Eclipta alba
Eclipta alba Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Bhangra, bhringaraja, trailing alba. Description This erect, glabrous, branched annual produces small white, narrowly winged hermaphrodite flowers. Root systems are very well developed. It produces floral heads that are between 6-8 milimeters in diameter. Origin / Habitat Eclipta Alba is commonly known as a weed that grows readily […]
Withania somnifera
Withania somnifera Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Asgandh, ashvagandha, winter cherry, aasoganda, amukkara, asgandh valaiti, ba-dzi-gandha, amurkkuralckizhangu, bahman. [1] Description Withania somnifera is a perennial woody shrub of the family Solanaceae. The stout shrub usually grows no more than 170cm in height. W. somnifera is said to resemble the tomato plant, to which it is related. […]
Terminalia arjuna
Terminalia arjuna Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Arjuna, vellamatta, koha, kahu, arjan, white marudah, white murdh, arjuna myrobalan, orjun, yerra maddi, sadada, sadaru. Description Terminalia arjuna is a large evergreen tree of the family Combretaceae. Often growing as high as 30m, T. arjuna is supported by buttressed roots. The smooth bark of the tree is light […]
Emblica officinalis
Emblica officinalis Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Amalaki, amla, Indian gooseberry, dhatri-phala, amraphalam, amalakam, vayastha, aoula, aura, amlika, toppi, usrikayi. [1] Description Emblica officinalis is a moderate sized plant of the family Phyllanthaceae. Ranging in height from 8m to 18m in height, the hardwood trunk is slender and crooked. The bark is a light green […]
Carum copticum
Carum copticum Synonyms No documentation. Vernacular Name Ajwain, yavani, ptychotis ajowan, kannada ajamoda, sinhala asamodagam. Description Carum copticum is a small, erect, flowering shrub of the family Apiaceae. Usually growing no more than 1m in height, C. copticum is supported by its stiff, woody stem which is typically glabrous, but can occasionally have minute pubescence. […]
