Cymbopogon martinii is a species of grass in the lemon grass genus native to India and Indochina but widely cultivated in many places because of its aromatic oil. It is best known by the common name palmarosa. Palma Rosa is a grass who…
read moreJivanti (Leptadenia reticulata) is an important medicinal plant used in Ayurveda. The mention of Jivanti is even found in Atharva Veda. The Leptadenia Reticulata can help in increasing lactation in newly nursing mothers. The plants alcoholi…
read moreEucalyptus globulus, the Tasmanian bluegum, southern blue-gum or blue gum, is an evergreen tree, one of the most widely cultivated trees native to Australia. Eucalyptus globulus forms tall, open forests, growing in monospecific stands or with ot…
read moreVidari Kanda (Ipomoea digitata) is a nutritive tonic that is rejuvenating for both body and mind. Vidari is found and grown in India in the east including Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam . The early Sanskrit writers mentioned it under the…
read moreVetiver oil, also known as khus oil, is a lesser-known plant oil that offers a heavy, earthy fragrance, which is reminiscent of patchouli but with a touch of lemon. It is believed to be very grounding, calming, and stabilizing, and pro…
read moreValeriana wallichii is a rhizome herb of the genus Valeriana and the family Valerianaceae also called Indian Valerian or Tagar-Ganthoda. Valerian or Tagar has two main variety used for medicinal purposes. It is perennial. It grows in a…
read moreEmbelia ribes is woody creeper shrub with brittle and flexible stem. It is medicinal plant also with Terete branches also known as vai vidanga. Vidang is used in Ayurveda especially for treating intestinal worms. It is the main herb of Ayur…
read moreStevia rebaudiana is a plant species in the genus Stevia of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), commonly known as candyleaf, sweetleaf, sweet leaf, or sugarleaf. The species of Aspergillus have been increasingly recognized as a cause of…
read moreAsparagus racemosus (satavar, shatavari, or shatamull) is a species of asparagus common throughout Nepal, Sri Lanka, India and the Himalayas. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), sometimes known as wild asparagus, is primarily a reproducti…
read moreChlorophytum borivilianum is an herb with Lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in peninsular India. The Hindi name is safed musli. It is cultivated and eaten directly as well. Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed Musli)…
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