Species | Vernacular Names | Medicinal Use | Parts used |
Phyllanthus amarus | Bhu amla(Hindi), Nelanelli, Bhumyamalaki(Kannada), Kizhanelli, Kirganelli(Malayalam), Bhui Aavla(Marathi), Bhu dharti, Bhuin amla(Sanskrit), Keelanelli(Tamil) | Fever, cough, bronchitis, diabetes, jaundice, deficient digestion, tastelessness | Whole plant |
Aloe vera | Indian Aloe(English), Lolesara(Kannada), Kattarvazha(Malayalam), Korfad(Marathi), Kumari(Sanskrit), Soththu kathalai(Tamil) | Skin care, Liver spleen disorders, Dysuria, skin disorders, fever In case of ammenorhoea, it should be taken one week continuously before the onset of the cycle. | Leaves |
Tinospora cordifolia | Moon Creeper(English), Giloya(Hindi), Amrithaballi(Kannada), Amrytu(Malayalam), Gulbel(Marathi), Guduchi, Amrita(Sanskrit), Seenthil(Tamil) | Bitter and pungent taste, creates heat in the body, pacifies kapha pitha dosha | Stem |
Murraya koengii | Curry leaf tree(English), Katnim, Karipatta(Hindi), Karibevu(Kannada), Karivepu(Malayalam), Kadipatta(Marathi), Surabhi(Sanskrit), Karuvempu(Tamil) | Leaves | |
Terminalia chebula | chebula(English), Harahara(Hindi), Kadukka(Malayalam), Heerda(Marathi), Haritaki(Sanskrit), Kadduki(Tamil) | Fruits |
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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