Common Name English :Red cedarHindi :ToonManipuri :Tai-ren Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :MeliaceaeGenus :Cedrela Species :toona Roxb.Habit :Very handsome treeParts Used :Bark, Wood and LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaves boiled for extract use. Bark and wood boiled for extract. Wood is extensively used for making furnitures which is regarded as Class II timber. Leaf is […]
Common Name English :Common ginger lilyHindi :Safed sitrutiManipuri :Takhelei angouba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Monocotyledon)Family :ZingiberaceaeGenus :Hedychium Species :coronarium Koenig.Habit :Rhizomatous aromatic erect herbParts Used :Rhizome & LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves are crushed for decoction. Rhizome crushed for paste. Rhizome boiled for extract and paste. Fresh rhizome crushed for soup. Flower offered in certain religious
Common Name English :Red ginger lily.Hindi :Manipuri :Takhellei angangba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Monocotyledon)Family :ZingiberaceaeGenus :Hedychium Species :marginatum C.B. ClarkeHabit :Rhizomatous aromatic erect herbParts Used :RhizomeMode of Preparation :Fresh rhizome is crushed for paste. Fresh rhizome simmered with water for decoction. Rhizome is boiled with milk, rice water for hair care. Occasionally eaten the rhizome
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Common Name English :Spiked ginger lilyHindi :Karpura kachariManipuri :Takhellei hangampal Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Monocotyledon)Family :ZingiberaceaeGenus :Hedychium Species :spicatum Buch.- Ham.Habit :Rhizomatious tall aromatic herbParts Used :RhizomeMode of Preparation :Rhizome is boiled with water for consumption. Rhizome is edible (as vegetables). Flower is offered in religious ceremonies.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :Rhizome yields an essential oil.Ailment
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Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Tandan mana Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaryophyllaceaeGenus :Drymaria Species :cordata Willd.Habit :Profuse straggling creeping herbParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Fresh plant crushed with water for juice.Mode of use :Decoction and FreshIngredients :An anti-leukemic compound called cordacin is reported present in the plant.Ailment Treated:Hot-fomentation of the plant is applied
Common Name English :Common yew/Himalayan Yew/Yew treeHindi :ThunoManipuri :Taxus Scientific Name Group :GymnospremFamily :TaxaceaeGenus :Taxus Species :baccata Linn.Habit :Robust treeParts Used :Leaf, Bark & FruitMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed for juice (extract). Bark boiled for extractMode of use :Fresh and DecoctionIngredients :Alkaloids,Taxine, Ephedrine, b-Sitosterol, Glucoside, Taxicatin, Taxiphyllin, Hydrocyanic acid, Formic acid and Resins. Taxol is
