medicinal herbalist

            Azadirachta indica - Kodunim Azadirachta indica is a large evergreen tree,it is commonly known as nem nimtree. Neem is  fast growing tree in India that can reach up to 15-20 m tall. It is native to India ,Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia. It is found throughout India in deciduous forest,in area with low rainfall. It is sparsely distributed in Goa. Leaves pinnate with serrate margin,bright green, shining at both sides. The flowers are white,scented. The fruit is a smooth, drupe ovoid-oblong,having one seed, dark purple when ripe. Uses: The powder of leaves is a tonic and also used in skin diseases.  Decoction of leaves is used to treat ulcers and eczema. seed oil is used for skin infections Fresh tender twigs are used to clean teeth,particularly to cure pyorrhea.  Decoction of bark is used for treating fever,cough,bronchitis,liver inflammation, leprosy,eyes disorders. Neem oil is used for healthy hair. Dried leaves...

              Boerhavia diffusa-Punarnava     Boerhavia diffusa is a species of flowering plant which is commonly known as punarnava. It is also known as tarvine, Red hogweed and spreading hogweed. These plant having thick taproot stem branching mainly from the base, fleshd, green, often Flushed with red,glabrescent to short or long hairy with multicellular hair,especially around the swollen nodes. Flowers are tiny purple-pink growing all over it. Fruit an achene,enclosed by the thickened lower part of perianth.These herb are found in all over India & various parts of Goa. USES : It is used in urinary retention & water retention. Useful in curing anaemia,liver cardiac disorders and as an excellent diuretic. Useful in treating cough,cold,heavy periods,menorrhagia,hemorrohoids and relieves pain,sputum and abdominal colic.  It is also useful in healing wound faster,ascites and chronic toxic conditions. Its se...

                 Justicia adhatoda-Adulsa Adulsa is a very popular medicinal plant that grows in low water conditions. Leaves are dark green in colour,10 to 15 CM long & 5 CM wide. They become greenish- brown when dried & have a bitter taste. The wood of the stem is soft and flowers are white,clustered at the end of  branches. This plant are found in sub temperate regions of Himalayas and lower ranges of Eastern and Western Ghats. It is also found all over Goa. Uses: Decoction of leaves is used in gonorrhea,promotes menstrual flow,cures cough and rheumatism. Leaf juice is used  for diarrhoea,dysentery and expelling worms from the body. Decoction of roots is used for treating bronchitis, asthma, vomiting, sore eyes,fever and gonorrhea. It is also control both internal & external bleeding such as peptic ulcer, hemorrhoids and bleeding gums. Decoction of flowers purifies blood and checks painful and difficu...

       Andrographis Paniculata-Kirayte Andrographis Paniculata is an erect annual herb extremely bitter in taste in all parts of the plant body. It is one of most bitter plant that are used in earlier as medicine. Since it is using as for medicinal purpose. It is found in all over the Goa as well as out of  the Goa also it is available. Andrographis having much branches herb, stem and branches sharply four angled. Leaves are simple,opposite,short petioled, glabrous, elliptic to lanceolate, narrowed at both ends. Flowers small ,white with purplish blotches Uses : Decoction of plant used for all types of fever,skin diseases ,acidity.  It is an excellent medicine for stomach and liver ailments. It is very effective treatment of digestive problems. Roots and leaves used as a febrifuge, cholagogue and anti-helminthic. It is used for preventing and treating  common cold and flu.  It is also use for preventing heart diseases...

Hii friends!! This is my first post on medicinal plants. I hope you will get advantage of this post. Ocimum tenuiflorum-Tulas Ocimum tenuiflorum is also know as Tulsa. Tulas is the numerous branched  woody herb. Leaves are dark green in colour, hairy, opposite ,entire,toothed with minute glands. Steam purple, hairy, giving out numerous branches. Flowers purplish-pink,small in terminal, closely whorled racemes. It is found almost everywhere  in Goa and cultivated in gardens. Uses:  Leaf juice is used in cough, hiccups, respiratory tract disorders and leprosy. It is also applied externally for ringworm  and other skin diseases. Oil prepared from leaves is anti-bacterial and insecticidal. Infusion of leaves is used for ailmentary tract disorders,to check malaria and expel worms from the body. Decoction of seeds is used for chronic constipation,piles. To protect alimentary tract, to relieve inflammation. It also helps in curing urogenital disorders . ...