stomach ache and snake bite. Leaves are considered to be purgative, anti-syphilitic, anthelmintic and anti-phlogistic and employed in the preparation of medicated oils.
This Particular species is Conserved and Propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Sangalai or mul sangan [Azima tetracantha]


A spiny evergreen shrub with leaves simple, opposite with successive pairs at right angles to each other, elliptic-oblong to almost round ,leathery fruits are round small, yellow to white when ripe.
Medicinal uses: Its used in bronchitis, cough, asthama, diabetes etc.it is used in Ayurveda, folk &Sidha ,A cough medicine can be prepared from this plant.
This Particular species is Conserved and Propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY.