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Agnimantha / Clerodendrum Phlomidis

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

AGNIMANTHA (CLERODENDRUM PHLOMIDIS) – PROPERTIES, BENEFITS, USES & DOSAGE DESCRIPTION OF AGNIMANTHA PLANT Agnimantha is very important medicinal plant mentioned in texts since Vedic period. It is described as one of the ten herbs of Dashamoola. Agni means fire and mantha means to shake and its wood is rubbed together to produce fire in ancient times. This herb is best Vatahara and Shothahara according to Acharya Charak. Agnimantha is a flowering plant in Lamiaceae / vibernaeceae family. It resembles like

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Ahiphena / Opium / Papavar Somniferum

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

AHIPHENA (PAPAVAR SOMNIFERUM) – PROPERTIES, BENEFITS, USES & DOSAGE Papaver Somniferum is an annual herb that grows up to 100 cm. It is native of Eastern Mediterranean region but it is cultivated throughout Europe. Herbal plant is greyish green in color and stems and leaves are covered sparsely with small and soft hair. Leaves are lobed and clasp at the base of stem. Flowers of this herb normally grow with four white, mauve and red petals and more than 120

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Agaru / Agarwood / Aquilaria agallocha

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Agaru (Aquillaria Agallocha) – Ayurvedic Properties, Part Used & Dosage Description of the Plant This is a big tree growing up to 60 to 80 feet and with thick stem of 3 to 4 ft in diameter. It is native to South East Asia. The bark is papery thin and was sometimes used for writing like Betula utilis tree bark (Bhojpatra in Sanskrit). Leaves are thin like leather, shiny and up to 3 inches long. Flowers are white in color

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Sudarshana / Crinum latifolium

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Sudarshana (Crinum latifolium) – Uses & Health Benefits Introduction about Crinum Crinum is a genus of about 180 species comprising family of various beautiful perennial plants. They are good for decoration, gardens, bouquets and also known as various types of Lilies like Spider lily, Trumpet lily, and Swamp lily and so on. Crinum is basically a tropical plant growing in Asia, South East Asia, Australia, Pacific islands and spread up to Caribbean, Florida and Louisiana. In Ayurveda, Crinum latifolium is

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Anantmool / Indian Sarsaparilla / Hemidesmus indicus

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Anantmool, Indian Sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus) Description of Plant Anantmool is a climber found throughout India. Leaves are 2.5 inches long and alternatively arranged in a pair. Upper part is oval in shape and it is very soft. The stem of this plant is cylindrical with thick nodes. The woody roots are underground and are very aromatic. Flowers of this herb is found in cluster yellow and greenish purple in color. Fruits of this vine are divergent long follicles 2-4 inch

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Atis / Ativisha / Aconitum Heterophyllum

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Atis, Ativisha (Aconitum Heterophyllum) – Properties, Benefits, Uses & Dosage Ativisha grows in colder parts of India. It is abundant in the alpine regions growing up to a height of 2000 feet above sea level. The roots of the plant are the source of most of the alkaloids obtained from the plant such as aconitine, atisine, heterophyllin, heterophyllisin etc. Roots of the plant are paired and tuberous. They may be white or grey in color. Stem is simple or branched,

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Bhojpatra / Betula utilis

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Bhoj-Patra (Betula Utilis) – Properties, Benefits, Uses & Dosage Description of Plant Bhoj Patra Tree is a tree widely found in the Himalayas, well-known for the use of its bark as written in ancient India textbooks. The tree is distinguished by its white to brownish bark. It is a middle sized tree, with very distinctive bark which peels off in very thin, almost transparent strips. Male flowers are born in catkins which hang in bunches at the end of bare

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Ashoka / Saraca Asoca

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Ashoka (Saracaasoca) – Properties, Benefits, Parts used & Dosage What is Ashoka? Ashoka tree is one among the sacred legendary trees of India.Ashoka – means reliever of grief.The Latin name of Ashoka is Saracaasoca and it belongs to the family Leguminosae. It is commonly called a tree which is important to decrease your sorrows. This tree has got great religious significance and is also worshipped by some people in parts of India. It is known as ‘’friend of women’’ as

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Arni / Clerodendrum multiflorum

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Arni (Clerodendrum multiflorum) – Properties, Benefits, Uses & Dosage Introduction Arni is also known as Agnimantha in Ayurveda. It is called so because of the properties of this herb. The leaves of this tree were rubbed together in ancient days to produce fire. “Agni” means fire and “Mantha” means generation. This is most befitting explanation for this tree. The Latin name of this tree is Clerodendrum multiflorum and it belongs to Verbenaceae family. Premna mucronata is another name given to

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Ayapan / Eupatorium Triplinerve

Dr. Meenakshi Chauhan

Ayapan (Eupatorium Triplinerve) Description of the Plant Ayapan is an evergreen perennial plant that has its origin from South America. It also grows in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and India. It is a common ornamental plant with great medicinal value. But apart from the fancy value that it holds, it has many medicinal benefits also. Ayapan is the common Ayurvedic name of Eupatorium Triplinerve. It belongs to Asteraceae family. It is a tropical American shrub that is commonly

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