Medicinal Plants of Chandigarh
Medicinal Plants of Chandigarh
Medicinal Plants of Chandigarh
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Contents<br />
Index<br />
AAK 1 KALMEGH 22<br />
AKARKARA 2 KIKAR 23<br />
ALOE VERA 3 LAKSHMI TARU 24<br />
AMLA 4 LONG PEPPER 25<br />
ANTAMUL 5 MAIDEN HAIR TREE 26<br />
ARJUNA 6 MANDUKPARNI 27<br />
ASHVAGANDHA 7 MOR PANKHI 28<br />
BAEL 8 NEEM 29<br />
BAHERA 9 NIRGUNDI 30<br />
BANSA 10 PUTH KANDA 31<br />
BARNA 11 RAM TULSI 32<br />
BHRINGRAJ 12 RATI 33<br />
BHUMI AMLA 13 SADA BAHAR 34<br />
BLACK DHATURA 14 SALAR 35<br />
DHAK 15 SATAWAR 36<br />
GILOE 16 SHAM TULSI 37<br />
HARAD 17 SHANKHPUSHPI 38<br />
HENNA 18 SITA ASHOK 39<br />
JAL BHRAMI 19 SOHANJNA 40<br />
JAMUN 20 SWEET FLAG 41<br />
KALA BANSA 21<br />
AAK<br />
Calotropis procera<br />
Habit<br />
Distribution<br />
Parts used<br />
: Erect, much branched shrubs, flower purplish.<br />
: Almost throughout India, Pakistan, W. Aisa, tropical Africa.<br />
: Root, latex, leaf.<br />
Constitutes: α-and β-amyrin,<br />
taraxasterol, taraxasteryl acetate,<br />
giganterol, gigantin, isogiganterol.<br />
Therapeutic uses: The latex and root<br />
bark used as an expectorant; flowers<br />
in cold, cough and asthma.<br />
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