(Hindi) One who is unattainable; in Hinduism, a wife of Shiva Doorga
Habitat: Native to West Indies; now occurring throughout India.
English: Cassie Flower, Cassie Absolute, Sweet Acacia.Ayurvedic: Arimeda, Vitkhadira.Unani: Vilaayati Kikar, Gandbabuul, Guyaa Babuul, Durgandh Khair.Siddha/Tamil: Kastuurivel, Vedday- ala.Action: Bark—astringent, demulcent, anthelmintic, antidysenteric, anti-inflammatory (used in stomatitis, ulcers, swollen gums, dental caries, bronchitis, skin diseases).
Ripe pods contain tannins and several polyphenolic compounds. Essential oil from pods—direct muscle relaxant, cardiac depressant and sedative.Various plant parts are used in insanity, epilepsy, delirium and convulsions.Family: Mimosaceae.Habitat: Dry regions of the country, especially in Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
English: White Babul.Ayurvedic: Arimeda, Arimedaka, Arimanja, Irimeda, Vitakhadir, Godhaa-skandha, Raamaka.Unani: Kath Safed, Vilaayati Babuul, Guyaa Babuul.Siddha/Tamil: Valval, Velvayalam.Folk: Safed Babuul, Safed Kikar, Renvaa.Action: Bark—bitter, demulcent and cooling; used in biliousness and bronchitis. Seeds—haemaggluti- nating activity has been reported. Leaves—antisyphilitic and antibacterial. Gum—demulcent.
EtOH (50%) extract of aerial parts— hypotensive and central nervous system depressant.The rootbark contains leucophleol, leucophleoxol and leucoxol.... acacia leucophloeaHabitat: Cultivated as an annual all over the country. The most important onion-growing states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh., Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
English: Onion.Ayurvedic: Palaandu, Durgandh.Unani: Piyaaz.Siddha/Tamil: Venkaayam.Action: Antibiotic, antibacterial, antisclerotic, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, antiasthmatic, expectorant, carminative, anti- spasmodic, diuretic, hypotensive, antidiabetic.
Key application: For the prevention of atherosclerosis (German Commission E) and age-dependent changes in the blood vessels, and loss of appetite (WHO).The official onion bulb of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China is a different species, Allium macrostemon Bge., than that of the German Commission E monographs, A. cepa. Chinese onion is used for cough, dyspnoea, angina pectoris and dysentery.Scallions or Spring Onion of Chinese medicine are equated with Allium fistulosum.Onion bulbs contain a volatile oil with sulphurous constituents, including allylpropyldisulphide; sulphur- containing compounds, including al- licin, alliin; flavonoids; phenolic acids and sterols.Hypoglycaemic activity of the onion is attributed to the allylpropyldisul- phide and allicin. Diphenylamine, isolated from mature bulbs, also exhibits potent antihyperglycaemic activity.Alliin and allicin have an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation. Antibiotic activity is due mainly to alli-cin.Regular use of onion (50 g/day) reduces insulin requirement of a diabetic patient from 40 to 20 units a day.Thiosulphinates, isolated from onion juice, exhibited antiasthmatic activity in vivo.Dosage: Juice of bulb—10-20 ml. (CCRAS.)... allium cepaKumarie, Kumaria, Kumara, Kumary, Kumarey, Kumaree, Kumarea... kumari
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