The World of Healing Plants: Traditional Home Remedies

1. Description and Distribution: Indian rhododendron. This is a perennial shrub, 1-3m tall, with showy purple flowers and oblong leaves. It is found in tropical and subtropical areas, typically in disturbed lands, grasslands, and forest margins. It is native to Southeast Asia but is widely distributed in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and Pacific Islands. Scientific Name: Melastoma malabathricum L. Common English Name: Malabar melastome, Indian rhododendron. 2. Indian Vernacular Names: Hindi: Phutki, Phutkala Tamil: Kadali, Kattukadali Malayalam : Kattukadukka, Cherukadukka Kannada : Kallesoppu, Doddesoppu Telugu : Nekkarika, Adavi nekka Bengali : Datranga, Phutki Assamese   Phutukola Marathi : Laal mendhi Odia : Karavi Mizo : Builukham. 3. Traditional uses of M. malabathricum in common ailments 3.1. Oral hygiene Its names indicate its popularity in Indian traditional medicine, especially in Northeast India and southern regions, for conditions such as wounds and oral infe...

   1. A Brief Description of Indian Pennywort and Its Global Distribution Indian Pennywort, which scientific name is   Centella asiatica , also called a "miracle herb," is a tiny, herbaceous, perennial plant of the family Apiaceae. The frost-tender plant has slender, creeper that are green to reddish-green, uniting individual plants. Its leaves are fan-shaped, long-stalked, and green with palmately netted veins and smooth textures. The plant has small, pinkish to white flowers in rounded umbels close to the ground and small, oval fruits.  Indian Pennywort  grows in wet, swampy conditions and is therefore suited to wetlands and tropical or subtropical habitats.  Indian Pennywort  has a pan-tropical distribution worldwide, naturally occurring in areas of Asia (India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Malaysia), Africa (South Africa, Madagascar), Australia, and portions of Oceania. It is also native to the southeastern United States, Central America, South...

  1. Introduction to the Bel Plant (Wood Apple) and Its Global Distribution The Bel plant, or wood apple, is a sacred and healing tree with origins dating back to Indian culture and Ayurvedic tradition. The Bel tree is a deciduous, medium-sized tree that grows to 10-15 meters tall. It is from the "Rutaceae" family and distinguished by its odoriferous fruit with hard-sealed surface and holistic medicinal potential. It has its origin in   India but is cultivated efficiently in   Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and some parts of Southeast Asia. It has adopted dry and semiarid states, and with its medicinal usage, it grows in other tropics and subtropics elsewhere in the globe.   2.  Scientific  and  Vernacular  Names of  Bel Plant   : Scientific Name: Aegle marmelos English: Wood Apple/Stone Apple •   Hindi: बेल ( Bel) •   Sanskrit: Bilva, Sriphal •   Bengali: বেল ( Bel) •   Tamil: வில்வம் ( Vi...