Mustard : Chemical Constituents, Preparations, Synonyms and Uses
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Role of Garlic in Controlling Cardiovascular Diseases and Other Uses
Biological Source of Garlic: Botanical Name : Allium sativum Family : Liliaceae Synonyms of Garlic: Hindi – Lahsun English – Garlic Sanskrit – Rasana Telugu – Velluli Tamil – Vallaipunelu Bengali – Rasuna Gujarati – Lasana The trade name of garlic is Lahasuna Garlic is a well known bulbous, herbaceous plant and grows to a […]
Spearmint (Mentha) – Chemical Constituents and Uses
Biological Source, Distribution and Synonyms of Spearmint: Spearmint consists of the dried leaves and flowering tops of the plant, Mentha spicate, Mentha cardiaca or Mentha virdis of the family Labiatae. It is known as spearmint leaves, mint, mentha virdis, stotch spearmint and common spearmint. Spearmint is mainly cultivated in North America and Asia. It is […]
Caraway : Chemical Constituents, Uses, Synonyms and Substitutes
Source, Morphology and Distribution of Caraway: Caraway consists of the dried ripe fruits of Carm carvi, belonging to the family Umbelliferae. It is also known as carum and caraway seed. Caraway is indigenous to Central Europe and Holland, where as its cultivation is carried out in Central Asia, Europe and India in North Himalayan region, […]
Cinchona – Chemical Constituents and Uses
Biological Source of Cinchona: Other names of Cinchona Bark: Cinchona is a dried bark obtained from the cultivated trees of Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona succirubra of the family Rubiaceae. Cinchona is called as Jesuit’s bark as this bark was identified and used by the Jesuits for its anti-pyretic property. As it was […]
Turmeric : Chemical Constituents, Properties, Uses and Synonyms
Morphology and Distribution of Turmeric: Turmeric is a perennial herb which grows to a height of 2-3 feet and consists of the dried as well as fresh rhizomes of the plant, Curcuma longa belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. It has short stem and tufted leaves. Turmeric is known to people by other names like Indian saffron, […]
Garlic : Medicinal Uses, Chemical Constituents and Synonyms
Biological Name of Garlic: Garlic consists of the bulbs of the plant known as Allium sativum belonging to the family Liliaceae. Garlic is known by other names such as Allium and lahsun. Cultivation and Distribution of Garlic: Garlic is cultivated in all states of India and in other places like Central Asia, Southern Europe and […]
Coriander : Medicinal Uses, Health Benefits and Synonyms
Morphology and Distribution of Coriander: Coriander fruits are fully dried ripe fruits of the plant, Coriandrum sativum of the family Umbelliferae. Coriander plant is cultivated in India in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. Coriander is also cultivated in European countries like Russia, Hungary, Holland, Egypt […]