Terminalia bellerica
Terminalia bellerica Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Vibhitaki. Description The leaves, when young, are covered in small, erect hairs, but turn glabrous with age. Roughly 3 to 8 inches long, the leaves are ovate, and either adjacent or opposite one another on the thin, straight stem. T. bellerica bears small, subglobose fruit, which are most […]
Coleus forskohlii
Coleus forskohlii Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Makandi. Description Makandi grows to heights of one to two feet. Leaves are elliptical with green surrounding the center of bright purple. The intensity of color varies depending upon the amount of light. The plant produces a cluster of flowers, either blue or lavender in color. The quickly […]
Nardostachys jatamansi
Nardostachys jatamansi Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Jatamansi, , jata-manchi, musk root, naswaa, kan sung, indische narde, balchar, sunbulatteb, sambul-e-hindi, span-pos, nard indien. [1] Description Nardostachys jatamansi is an upright herb growing to a height of 60 cm, The thin, ovate leaves of N. jatamansi grow vertically directly from the woody rhizome, while the stem […]
Terminalia chebula
Terminalia chebula Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Haritaki, a-ru-ra, ahlilaj asfar, aralu, buah kaduka, chebulic myrobalan, halaila zard, halaila-e-zard, halla, harad, harara, he lile, kadukkai, pangah, rispiger myrobalanenbaum. [1] Description Terminalia chebula is a rust-colored deciduous tree growing throughout South Asia up to an elevation of 1,500m. Reaching a height of 30m and a width of […]
Sida cordifolia
Sida cordifolia Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Bala, ellu, goma, hamo, hnan, huma, khareti, kunjud, sesam, sesame, sesamum, tala, tel, til, country mallow. [1] Description Growing to a height of 3 meters, this erect annual yields small, yellow flowers with small, white or black seeds. S. cordifolia is described as being generally miasmal in nature. […]
Evolvulus alsinoides
Evolvulus alsinoides Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Vishnukiranthi, sankhapuspi, sakmal, sankhahuli, dwarf morning glory. [1] Description The small herb yields solitary blue flowers from slender branches that grow up to 30cm in length. In addition to its use in traditional medicine, E. alsinoides is considered to have significant religious value. Its Sanskrit name, Vishnukraanit, translates to […]
Boerhavia diffusa
Boerhavia diffusa Synonyms Boerhaavia repens. Vernacular Name Punarnava, benikasumi, bish kapra, denispat, godhaparna, hand qoqa, herlee a cochons, mukkirattai, punarnwa, sarana, spreading hogweed. [1] Description Boerhavia diffusa is a prostrate herb found growing in tropical, wet areas, mostly during rainy seasons. The creeping, hairy and sometimes purplish stems yield small red or white flowers. The leaves […]
Piper longum
Piper longum Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Pippali, Indian long pepper, pipal, tippali. [1] Description Indian Longpepper is a climbing perennial with substantial woody roots and with stems that extend over the ground. It produces a fruit that is minute, drupe and yellow-orange in color. Spikes, when ripe, are red in color and pungent. Its […]
Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Nagara, ardhrakam, adrak, ginger, ada, palu, inguru, shoga, chiang, inguere, gingembre, zanjabil urratab, zanjabil ee-e-tar, sge u-sger, khenseing, gnji. [1] Description Z. officinale, a perennial, grows up to 1m and yields small oblong leaves, but is mostly grown for its bulbous rhizome which is used as a spice, […]
Rubia cordifolia
Rubia cordifolia Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Manjistha, akane, brtsod, chien-tsoa, farberwurzel, garance, manji, manjit, velmadata, Indian madder. [1] Description The long, slender, grooved vines can grow to a length of several meters yield glabrous, cordate or ovate leaves. The vine yields small white flowers and spherical dark-purple or black fruit. R. cordifolia has, in […]
