ASHWAGANDHA Botanical name:- Withania somnifera Family:– Solanaceae Common names:- English – Indian Ginseng, winter cherry Hindi – Asgandh Sanskrit – Ashwagandha The name Ashwagandha is a combination of the Sanskrit words “Ashva” meaning –“Horse”, and “Gandha” meaning –“Smell”, reflecting that the root has a strong horse-like odour. Parts used – Roots Distribution It is cultivated...
BHRINGRAJ Botanical name:- Eclipta alba Hassk. Family:- Compositae Common names:- Hindi name:- Bhringraj English name:- False daisy Sanskrit names:- Kesh Ranjan, Keshraj Parts used – Whole plant Distribution The plant is distributed throughout India, ascending up to 2000 meters in moist places. It is lavishly found in China, Brazil and the United States The...
PUNARNAVA Botanical name – Boerhavia diffusa Linn. Family – Nyctaginaceae Common names – English – Spreading Hogweed Hindi – Gadahpurna Sanskrit – Punarnava Parts used – Whole Plant Distribution It is pantropical in distribution. It is recorded in floras of India, Malaysia & West Pakistan and in many of the Indian regional flora such as...
HARAD Botanical name – Terminalia chebula Retz. Family – Combretaceae Common names – English – Chebulic myrobalan Hindi – Harad Sanskrit – Haritaki Parts used – Fruits Distribution Terminalia chebula is found throughout South and Southeast Asia including India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand. In China,...
Kantkari Botanical Name – Solanum surattense Burm.f Family – Solanaceae Common names – English – Yellow-berried night shade Hindi – Choti kateri Sanskrit – Kantkari Parts used – Whole plant Distribution Plant is widely distributed throughout India in dry situation as weed ascending to 1500 meters on the Himalaya, abundant by roadsides and wastelands, mainly...
