CAPSICUM ANNUUM

CAPSICUM ANNUUM
 
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Description:
Botanical name : Capsicum annuum Linn.
Family : Solanaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Brihatkatuveera, Raktamaricha

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta
Guna   : Lakhu
Virya   : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
 
English     : Red chillies
Hindi        : Lalmaricha 
Malayalam    :Vattal mulaku, Kappal mulaku, Pachamulaku, Chuvanna mulaku
Distribution – Cultivated throughout India.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small annual shrub grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves simple, opposite, acuminate, entire, wavy margins; flowers small, white or violet colored, in axillary clusters. Fruits long, ovoid, cylindrical, green, and become red when ripe, containing many compressed yellowish white seeds.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, fever, gout, arthritis, sciatica, anorexia, flatulence, cough, malaria, cholera and edema.
Useful part    :    Fruits 

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CAPPARIS SPINOSA

Name: CAPPARIS SPINOSA

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Description:
Botanical name : Capparis spinosa Linn.
Family : Cappariadaceae (Capparaceae)

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Himsraa, Kaakdaani, Kabara

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa    : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu.
Virya   : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English     : Caper Bush.
Hindi        :
Malayalam    : Kakkatondi 
Unani     : Kabar
.
Distribution – Introduced form tropical Caribbean, found throughout warmer parts of India.

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A perennial spiny shrub grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves are simple, alternate, fleshy, oval, or cordate, and pubescent. Flowers showy, big white to pinkish-white colored. Fruits round berries, containing embedded seeds.
   
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha,  inflammation, diabetes, infection, hepatic and splenic diseases, urinary retention, urinary tract infections and scurvy. Flower buds and fruits are edible, consumes as pickle.
 
Useful part    :    Root, flower bud, Fruit.

CHEMICAL CONTENTS

Plant gave glucosinolates—glucoiberin, glucocapparin, sinigrin, glucocleomin and glucocapangatin. Rutin has also been reported from plant. The root bark, cortex and leaves gave stachydrine. Stachydrine, when given to dogs, rabbits and rats, quickened the coagulation of blood and reduced loss of blood.

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CAPPARIS DECIDUA

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 CAPPARIS DECIDUA
 
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Description:
Botanical name : Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. (C. aphylla Roth.)
Family : Capparaceae (Cappariadaceae)
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kurira Karira, Krakar, Apatra, Granthila, Marubhoo-ruuha, Niguudhapatra, Karila

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa    : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu.
Virya   : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English     : Caper plant
Hindi        : Karil, Kurel
Malayalam    : Karimulli, Karimullu
Unani     : Kabar, Kabar-ul-Hind,Kabar-e-Hindi; Tenti.
Distribution – In warmer parts of India, especially in Rajasthan, Punjab and
Sindh; southward to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A small shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves simple, small, acute, spinous pointed, associated with thorns and quickly fall off. Leaves usually found only on young shoots. Flowers red, in many flowered corymbs on old branches or short lateral shoots. Fruits fleshy pink berries; seeds numerous embedded in the pulp. 
  
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, boils, eruptions, swelling, chronic and foul ulcers, cough, hiccough, asthma, vomiting, hemorrhoids, intermittent fevers, arthritis, odontalgia, lumbago, dyspepsia, flatulence, constipation, intestinal worms, cardiac debility, gout, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and general debility. The fruits pacifies vitiated pitta, cardiac disorders, urinary infection, general debility. 
Useful part    :    Root, Fruit.  

CHEMICAL CONTENTS

The root bark contains spermidine alkaloids, used for inflammations, asthma and gout.
Activity of the seed volatiles against vibro cholerae has been recorded. Aqueous extract of the plant exhibits anthelmintic activity; seeds contain antibacterial principles—glucocapparin; isothiocynate aglycone of glucocapparin. The blanched fruits, when fed to rats at 10% dietary fibre level, showed a significant hypocholesterolaemic effect, which is attributed to its hemicellose content. Pickled fruits are use for destroying intestinal worms.
Dosage _ Leaf, root—50–125 mg (CCRAS.)

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CANTHIUM PARVIFLORUM

Name: CANTHIUM PARVIFLORUM
 
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Description:
Botanical name : Canthium parviflorum Lam.
Family : Rubiaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Gangeruki, Chayatinisha

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa    : Kashaya, Katu, Madhura
Guna   : Lakhu
Virya   : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English     : Carray cheddile
Hindi        : Kirma, Kadbar
Malayalam    : Cherukara, Kandakara, Karamullu, Kara
Distribution – Throughout India, in dry deciduous forests  

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A small thorny shrub grows up to 3 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, small, acute, with axillary spines; flowers white, small in axillary cymes. Fruits oblong two chambered drupe, become yellow when ripe.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, diarrhea, fever, leucorrhea, worm infestation and general debility.
Useful part    :    Roots, Leaves. 

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CANSCORA DECUSSATA

CANSCORA DECUSSATA
 
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Description:
Botanical name : Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Schult.
Family : Gentianaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
 
Sankhini, Sanhkapushpi

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
 
Rasa    : Tikta, Katu, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu
Virya   : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
 
English     : Canscora
Hindi        : Sankhaphuli
Malayalam    : Sankhapushpi, Kanjankora 
Distribution – Throughout India growing in moist wastelands.  

PLANT DESCRIPTION
 
A small erect annual herb grows up to 50 cm in height. Leaves simple ovate-lanceolate, acute; flowers white in terminal cymes, fruits membranous capsules, containing powder like seeds.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, insanity, epilepsy, nervine debility, pain, skin diseases, ulcer, worms, abdominal disorders and general debility.
Useful part    :    Whole plant. 

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