PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM | Bijasal

PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM(Bijasal)

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Faboideae

Tribe: Dalbergieae

Genus: Pterocarpus

Species: P. marsupium

COMMON NAME:-Bijasal,Bibla,Honi,Vengai

OPERCULINA TURPETHUM | nishottra| PITHORI | NSHTAR | NISOT | NISHOTTRA | NISOTI | TELLATEGADHA

OPERCULINA TURPETHUM

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Solanales

Family: Convolvulaceae

Genus: Operculina

Species: O. turpethum

COMMON NAME:-PITHORI, NSHTAR, NISOT, NISHOTTRA, NISOTI, TELLATEGADHA

Nature:-It isa large twining herb with milky juice: root long

PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA | BAKHUCHI

PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Faboideae

Tribe: Psoraleeae

Genus: Psoralea

Common Name:-Bachi, latakasturi,sugandha kantak,kala gija,bakhuchi…

Nature:-It is an posture herb, and with densely glands –dotted branches.

Leaves:-Mostly leaves are round in shape, dotted with black glands on the both surfaces.

Flowers:-Flowers are small, bluish purple , with 12-35 bunches , arising in axile of leaves.

Fruits:-mostly FRUITS ARE BLACK,ROUND IN SHAPE WITH CLOSELY PITTED;; SEED ONE , SMOOTH.

MEDICINAL USES:-SEEDS OF THIS PLANTS COMPOSE THE DRUG.

The seed contain an essential oil which is very effective on certain bacteria causing skin disease. Roots of the plants are reporetd to be useful in caries of teeth: and the leaves in diarrhea