Garcinia indica (Thouars) Choisy. Garcinia has been used for thousands of years for the distinct sour taste that it lends to foods, and is considered to make the foods it is added to more filling and satisfying.
Constituents Very small amounts of essential oil containing about 50% carvone.
Guduchi is Tri-doshic (Recommended for Everyone!) It has bitter, astringent, heating and sweet post-digestive effects. In fact, it is so well regarded because of its many effects. For educational purposes only This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
It is a low-growing perennial with purple flowers. Dried, they are used with other herbs in making tea. For educational purposes only This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
COMMON NAME Standardized: burdock Other: great burdock, gobo, goboshi BOTANICAL NAME Arctium lappa L.1 Plant Family: Asteraceae OVERVIEW Burdock has been an important botanical in Western folk herbalism and TCM for thousands of years.
Other: great burdock, gobo, goboshi.
Bacopa monnieri (waterhyssop, brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, water hyssop, herb of grace, Indian pennywort) is a perennial, creeping herb native to the wetlands of southern India, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. Bacopa is a medicinal herb used in Ayurveda, where it is also known as Brahmi, after Brahma, the creator God of the Hindu pantheon. Description Bacopa monnieri in Hyderabad, India It is a non-aromatic herb. The leaves of this plant are succulent, oblong and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) thick. Leaves are oblanceolate and are arranged oppositely (opposite deccusate) on the stem. The flowers are small,actinomorphic and white, with four to five petals. Its ability to grow in water makes it a popular aquarium plant. It can even grow in slightly brackish conditions. Propagation is often achieved through cuttings.[3] Ecology It commonly grows in marshy areas throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is also found in Florida, Hawaii and other southern states of the United States where it can be grown in damp conditions by a pond or bog garden.[4] This plant can be grown hydroponically. Nomenclature Brahmi is also the name given to Centella asiatica, particularly in North India, and Kerala where it is also identified in Malayalam as muttil (മുത്തിള്) or kodakan. This identification of brāhmī as C. asiatica has been in use for long in northern India, as Hēmādris Commentary on Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayaṃ (Āyuṛvēdarasāyanaṃ) treats maṇḍūkapaṛṇī (C. asiatica) as a synonym of brahmi,[6][7] although that may be a case of mistaken identification that was introduced during the 16th century.[8] Bacopa monnieri was initially described around the 6th century A.D. in texts such as the Charaka Samhita, Atharva-Veda, and Susrut Samhita as a medhya rasayana–class herb taken to sharpen intellect and attenuate mental deficits. The herb was allegedly used by ancient Vedic scholars to memorize lengthy sacred hymns International naming The plant is known by many names in many international languages, including: (Brahmi) Hindi (India) (Niirpirami)/ Valaarai in Tamil (Timare) in Kannada (Phak mi), พรมมิ (Phrommi) in Thai Lunuwila in Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) ʻaeʻae in Hawaiian (Hawaii) Rau Đắng in Vietnamese פְּשֵטָה שרועה (psheta srua) in Hebrew Kleines Fettblatt in German 假马齿苋 (Jiǎ mǎ chǐ xiàn) in Simplified Chinese
Also known as Verbena hastata and officinalis, Verbena, Common Verbena, Common Vervain, Eisenkraut, European Vervain, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross, Holy wort, Juno’s Tears, Pigeon weed, Simpler’s Joy, Turkey Grass, Swamp Vervain, Mosquito Plant, and Wild Hyssop. Introduction The blue vervain or verbena is a creeping perennial of the mint family, bearing numerous, small lilac-blue flowers. Verbena hastata is native to North America and is incredibly similar in appearance and properties to its European cousin Verbena officinalis, whom it is often mistaken for. It grows with wild abandon in the Great Plains section of America, and can be found elsewhere on prairies, in meadows, and open woodlands. The Dakota tribe’s name for it translates as “medicine”. For educational purposes only This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
This species is a facultative parasite, or hemiparasite, in that it can live without attaching to another plant but will parasitize if presented with the opportunity. It often parasitizes plants of the heath family, such as manzanita.
This species is a facultative parasite, or hemiparasite, in that it can live without attaching to another plant but will parasitize if presented with the opportunity. It often parasitizes plants of the heath family, such as manzanita.
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