Common Name English :TeakHindi :SagunManipuri :Teak /Chingsoo Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :VerbenaceaeGenus :Tectona Species :grandis Linn.Habit :Large handsome treeParts Used :Bark, Wood, Flower, Seed, LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed & squeezed for juice. Leaves boiled with small fishes (Puntius phutunio) for decoction. Wood cut into pieces & crushed for powder use. Seed kernels crushed […]
Common Name English :Wild turmericHindi :Jangli-haldiManipuri :Teckao-yaikhu/Lam yaingang Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Monocotyledon)Family :ZingiberaceaeGenus :Curcuma Species :aromatica Salisb.Habit :Rhizomatous aromatic herbParts Used :RhizomeMode of Preparation :Rhizome crushed for paste preparation.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Rhizome contains d-camphene ( 0.8%), d-camphor (2.5%), sesquiterpenes (65.5 %) , sesquiterpene (22.0%), essential oil (9.4%) and high amount of curcumine, b-curcumene
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Common Name English :Bay leafHindi :TejpataManipuri :Tejbat/Tejpata Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :LauraceaeGenus :Cinnamomum Species :tamala Nees and Eberm.Habit :Small aromatic treeParts Used :Bark and LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves boiled with water for extract. Bark boiled with water for extract. Leaf used as a spice.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :Leaves yield essential oil. Leaves contains cinnamic
Common Name English :Ceylong leadwortHindi :ChitaManipuri :Tel-hidak angouba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PlumbaginaceaeGenus :Plumbago Species :zeylanica Linn.Habit :Erect undershrubParts Used :Root, Seed and LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed and squeezed for juice. Seeds crushed and soaked in water for infusion or seeds are crushed for decoction. Root crushed for paste.Mode of use :Local Application
Common Name English :Sparrow beakHindi :Manipuri :Tenawa-machin Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :FabaceaeGenus :Erythrina Species :crista-galli Caiv.Habit :Small treeParts Used :BarkMode of Preparation :Dried bark powder boiled for extract.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :Seeds yield a non-drying fatty oil. Genistin, daidzin, genistein and daidzien from trunk. Wood and bark contains pentadecanoic, hexadecanoic, heptadeconic, octadeconic, eicosanoic and
Common Name English :Triangular sprugeHindi :TredharaManipuri :Tengnou Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :EuphorbiaceaeGenus :Euphorbia Species :antiquorum Linn.Habit :Succulent shrubParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Fresh plant is crushed with water for juice. Stem crushed for decoction. Cut for latex collection.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :Stem contains friedelan-3-a-ol, friedelan-3-b, 30-diol diacetate, epi-friedelanol, lupeol cinnamate, lupenone, taraxerone,
