Biological Name : Catharanthus roseus Family : Apocyanaceae Synonyms of Catharanthus: Hindi – Sadabahar Oriya – Ainskati Bengali – Nayantara Malayalam – Ushamalari Marathi – Sada-phul Tamil – Sudukadu mallikal Telugu – Billaganneru Catharanthus is an erect herb with a height of one metre. Flowers are white or purple-red in colour. It is grown throughout […]
Morphology, Cultivation and Distribution of Ammi: Ammi is a plant obtained from the fruits of Ammi majus, belonging to the family Umbelliferae. These are the plants which are native to Egypt and is wildly grown in Europe, Abyssinia and West Africa. The cultivation is carried out in Jammu and Kashmir of India. The plant is […]
Morphology and Distribution of Ashwagandha: Ashwagandha consists of the dried roots and stem bases of Withania somnifera belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is also known as withania root, asgandh and winter cherry. It grows in all dry areas wildly. It is grown in sub tropical India. It is obtained from the states of Madhya […]
Morphology and Distribution of Olives: Olive oil is the fixed oil expressed from the ripe fruits of Olea europoea belonging to the family Oleaceae. It is also called as oleum olivae. Olive tree is native to Palestine and countries near to Mediterranean sea. Olive trees are also found in United States and Southern Australia. Italy, […]
Morphology and Distribution of Coca: Coca leaves are the dried leaves of Erythroxylon coca and Erythroxylontruxillense, belonging to the family Erythroxylaceae. It is known as coca. Erythroxylon coca is commercially known as Bolivian or Huanuco coca and Erythroxylon truxillense is known as Peruvian or Truxillo coca. The coca plant is native to South American countries […]
Morphology and Source of Wheat Germ Oil: Wheat germ oil is a fixed oil obtained from wheat germ, Triticum aestivum belonging to the family Gramineae. It is extracted by solvent extraction or hydraulic expression. Properties of Wheat Germ Oil: Wheat germ oil is bland yellow in colour with a nut like odour and nut taste. It is miscible […]
Morphology and Distribution of Ground nut Plants: Ground nut oil is a fixed oil expressed from the seed kernels of cultivated varieties of Arachis hypogaea of the family Leguminosae. It is also called as Peanut oil. Arachis plant is grown in Brazil. It is extensively cultivated in Southern United States, China, Africa and India. Preparation […]
Morphology and Distribution of Gloriosa: Gloriosa consists of the dried tubers of Gloriosa superba that belongs to the family Liliaceae. It is also known as glory lily. Gloriosa is an ornamental plant that is indigenous to tropical Asia and Africa. Tamil Nadu is the state which produces the drug on large scale. Glory Lily is […]
Plant Protein Sweeteners The source of sweetening agents or sweeteners are generally carbohydrates like glucose, sucrose, honey etc and glycosides like glycyrrhizine, sterioside or even from synthetic source like saccharine. The sweeteners other than the above chemical nature and form the natural source are very rare. From the past two three decades, plants containing potent […]
Morphology and Distribution of Thevetia: Thevetia consists of the dried seeds of the plants Thevetia peruviana, Merrill syn., Thevetia neriifolia belonging to the family Apocynaceae. Thevetia is also known as yellow oleander, trumpet flower and lucky nut tree. Thevetia is found throughout the India and in other countries like West Indies, Florida, Hawaii and USA. […]