Medicinal Plant

Aparajita

Common Name English :Blue-pea/ Butterfly-peaHindi :AparajitaManipuri :Aparajita Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :FabaceaeGenus :Clitoria Species :ternatea  Linn.Habit :Climbing herbParts Used :Root & LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed for juice extraction, juice mixed with ginger, for local application. Leaf juice mixed with common salt and warmed for local application. Root crushed with water for decoction use. …

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Ashi heibong

Common Name English :Hindi :DaduriManipuri :Ashi heibong Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :MoraceaeGenus :Ficus Species :hispida  Linn.Habit :TreeParts Used :Bark, Fruit, Leaf and LatexMode of Preparation :Fresh leaf crushed with water for paste. Unripe fruit crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Fresh and decoctionIngredients :Bark contains tannin and yields fibre. Fruit contains 15, 16- tetrahydrovirescinoside.Ailment Treated:Unripe …

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Ashok

Common Name English :Ashoka treeHindi :AshokManipuri :Ashok Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PapilionaceaeGenus :Saraca Species :asoca  (Roxb) De Wilds.Habit :Small treeParts Used :Stem, Flower, Fruit and Leaf.Mode of Preparation :Flower crushed with water for paste. Stem crushed with water for paste.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :The bark contains tannin, catechol, sterol and organic calcium compounds.Ailment Treated:Flower …

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Awa kege

Common Name English :Physic nutHindi :BagbherendaManipuri :Awa kege Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :EuphorbiaceaeGenus :Jatropha Species :curcas  Linn.Habit :Glabrous shrubParts Used :Leaf, Seed, Oil and StemMode of Preparation :Leaf crushed with water for extract.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Plant contains fatty acid compositions of the oil, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, oleic, and linoleic acid.Ailment Treated:Leaf extract …

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Awaphadigom

Common Name English :Eryngo/False coriander .Hindi :Manipuri :Awaphadigom Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :ApiaceaeGenus :Eryngium Species :foetidum  Linn.Habit :Spiny aromatic herbParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Leaves taken fresh. Leaves simmered with water for decoction use. Leaves boiled with other plants (citrus leaf) for extract and soup. Roots boiled for soup. Leaves are used as …

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Awa-thabi

Common Name English :PapayaHindi :PapitaManipuri :Awa-thabi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaricaceaeGenus :Carica Species :papaya  Linn.Habit :Small treeParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Fruit crushed or cut for fresh consumption. Latex of raw fruit is dried for consumption. Root is boiled in water along with sugar candy for soup preparation. Fruits are edible. Young fruit …

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