Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Sing khanga Scientific Name Group :AngiospermFamily :SolanaceaeGenus :Solanum Species :torvum. Swartz.Habit :Prickly shrubParts Used :FruitMode of Preparation :Fruit crushed & squeezed for juice. Fruit crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :Fruits contain sterolin (sitosterol-d-glucoside) and gluco-alkaloid solasonine (0.1%).Ailment Treated:Fruit extract is given in cough and tonsillitis. Fruit decoction is […]
Common Name English :Night jasmineHindi :HarsingharManipuri :Singga rei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :OleaceaeGenus :Nyctanthes Species :arbor-tristis LinnHabit :Small bushy treeParts Used :Bark, Seed and LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaves crushed for juice. Fresh leaves boiled for extract. Bark boiled for extract. Seeds crushed into powder. Planted as decorative/avenue plant.Mode of use :Decoction, Fresh and
Common Name English :Decan hempHindi :AmbariManipuri :Sougri Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :MalvaceaeGenus :Hibiscus Species :cannabinus Linn.Habit :Tall erect herbParts Used :Leaf, Stem and SeedMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed for decoctionMode of use :Decoction and FreshIngredients :Plant yield a fatty oil for manufacturing of soap, linoleum, paints and varnishes.Ailment Treated:Leaves are used as pot herb.
Common Name English :Chinese rose/Changeable roseHindi :Manipuri :Sthal kamal/ Leiol lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :MalvaceaeGenus :Hibiscus Species :mutabilis Linn.Habit :Hispid shrubParts Used :Leaf and FlowerMode of Preparation :Laeves crushed with water for paste.Mode of use :Fresh and Local ApplicationIngredients :Flower contains anthocyanosides. Barks yield a strong fibre.Ailment Treated:Leaves and flowers possess antibacterial, demulcent
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Common Name English :Sweet broom weedHindi :Manipuri :Sumjit manbi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Monocotyledon)Family :PoaceaeGenus :Thysa Species :maxima Linn.Habit :Tall gramineous herbParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Tender shoot crushed with water for paste. Fresh leaves soaked in water for infusion. Stem and leaf crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Decoction, Fresh and local applicationIngredients :Roots
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Taboppi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Monocotyledon)Family :PiperaceaeGenus :Piper Species :caninum Blume.Habit :Glabrous slender climberParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed & squeezed for juice.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Ailment Treated:Leaf juice is given in jaundice and cough.Source:Wildly grown in both hills and valley areas, more prominently at low-altitude hills.
