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: …
Organic chemistry
Carum copticum
General information: Bishop’s Weed is valued for its antispasmodic, stimulant, tonic and carminative properties. It is administered in flatulence, atonic dyspepsia and diarrhea, and often recommended for cholera. In the Unani system, the herb is used as a drug to enhance the body’s resistance, and is prescribed in amoebiasis, a parasitic infection of the intestines. …
Caesalpinia sappan
Medicinally it refers to the dried heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L., which is a species flowering tree belonging to the legume or pea family (fabaceae). It is also a relative of Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata) and they are under a same genus. Hence, other common names of it include Sappanwood, “brezel wood”, East Indian redwood, Sapanwood, …