Common Name English :BasakHindi :Manipuri :Nongmakha angangba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Phlogacanthus Species :thyrsiflorus Nees.Habit :Bushy shrubParts Used :Flower, Fruit & LeafLeaves crushed with water for decoction. Inflorescence is boiled or taken fresh. Fruits and leaves roasted for consumption. Inflorescence taken with chutney. Leaf is used for making a food item in Manipuri …
Common Name English :Malabar nutHindi :VasakManipuri :Nongmangkha angouba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Adhatoda Species :vasica NeesHabit :Gregarious shrubParts Used :Root, Leaf and InflorescenceMode of Preparation :Fresh matured leaves crushed for decoction. Young tender inflorescence is used for fresh consumption. Leaves dried and crushed into powder. Fresh leaf crushed with water for juice.Mode of …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Nongmangkha ashinba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Phlogacanthus Species :jenkinsii C. B. clarkeHabit :Bushy shurbParts Used :Leaf, ShootMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed for decoction. Leaves crushed and squeezed for extract.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :Plant contains rupeol and betulin.Ailment Treated:Leaf decoction is given in cough and fever, also given …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Nongpok langthrei/Nongpok lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Codonacanthus Species :pauciflorus Nees.Habit :Bushy shrubParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Shoot/Leaf crushed with water for juice/extract.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Ailment Treated:Shoot/Leaf juice is used in cough and fever. Extract of leaf is given in liver complaints.Source:Wild/ cultivated near foot hills of …
Common Name English :Sunflower Hindi :Surajmukhi/Suryamukhi Manipuri :Numit lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon) Family :Asteraceae Genus :Helianthus Species :annus Linn. Habit :Hispid undershrub Parts Used :Fruit, Seed, Leaf Mode of Preparation :Fresh leaves crushed and squeezed for juice. Leaves and flowers crushed for decoction. Raw seeds crushed & squeezed for oil. Cultivated as decorative …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Nungai peruk Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :ScrophulariaceaeGenus :Linaria Species :ramosissima Linn.Habit :Creeping herbParts Used :Whole PlantMode of Preparation :Plant body boiled with water for soup/ decoction.Mode of use :Decoction/ boiled soup taken orallyIngredients :A new flavone glycoside – Pectolinarigenin-7-rhamnoside from leaves and stems along with Triacontane, n-Pentacasane, n-Octacosanol, b-Sitosterol …
