Common Name English :RoseHindi :GulabManipuri :Ador gulap Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :RosaceaeGenus :Rosa Species :chinensis Jacq.Habit :Profused spiny shrubParts Used :Flower, FruitMode of Preparation :Flower (petals) are soaked for infusion. Fruits crushed & squeezed for juice.Mode of use :Fresh, Local ApplicationIngredients :Gallic acid isolated fron flowers. Seed oils contain fatty acids C18 (10.7), C20 […]
Common Name English :Eagle wood treeHindi :AgarManipuri :Agor Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :ThymeliaceaeGenus :Aquilaria Species :agallocha Lamk.Habit :Robust glabrous treeParts Used :Fragrant resinous wood and oil.Mode of Preparation :Resin extraction; distillation of wood.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Commercially used fragrant resinous agar wood is formed in the interior of the old tree. The tree contains
Common Name English :Hindi :JhinganManipuri :Aman Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AnacardiaceaeGenus :Lannea Species :coromandelica (Hour.) Merr.Habit :Medium size treeParts Used :Bark, Fruit and LeafMode of Preparation :Leaf crushed for decoction. Fruit crushed with water for juice.Mode of use :Decoction and FreshIngredients :Hydrolysis, l-arabinose, d-galactose and a complex monobasic acid, the bar contain C –
Common Name English :White juteHindi :NarchaManipuri :Ananba/ Limon pambi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :TiliaceaeGenus :Corchorus Species :capsularies Linn.Habit :Tall slender shrubParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves cooked for decoction. Fresh leaves crushed for juice.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :The plant yields a glucoside – capsularin.Ailment Treated:Cooked / boiled leaf taken as tonic. Fresh leaf
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Common Name English :Crown plant (Madar)Hindi :AkManipuri :Ang-kot Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AsclepiadaceaeGenus :Calotropis Species :gigantea R. Br. ex Ait.Habit :Erect hispid shrubParts Used :Root, Leaf, Bark and BudMode of Preparation :Fresh leaves are heated over a naked flame for abdominal pain treatment. Young floral buds, crushed for application in cases of earache. Stem
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.
