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Eclipta Alba |
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Botanical Name: |
Eclipta Alba,
Eclipta erecta |
Bhringraaj |
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English Name: |
Bhringaraj |
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Common Name: |
Bhringaraj, Bhangra |
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Plant Part:
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Whole Plant |
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Actions and Uses:
This
Indian herb is a reputed and popular liver tonic.
Eclipta Alba is traditionally being used as liver tonic
and in various chronic skin diseases. It is recommended
to be very useful in enlarged liver, spleen, and dropsy.
Eclipta alba is mainly found to contain various oleanane
triterpene glycosides and its major active constituents
include Wedelolactone and Nor-wedelolactone.
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herb is also used as hair tonic – the oil removes
graying, balding, makes the hair darker. (Make hair oil
by boiling leaf juice in coconut oil). |
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Bacopa Monnieri |
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Botanical Name: |
Bacopa Monnieri |
Bramhi |
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English Name: |
Bacopa, Herpestis Monnieria, Thyme Leaved Gratiola
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Common Name: |
Bramhi |
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Plant Part:
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Whole Plant |
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Actions and Uses:
It is
valued in medicine as a tonic for nerves and is
prescribed in nervous disorders (accompanied by
convulsions or unconsciousness), mental diseases etc. It
is used to improve intellect, treatment of asthma,
hoarseness, insanity, and epilepsy. The plant contains
an alkaloid Brahmine, which is a cardiac tonic, i.e.
provide strength and tone to heart. |
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Terminalia Arjuna |
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Botanical Name: |
Terminalia Arjuna |
Arjun Bark |
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English Name: |
Arjuna Herb |
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Common Name: |
Arjun |
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Plant Part:
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Bark |
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Actions and Uses:
Arjuna mainly used in heart disease, contusions, and
fractures. It is prescribed for all sorts of conditions
of cardiac failure and dropsy. The tonic made from bark
is believed to have a stimulant effect on the heart. It
helps strengthen the body's natural rejuvenate
processes, hastening the replacement of dead or weak
cells with fresh, vital ones. It is also used for
loneliness, sadness and frustration. It strengthens the
emotions to decrease excessive response to stress and
trauma. |
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Piper Longam |
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Botanical Name: |
Piper Longam |
Pippali Fruit |
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English Name: |
Long Pepper, Dried Catkins |
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Common Name: |
Pippali,Tippli, Pihal |
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Plant Part:
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Fruit |
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Actions and Uses:
Pippali is one of the best herbs for enhancing
digestion, assimilation and metabolism of the foods. Pippali
enhances the metabolic processes. Also used in cough and
throat pain, Rheumatism, leprosy, and consumption. The
herb is also believed to improve vitality.
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Terminalli Belerica |
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Botanical Name: |
Terminalli Belerica
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Bahera Fruits |
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English Name: |
Beleric Myrobalan |
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Common Name: |
Bahera, Bilhitak, Bahira |
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Plant Part:
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Fruit |
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Actions and Uses:
The
Bahera fruit is useful in stomach disorders such as
indigestion, diarrhoea etc. It is also given as a brain
tonic and is applied on eyes as a soothing lotion. It is
useful in asthma, biliousness, bronchitis,
inflammations, sore throat, and treatment of eyes, nose,
heart and bladder diseases.
The Bahera fruit is one of the three constituents of
the famous Indian preparation Triphala, other two being
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Amla (EMBLICA OFFICINALIS) &
Harad ( Teminalia
Chebula). |
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