Common Name English :PeriwinkleHindi :Sada baharManipuri :Saheb- lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :ApocynaceaeGenus :Catharanthus Species :roseus (Linn.)Â G. Don.Habit :Glabrous erect undershrubParts Used :Root and LeafMode of Preparation :Leaves soaked with water for infusion. Roots crushed for decoction. Fresh leaves crushed with water for juice/ extract.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :Leaves contain alkaloids, serpentine, …
Common Name English :Drum stickHindi :Saja-naManipuri :Saja-na Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :MoringaceaeGenus :Moringa Species :oleifera Lam.Habit :Handsome deciduous treeParts Used :Root, Bark, Seed and LeafMode of Preparation :Root bark simmered for decoction. Young leaves cooked for consumption. Root crushed for paste application. Tender pods cooked for consumption. Seeds crushed for oil. Fruit is edible.Mode …
Common Name English :Hindi :MullutaManipuri :Sambal khudop Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Thunbergia Species :grandiflora Roxb.Habit :Slender climberParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaf crushed for paste. Leaf crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :The leaves are rich in potassium salts. The flowers contian amino acids, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, flavonoids, apigenin 7-glucoronide, …
Common Name English :Sedge plantHindi :Manipuri :Sambal-pambi/ Lamkhop lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :ConvolvulaceaeGenus :Ipomoea Species :carnea Jacq.Habit :Gregarious shrubParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaves crushed for decoction.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :No report available.Ailment Treated:Leaf decoction paste is applied externally in skin irritation.Source:Wild very common in he in the wet places and along …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Samu mana manbi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :BegoniaceaeGenus :Begonia Species :picta Smith.Habit :Succulent herbParts Used :Leaf, RootMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed with water for paste. Root boiled for extract.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :Ailment Treated:Leaf extract is used in dysentery. Hot fomented leaf is applied to wounds for early suppuration. …
Common Name English :Peepal treeHindi :PipalManipuri :Sanakhongnang Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :MoraceaeGenus :Ficus Species :religiosa Linn.Habit :Handsome evergreen treeParts Used :Bark, Fruit, Leaf, SeedMode of Preparation :Bark crushed and soaked in water for infusion.Mode of use :Fresh, Local ApplicationIngredients :Plant contains arabinose, mannose, glucose, phenolic glucoside ester, steroid and b-litosterol.Ailment Treated:The ash of the …
