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SHARPUNKHA Botanical Name :  Tephrosia   purpurea Family :  Leguminosae Regional Names : English :  Wild indigo, Hindi : Sarpanka, Sarpankha, Sarphankha, Sarphonka, Sanskrit : Banah, Banapunkhah, Ishupunkhika, Kandapunkha, Urdu : Sarabhuka, Sarphoka, Sarphooka, Tamil : Kolingi, Kattukkolincai, Kannada : Koliniji, Egyali, Phanike, , Malayalam : Kattamari, Katamiri, Telugu : Bonta vempali, Bontavempali, Thellavempali, Vempali, Marathi : Sharapunkha, Udhadi, Part Used Whole Plant. Description It is globally distributed in the Pantropics. Within India, it is said to be found throughout an altitude upto 1850 m. in the Himalayas. It is also sometimes cultivated. Sharpunkha is a perennial erect herb, 30-60 cm in height. Stem is woody, 0.5-1.5 cm thick, cylindrical, slightly angular near the apex, outer surface is green and glabrous. Leaves are impairipinnate, 5-15 cm long. Leaflets: 9-21, glabrous above and obscurely silky beneath,...

BAY LEAF Laurus nobilis Bay leaf, also called laurel leaf, leaf of the sweet bay tree, Laurus nobilis , an evergreen of the family Lauraceae, indigenous to countries bordering the Mediterranean. Bay leaf is an herb that is commonly used in cooking. The leaves and oil are also used to make medicine. People use bay leaf for diabetes, stomach problems, pain, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. BAY LEAF NUTRITIONAL FACTS : Health benefits of bay leaf Bay leaf was prized highly by the Greeks and the Romans, who believed that the herb symbolizes wisdom, peace, and protection. The spice contains many important plant-derived chemical compounds, minerals, and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. This spice has many volatile active components such as a-pinene, ß-pinene, myrcene, limonene, linalool, methyl chavicol, neral, a-terpineol, geranyl acetate, eugenol, and chavicol. ...

GARLIC Botnical Name : Allium sativum Family: Amaryllidaceae Species: A. sativum   Genus: Allium Kingdom: Plantae Garlic scientifically known as Allium sativum is a plant species belonging to Allium which is an onion genus. The garlic species is closely related to other plant species including leeks, shallots hives and onions. Garlic has been used since the ancient times for food flavoring and as a traditional medicine.  The garlic plant is bulbous and grows up to a height of 1.2 meters in height. The plant produces hermaphrodite flowers that are pollinated by bees and other insects. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, garlic has a hardiness level of eight. The bulb part of the plant is the one that is mostly used. Most garlic plants are divided into some fleshy portions known as cloves. Garlic cloves can either be consumed raw or cooked for both culinary and medicinal purposes. Garlic cloves are characterized by a tart,...

AJMODA Botanical Name : APIUM GRAVIOLENCE Family : Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Synonyms Ammi copticum L, Trachyspermum copticum (L.) Link, Carum copticum (L.) Benth.& Hook. f. Regional Names: English : Bishop's Weed, Hindi :  Ajwain, Jevain,  Sanskrit : Yavani, Yamanika,Dipyaka,  Punjabi :  Lodhar, Urdu :  Ajwain, Assamese : Jain , Bengali : Yamani, Yauvan, Yavan, Javan, Yavani, Yoyana  Gujrati :  Ajma, Ajmo, Yavan, Javain, Kannada : Oma, Yom, Omu, Kashmiri : Kath, Malayalam :  Omam, Ayanodakan, Marathi :  Onva, Oriya :  Juani, Tamil : Omam, Telugu :   Vamu. Part Used : Fruit. Description : AJMODA/Ajwain is a small, erect, annual shrub is cultivated in black soil particularly along the riverbank throughout in India. It is also grown in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Central Asian countries, China and Africa.Fruits are minute, egg shaped, ovoid, compressed, about 2 mm long and 1 mm wide. Surface of...

PIPPALI Botanical Name :- Piper longum  Family :- Piperaceae . Synonyms :- Chavica longa H.Karst., Chavica roxburghii Miq., Chavica sarmentosa Miq. Regional Names :- English : Piper root, Hindi : Piparamula, Sanskrit : Magadhi, Granthika, Pippalika, Pippali, Urdu : Filfil Daraz, Pipul,   Punjabi : Pippalimula, Magha, Gujrati : Gantoda, Ganthoda, Bengali : Pipulmul, Kannada : Modikaddi, Hippali, Tippali, Modi, Malayalam : Kattuthippaliver, Tippaliveru, Marathi : Pimplimula, Oriya : Pippalimula, Bana Pippalimula, Tamil : Kanda Tippili, Ambinadi Desavaram, Telugu : Modi, Madikatta. Part Used :- Fruit, Root & Stem. Description :-  It is a native of North East India. Globally the species is distributed in the Indo-Malesian region, Car Nicobar Island and Sri Lanka. Within India its presence is reported from the lower hills of Central to Eastern Himalayas to Assam, Meghalaya as well as Western Ghats of Kerala, Bengal and Tamil Na...

GINGER Botanical Name :  Zingiber officinale Family :  Zingiberaceae. Synonyms Zingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M.Bailey , Zingiber officinale f. macrorhizonum (Makino) M.Hiroe , Zingiber officinale var. macrorhizonum Makino , Zingiber officinale f. rubens (Makino) M.Hiroe , Zingiber officinale var. rubens Makino , Zingiber officinale var. rubrum Theilade. Regional Name English : Ginger, Hindi : Adarakha, Adrak, Sanskrit : Katubhadra, Srngavera, Urdu : Adrak, Bengali : Ada, Gujrati : Adu, Kannada : Alla, Hasishunti, Malayalam : Inchi, Marathi : Ardrak, Ale, Punjabi : Adi, Adrak, Tamil : Injee, Allam, lakottai, Inji, Telugu : Allamu, Allam. Part Used Fresh Rhizome. Description Ginger/Adrak is known to have originated and widely cultivated in India. This spice and medicine is recognized for use in major parts of the world especially Europe, Jamaica, Fiji, Indonesia and Australia. Ginger is a creeping perennial rhiz...

AKARKARA Botanical  name – Anacyclus pyrethrum Family name – Asteraceae Kingdom-  Plantae Arabic  name – Aakikihan, Aduk lai Regional Names : English : Toothache plant, Pellitary , Hindi : Akarkara, Sanskrit : Akallaka, Sarahattika, Bengali: Akarakara, Gujrati: Akkalkaro, Akkalgaro, Kannada: Akkallakara, Akallakara, Akalakarabha, Malayalam: Akikaruka, Akravu, Oriya: Akarakara, Punjabi: Akarakarabh, Akarakara, Telugu: Akkalakarra, Tamil : Vana-mugali, Marathi : Acharbomdi, Akalkarra, Pipu-labo, Assamese: Kulekhara. Part Used Flower. Description It is an erect, branched, annual herb which reaches a height of 15 to 60 cm. It is found in Southeast Asia and China. The plant is sprawling and much-branched, with olive-green to purple-flushed, ovate leaves. Leaves are opposite, smooth or nearly so, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, and 1.5 to 3 cm long, with pointed tip and wedge-shaped base, and with toothed or wa...