AHG Child Health Package
Amruth Home Garden Child Health package contains medicinal plants that are used for treating common primary health conditions among children between the age group of 2 and 10 years. These plants are helpful to treat common cold, cough, fever, loss of appetite, dull memory, dysentery, skin rashes etc.
| Species | Vernacular Names | Medicinal Use | Parts used |
| Bacopa monnieri | Water hyssop(English), Brahmi(Hindi), Neeru brahmi(Kannada), Brahmi(Malayalam), Brahmi(Marathi), Saumyalata, Brahmi(Sanskrit), Neer brammi(Tamil) | Insanity, disorders of mind, dysuria, fever, brain tonic, weakness | Leaves, Whole plant |
| Ocimum sanctum | Holy basil(English), Tulsi(Hindi), Krishna tulsi(Kannada), Tulasi(Malayalam), Tulas(Marathi), Tulasi(Sanskrit), Thulasi(Tamil) | Cough, cold, dysuria, skin disorders, fever, deficient digestion. | Leaves, Flower, roots |
| Cyperus rotundus | coco grass(English), bara-nagar-motha(Hindi), tunge hullu(Kannada), karimuttan(Malayalam), Nagarmotha(Marathi), abda(Sanskrit), kora(Tamil) | Skin disorders (itching,etc.), spilepsy, tastelessness, deficient digestion, worm infestation, cough, bronchitis, fever, weakness, dysuria. | Tuber |
| Piper longum | Long pepper(English), Pipali, Pipaamula(Hindi), Hippali, Thippali balli(Kannada), Tippali(Malayalam), Pippali(Marathi), Pippali(Sanskrit), Tippili(Tamil) | Cough, cold, anaemia, tastelessness, indigestion, liver spleen disorders, skin disorders, weakness, weakness of mind. | Fruits, roots |
| Oxalis corniculata | Aambat chuka(Marathi) | Headache, tastelessness, deficient digestion, fever, piles, diarrhoea. | Whole stem |
| Coleus aromaticus | Patharchur(Hindi), Doddapatre(Kannada), Panikkurukka(Malayalam), Pan Ova(Marathi), Pashanabhedi(Sanskrit), Karpuravalli(Tamil) | Cold & fever in children | Leaves |
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Initially Supported by UNDP CCF II Now by Infosys foundation
Initially Supported by UNDP CCF II Now by Infosys foundation
Suggested Citation: B. S. Somashekhar, G. S. Goraya, D. K. Ved, Unnikrishnan P. M., Ravikumar K., Gangadharan G. G., Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Shilpa Naveen, Vijay Srinivas, Venugopal S. N.; Additional inputs: Soumyashree N., Sagar D. Sangale.
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