INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANT$ & THEIR PROPERTIE$

 

INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANT	BOTANICAL NAME	PROPERTIES/ USES
எலுமிச்சை செடி	Citrus medica	The fruit (lemon) has numerous nutraceutical benefits, proven by pharmacological studies; for example, anti-catarrhal, capillary protector, anti-hypertensive, diuretic, antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic, antimicrobial, analgesic, a strong antioxidant, anticancerous, antidiabetic, estrogenic, antiulcer, cardioprotective, and antihyperglycemic.
கற்பூரவள்ளி	Anisochilus carnosus	The extract of Anisochilus carnosus shows anticancer activity and has the potential to be developed into a therapeutic option for the treatment of cancer.
குப்பைமேனி	Acalypha Indica	Acalypha indica has the capability to serve as anthelmintic, anti-inflammation, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-obesity, anti-venom, hepatoprotective, hypoxia, and wound healing medicine.
கற்றாழை	Alovera	Aloe vera is known for its antibacterial, antiviral, and antiseptic properties. This is part of why it may help heal wounds and treat skin problems. Trusted Source
சங்குப்பூ	Clitoria ternatea	Clitoria ternatea commonly known as 'Butterfly pea', a traditional Ayurvedic medicine, has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing, and sedative agent.
திருநீற்றுப் பச்சிலை	Ocimum basilicum	Ocimum basilicum has reputed medicinal uses as antioxidant, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, cytoprotective, anticonvulsant, hypoglycaemic, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, renoprotective, neuroprotective, spermicidal, dermatologic, and insecticidal.
துளசி	Ocimum -Sanctum	Ocimum sanctum or tulsi extracts are used in ayurvedic remedies for common colds, headaches, stomach disorders, inflammation, heart disease, various forms of poisoning and malaria. Their extracts have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immune-modulatory and antistress properties.
தூதுவளை	Solanum trilobatum	Studies showed that root extracts of Thuthuvalai have potential pain-relieving properties. The root of the plant also possesses excellent anti-inflammatory properties and the efficiency of the root extract is also comparable with that of standard drugs Indomethacin and Dexamethasone.
நெல்லி	Emblica Officinalis	It has a range of medicinal properties such as antioxidant, immune-modulatory, antipyretic, analgesic, cytoprotective, anti-ulcer, immune-modulatory, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, and gastroprotective. It has got a strong memory-enhancing property.
பப்பாளி	Carica papaya	The major findings revealed that papaya leaf extract has strong medicinal properties such as antibacterial, antiviral, antitumor, hypoglycemia, and anti-inflammatory activity.
சீதா	Annona muricata	Annona muricata have been characterized as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-protozoan, antioxidant, insecticide, larvicide, and cytotoxic to tumor cells.
வேப்ப மரம்	Azadirachta indica	Azadirachta indica is one of the most versatile medicinal plants widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Neem is a rich source of limonoids that are endowed with potent medicinal properties predominantly antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities.
கீழாநெல்லி	Phyllanthus Niruri	Extracts of this herb have been proven to have therapeutic effects in many clinical studies. Some of the most intriguing therapeutic properties include anti-hepatotoxic, anti-lithic, anti-hypertensive, anti-HIV, and anti-hepatitis B.
தென்னை மரம்	Cocos nucifera	The parts of its fruit like coconut kernel and tender coconut water have numerous medicinal properties such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, anti-dermato-phytic, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective, immunostimulant.
மஞ்சள்	Curcuma longa	Curcumin is a major isolated polyphenol from the rhizome of turmeric. It has a wide range of pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antitumor, and hepatoprotective activities.
மணி பிளான்ட்	Epipremnum aureum	It has been found that each part of this plant possesses antibacterial, anti-termite, and antioxidant properties. However, apart from these it can also turn out to be anti-malarial, anti-cancerous, anti-tuberculosis, anti-arthritis, and wound healing, etc.
நித்திய மல்லி	Jasmine Fluminense	Jasmine is analgesic, antidepressant, antiseptic, expectorant, aphrodisiac, sedative, stomachic, diuretic, depurative, astringent, stimulating, anti-oxidizing, anthelmintic, and anti-inflammatory in nature.
பாசிப்பயறு	Mung beans	Mung beans contain many healthy antioxidants, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, caffeic acid, cinnamic acid, and more. Interestingly, sprouted mung beans appear to have a more impressive antioxidant profile and may contain as much as six times more antioxidants than regular mung beans.
முல்லை	Jasminum articulatum Vahle	Jasminum articulatum Vahle is a herb mentioned in Ayurveda for the treatment of burning micturition, treatment of wounds, diseases of the oral cavity, headaches. The results indicate that the flowers are endowed with anti-urolithiatic activity.

 

NAME: VASUNDHRA D

B.Sc. Chemistry (2nd year) 

COLLEGE NAME: FATIMA COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT: CHEMISTRY

EVENT CHOOSEN: PHOTOGRAPHY (Visual art)

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Captured at ALAGAR KOVIL 25 DECEMBER,2020(12.15 PM)

A GENTLE TOUCH IS HARSH ENOUGH FOR TINY LEAVES TO SWIFTLY CURL. SHYNESS OVERLOADED!

Captured at ALAGAR KOVIL 22 DECEMBER, 2019 (12.00 PM)

"We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it's our garden that is really nurturing  us."

THE SUN KISSED WATER

FLOWERS ARE THE MUSIC OF THE GROUND. FROM EARTH'S LIPS SPOKEN WITHOUT SOUND.