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Medicinal Plants
1. ALOE VERA
Description:
Botanical name: Aloe Vera
Family: Liliaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kumari, Grithakumari, Grihakanya

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Aloe, Indian aloe
Hindi : Gheekaumar, Ghikumari
Distribution – Cultivated in the dry areas of India
PLANT DESCRIPTION a perennial shrub with fleshy leaves and short stem. Leaves fleshy, sessile, with prickles on margins; flowers in long spikes, fruits capsules, often sterile. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, amenorrhea, wounds, ulcers, burns, colic, hepatitis, skin diseases, constipation, tumor, malignancy, low back pain, edema, arthritis and general debility.
Useful part : Leaves juice.

2. CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA (BLUE VARIETY)
Description:
Botanical name : Calotropis gigantea (Blue variety)
Family: Asclepiadeceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Arka, Sooryahvaya, Vasuka, Ksheeraparni, Alarka, Asphoda,
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Blue Madar Hindi : Akavana, Aka, Mandara

PLANT DESCRIPTION
Perennial shrub, growing up to 2.5 meters with branches and sub branches. Leaves are simple, opposite and sub-sessile, ovate, and cordate at base. Plant contains latex almost in all parts. Flowers beautiful, lilac, in umbellate lateral cymes. Fruits are fleshy follicles, green; seeds attached with abundant white coma.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:
Plant pacifies vitiated tridoshas, skin diseases, joint inflammations, snake poison, asthma and chest infections and rabies. It is a strong purgative drug.
USEFUL PART : Root, Latex, Flower and Leaves

3. CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA (WHITE VARIETY)
Description
Botanical name: Calotropis gigantea (White variety)
Family: Asclepiadeceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Svetarka

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : White Madar
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