Tuesday, March 4, 2008

MENTHA SPECIES | pudina







classification of pudina
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

Genus: Mentha



LOCAL NAME:-PUDINA

This plant ie related to the menthe genus and its aromatic herbs.

Many more species grows wild; some of there cultivated.

The chief constituent for which these plants are valued are menthol and peppermint oil.

this medicinal plant is an erect branched herb upto about 55 cm high.

Leaves upto 6 cm long. Flowers small, in small brunches, borne on axile leaves,medicinal seeds are also very useful.

MEDICINAL USES of pudina :- THE DRIED LEAVES AND FLOWERING TOPS OF THE PLANT MAKE THE DRUG PAPPOERMINT, this drug use IN TREATMENT OF VOMITING AND NAUSEA.BRUISHED LEWAVES ARE APPLIED IN HEADACHE AND OTHER PAIMS.

THE MAIN USE OF DRUGS IS OR EXTRACTION FOR PAPPERMINT OIL AND IS LARGELY USED IN MEDICINE FOR STOMACH DISORDERS THE OIL IS ALSIO ANTISEPTIC At here is several name of (pudina) like koshu,horsemint

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