WITHANIA SOMANIFERA | ASHVAGANDHA

WITHANIA SOMANIFERA (ASHVAGANDHA)

Kingdom : Plantae

Subkingdom : Tracheobionta

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Subclass : Asteridae

Order : Solanales

Family : Solanaceae

Genus : Withania

Species : W.SOMANIFERA

INDIAN NAME:- ASHVAGANDHA,AMUKKIRAN,GHODA,ASOR..

NATURE :’-its is asmall middle-sized under shrub, to the height of 1.4 m, stem and branches covered with minute star- shaped hairs.

LEAVES : leaves up to 10 cm long, ovate, hairy like branched.

FLOWER :-flowers are pale green, small about 1 cm long, few flower borne, smooth red, enclosed in the inflated and membranous calyx.

MEDICINAL USES:-ASHVAGANDHA IS USEFUL IN CONSUMPTION ND SEXUAL AND RHEUMATION. IT IS DIUTERIC.IT PROMOTES URINATION ACTS AS A NARCOTIC ND REMOVES FUNCTIONAL OBSTRUCTION OF BODY .THE ROOT POWDER IS APPLIED LOCALLY ON ULCERS AND INFLAMMATIONS.

THE ANTIBIOTIC AND ANTIBIOTICAL ACTIVITY OF THE ROOTS AS WELL AS LEAVES HAS RECENTLY BEEN SHOWN EXPERIMENTALLY..

WITHANIA COAGULENSE OCCURS IN NORTH WESTERN INDIA.ITS FRUITS ARE USEFUL IN DIGESTIVE AND LIVER COMPLAINTS.

OCIMUM SANCTUM | TULSI

OCIMUM SANCTUM (TULSI)

FAMILY :-LAMIACEAE

LOCAL NAME :-TULSI

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Ocimum

NATURE:

It’s branched erect herb about 80cm high, and hairy all over.

LEAF :-leaves opposite, about 6cm long, margins entire.

hairy on upper as well as lower surface, dotted with minute glands.

FLOWER :- small, purplish or reddish , in small compact clusters on slender spikes.

FRUITS :-Fruits small. Seeds yellowish or reddish.

LOCATION :- Mostly this plant grows in houses,

gardens and most probably in temples and often found as escape.

MEDICINAL USES :-this plants seeds and leaves are medicinal.

From leaves oil obtained the property of that oil to destroying bacteria and insects.

the liquid of the leaves useful in bronchitis, digestive complaints,

it is applied locally on ringworm and other skin disease an exotic

east African of this genus namely guarke. It has been cultivated in India in Kashmir.

Utter Pradesh, west Bengal Mysur.

its seeds give internally, relive constipation and piles

Azadirachta indica | Neem

AZADIRACHTA INDICA

FAMILY :-MELIACEAE

LOCAL NAME :-NEEM

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Azadirachta
Species:	A. indica

IDENTIFICATION FROM

LEAF :- It has pinnate leaves, thats are divided into numerous smaller segments that segment called leaflets, hence each leaflets looking like an ordinary

FRUIT :-fruits are 1.3-1.6 cm long. fruits are mostly green or yellow. there one seed in each fruit

FLOWER :- Flowers mostly small in size , white, short in axillary bunches.

LOCATION :- This tree appear naturally in Deccan peninsula, and mostly road side .
its also cultivated near domicile places.

MEDICINAL USES :- Its bark used for tonic,and anti periodic.its useful in fever, its the periodic sequence of fevers and useful in skin disease also.its leaves are pleasant in test(bitter) and are largely applied to the skin disease.

LOCAL USES :- ITS TIMBER IS USEFUL FOR HOUSE BUILDING AND AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENT ALSO.DRIES ;LEAVES ARE PLACED AMONG CLOTHES TO KEEP MOTHS AWAY.