Common Name English :Water pepper/Pepper wortHindi :Manipuri :Chaokhong Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PolygonaceaeGenus :Polygonum Species :hydropiper Linn.Habit :Tall hispid herbParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Fresh shoot crushed for paste. Plant crushed with water for extract. Leaves soaked in water for infusion.Mode of use :Fresh and local applicationIngredients :Quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, rhamnazin, polygonicacid, warbarganal …
Common Name English :Oriental pepperHindi :Manipuri :Chaokhong angouba Scientific Name Group :AngiospermFamily :PolygonaceaeGenus :Polygonum Species :orientale Linn.Habit :HerbParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Leafy plant part crushed for decoction.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :Plants contain orientoside and b-sitosterol.Ailment Treated:Plant decoction is taken for better urination.Source:Extensively grown in wild habitat more prominently along the road sides and grazing …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Chaokhong macha Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PolygonaceaeGenus :Polygonum Species :minus Huds.Habit :Small erect herbParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Leaf crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :Presence of kesom oil (aldehyde content oil) are reported.Ailment Treated:Plant soup after boiling in water is taken for better urination. Decoction of leaf …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Leibung tharam Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PolygonaceaeGenus :Polygonum Species :molle D. Don.Habit :Glabrous undershrubParts Used :Leaf/ShootMode of Preparation :Fresh shoot crushed for juice.Mode of use :Local ApplicationIngredients :Ailment Treated:Fresh shoot crushed and applied on cuts and wounds. Herb is astringent and used in diarrhoea.Source:Wild in almost in all places …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Lilhar Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PolygonaceaeGenus :Polygonum Species :perfoliatum Linn.Habit :Prickly climbing herbParts Used :Whole plantMode of Preparation :Leaf crushed for decoctionMode of use :Local application, Fresh and DecoctionIngredients :Seeds contain a fatty oil. Ethanolic extract showed antihypertensive effect on renal hypertensive rats, kaempferol, methyl caffeate, quercetin, quercein-3-b-D-glucoronide methyle …
Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Phakpai Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :PolygonaceaeGenus :Polygonum Species :posumber Berch.Habit :Aromatic undershrubParts Used :Leaf/ ShootMode of Preparation :Fresh leafy shoot crushed for local application/paste. Leaf/ Shoot used to granished traditiaonal chutney called “Eronba”.Mode of use :Local ApplicationIngredients :Plant contains oleonic and betulinic acid, epi-friedelinol and quercetin-3-arabinoside.Ailment Treated:Crushed leafy shoot …
