Benefits of Ashoka Seed powder of Ashoka with water helps to check kidney stone. Decoction of bark of Ashoka tree is useful in amenorrhoea, leucorrhoea and other gynaecological disorders. Use of Ashoka bark tones the musckes of uterus. When there is pain due to scanty menstruation, use of Ashoka’s bark gives good result. Overdose of …
Sapindus Trifoliatus
Description Sapindus Trifoliatus, also known as Soapnut, is a large tree found in South India, with a height of up to 25 meters. The compound leaves are alternate and pinnate, about 25 to 30 cm long. The leaflets are elliptic-lance shaped, smooth with tipped points and slightly oblique based. They are often found in pairs …
Santalum album
Description Sandalwood can be described as the fragrant woods yielded by trees in the genus Santalum. The stem grows 20 to 30 feet high, is heavy and straight-grained and varies in color. It is white when young, and yellow and orange in color when old. Its oval leaves are covered with a whitish bloom; its …
Salacia Reticulata
Description Salacia Reticulata: Salacia Reticulata is a climbing shrub with blackish branches found in southern Orisa & Kerala. It has Salanisol as active principle for diabetic treatment. About 18 species of Salacia grow in India. Chemical Constituents Salacia Oblonga contains two potent a-Glucosidase inhibitors: Salicinol and Kotalanol Medicinal Uses: Salacia Reticulata contains Salaretin and mangiferin …
Ruta graveolens
BENEFITS/USES OF RUTA GRAV: Bruised and Aching Bones: What works so well about ruta grav as a homeopathic remedy is that it not only helps with the actual bruising, but with the root of the problem itself. It goes to work on healing the lining of the bones and therefore offers tremendous help to those …
Rubia cordifolia
General information: Indian Madder is beneficial in treating skin conditions like uneven pigmentation and eczema. The roots, leaves and seeds of the herb are beneficial for amenorrhea, liver diseases and gall bladder and spleen ailments. The climbing rugose vine with reddish roots is found in the Himalayas and in hill stations across India. Therapeutic constituents: …
Rosa damascena
General information: Identified by its pleasing aroma, Persian Rose was introduced to the Middle East more than 800 years ago. Persian Rose water and oil have a number of therapeutic benefits that have been documented in various medicinal Middle Eastern texts. Persian Rose water is a used in beauty treatments as it hydrates, softens and …
Ricinus communis
Description An herbaceous annual plant, castor grows to a height of 3 to 10 feet. The long-stalked glossy leaves are 15 to 45 cm in length with 5-12 deep lobes. The leaf color can vary from dark green with a reddish tinge to dark reddish purple and bronze. The stout stem and spiny seed pods …
Rheum Emodi
Description Rhubarb is a group of herbaceous perennial plants that grow from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum. The large, somewhat triangular leaf blades are elevated on long, fleshy petioles. The flowers are small, greenish-white, and borne in large compound leafy inflorescences. Though the leaves of rhubarb are toxic, the plant, especially its stalk, …
Rauwolfia Serpentina
Health and Other Benefits of Sarpagandha Sarpagandha is used for the treatment of paranoia, schizophrenia, and hypertension. In serpant bite, the powder of Sarpagandha roots is given orally, as well as, applied on the site of bite It relieves itching in Urticaria Specially in snake bite, it is extensively used as antidote The Rauvolfia herb …