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Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Vernacular names Agastya English : West Indian pea, white dragon Sesbania grandiflora, tree, August flower, Flamingo Fabaceae Bill, Hindi : Agastha, Agasti, chogache, gaach-munga, agathiya, sadabasna, Kannada : Agase, agache, kempagase, chogache, agasi, chogachi, Tamil : Agati Malayalam : akatti, aagatti, atti, argatti, akatti, athi, agatti Telugu : Avisa, Avishi Oriya : agastee Gujarati : Agathiyo,ayathio,agath-thi-nar Bengali : Bak, Bagphal, Bak, basnapul, vak, agashi, basna, vasna, Medicinal Uses 1. Worm infestation: Intake of of 3gms of agastya flowers paste agastya leaves juice 10-20ml in processed in ghee recommended empty stomach, early morning for for night blindness. 2weeks can expel the intestinal 5. Colic: 5 grams of agastya bark worms. powder is boiled in 100ml of 2. Headache: 2 -3 drops of agastya water till it reduced to 25ml. Oral leaves juice is used as nasal drops administration of this decoction in the morning to cure sinusitis added with salt and hing relieve and headache. abdominal colic. 3. Fever: The paste of agastya leaves 6. Arthritis: Root and bark paste of can be externally applied over the agastya is applied externally to body to subside the fever. relieve pain and inflammation associated with arthritis and gout. 4. Night Blindness: Administration 1 Ayush Division , Head Quarters, Employees’ State insurance Corporation, New Delhi Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Vernacular names Amalaki Assamese : Amlaku, Amlakhi, Amlakhu Bengali : Amla, Dhatri Emblica officinalis, Euphorbiaceae English : Emblic Myrobalan Gujrati : Ambala, Amala Hindi : Amla, Aonla Kannada : Nellikayi Kashmiri : Embali, Amli Malayalam : Nellikka Marathi : Anvala, Avalkathi Oriya : Anala, Ainla Punjabi : Aula, Amla Tamil : Nellikkai, Nelli Telugu : Usirika Medicinal Uses Urdu : Amla, Amlaj 1. Prameha (Diabetes) : Intake of 25ml Amalaki juice added with 3 hot water after food at night. gms of turmeric powder twice a day before food is useful in 5. Grey hair: External application prameha, (urinary disorders of the paste of 50gms henna including Diabetes). leaves, 50gms amalaki, 10 Hibiscus flowers over the scalp 2. Rejuvenation: Regular intake of and hairs, keep it for 1hour before amalaki fruits is recommended taking head bath once or twice a for rejuvenation. In retains vitality, week is beneficial in premature increases life span, youthfulness greying hair. and resistance power. 6. Amlapitta (Acid peptic 3. Eye diseases: 3 gms of Triphala disorders): Equal auantity of churna (amalaki, haritaki and Amalaki fruits, shatavari root, vibhitaki, along with honey and sugar made into fine powder. ghee is used internally in early Taking 5gms of this mixture along morning on empty stomach, with ghee and honey in early beneficial for Eye diseases. morning on empty stomach for 4. Laxative: 10-15 gms of Triphala 40 days is beneficial. Powder (amalaki, haritaki and vibhethaki) is used internally with 2 Ayush Division , Head Quarters, Employees’ State insurance Corporation, New Delhi Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Amruta-phalam Vernacular names Psidium guajava, Bengali : Goaachhi, peyara Myrtaceae Gujarati : Jamrud, Jamrukh, Peru English : Trade name: Common Guava Hindi : Amrood Kannada : Gova, Jamaphala, Perala, Sibi, Sebehabbu Malayalam : Pera, Koyya Marathi : Jamba, Tupkel Oriya : Bodojamo, Jamo, Julabojamo, Pijuli Tamil : Koyya, Segappugoyya, Sengoyya, Vellaikoyya Telugu : Jama powder of guava 5gm with honey should be given in case of cholera Medicinal Uses and vomiting etc. 1. The leaves decoction Diarrhoea: 4. Mouth Ulcers: Guava leaves of guava (one fistful of leaves decoction can be used externally boiled in 100 ml of water till it for rectal prolapse in children, reduced to 25 ml) can be given and used as gargling for chronic twice daily in Diarrhoea. ulcers and mouth ulcers. 2. The leaves guava Toothache: 5. Constipation: Guava fruit is can be chewed and this paste can nutritious as well as a good be kept in contact with the teeth Laxative. This fruit is good for for some time. The antiplaque Diabetes also. properties of guava leaves are effective in preventing and 6. Leucorrhoea: Decoction of treating oral problems. guava leaves is used as a vaginal and uterine wash, especially in 3. Vomiting: The bark or roots leucorrhoea. 3 Ayush Division , Head Quarters, Employees’ State insurance Corporation, New Delhi Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Vernacular names Apamarga Bengali : Apamg Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthaceae English : Prickly Chaff Flower Gujrati : Aghedo Hindi : Chirchita, Latjira Kannada : Uttarani Malayalam : Katalati Marathi : Aghada Punjabi : Puthakanda Tamil : Nayuruvi Telugu : Uttarenu Urdu : Chirchita Medicinal Uses 1. Petechial hemorrhage: The expected date of menstruation paste red colored apamarga till it stops. This relieves pain and leaves paste is applied over the irregularity of the menses. oedematous lesions, inflamed area and over the petechial parts 4. Urirary Calculi: 6-8 twigs of of the body. This helps to cure is Apamarga soaked in sour discase within 2-3 days. buttermilk (100-200 ml) over night. Next day morning it is 2. Prameha( Diabetes): 3 gram each macerated well, filtered and of Apamarga seeds and Methi consumed. This helps to relieve seeds powder is taken early in the chronic dysuria, recurrent UTI, morning in empty stomach along urinary calculi and gall stones. with one cup of warm water. This is very effective against diabetes 5. Bleeding disorders: 5-10 ml of and obesity. This decreases the leaf juice is mixed with turmeric excessive hunger and thirst. powder to made fine paste . This paste applied over the bleeding 3. Dysmenorrhea: 10gms of whole wound to arrest the bleeding plant coarse powder is boiled in immediately. 200ml of water and till it reduced to 50ml. This filtered decoction consumed 1-2 days prior to 4 Ayush Division , Head Quarters, Employees’ State insurance Corporation, New Delhi Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Vernacular names Aparajita Assamese : Aparajita Clitoria ternatea, Bengali : Aparajita Fabaceae English : Clitoria Gujrati : Gokarni Hindi : Aparajita Kannada : Girikarnika Balli, Girikarnika Malayalam : Shankhapushapam Marathi : Gokarna, Aparajita Oriya : Aparajita Punjabi : Koyal Tamil : Kakkanam Telugu : Dintena Medicinal Uses thrice daily with honey for 1. Leucoderma: The leaves paste bleeding disorders of uterus. of aparajita applied thickly on the vitiligo patches and expose 5. Conjunctivitis: The flowers of to sunlight. It has to continue for aparajita are pounded with minimum 1 month to stimulate cow milk and applied over the melanocytes. closed eyes. It alleviates the conjunctivitis. 2. Filarial swelling: 5gms of aparajita root paste should be 6. Toothache: Aparajita root with given internally twice daily in black pepper should be kept in filariasis to relieve the swelling. mouth to pecify the toothache. 3. Memory Enhancer: The fresh root 7. Wound: Fine leaves paste of paste of aparajita should be given aparajita should be applied over in a dose of 1-3 grams with ghee the wound is beneficial as it has twice daily for increasing memory antifungal and anti bacterial and intelligence. properties greatly reduce the infection and heals the wound 4. Menorrhagia: 1 gram of aparajita very fast. flowers powder should be given 5 Ayush Division , Head Quarters, Employees’ State insurance Corporation, New Delhi Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Vernacular names Aragavadha Assamese : Sonaroo Bengali : Sondala Cassia fistula, Caesalpiniaceae English : Indian Laburnum, Purging cassia Gujrati : Garamala, Garamalo Hindi : Amaltas Kannada : Aragvadha, Kakke, Kakke-gida, Kakkernara, Kakkedai, Rajataru Kashmiri : Kriyangal Phali Malayalam : Konna, Kritamalam Marathi : Bahava, Garamala, Amaltas Oriya : Sunari Punjabi : Amaltas Medicinal Uses Tamil : Sarakonrai, Sarak konnai, Sarak kondi, Sharakkonrai 1. Eczema: Leaves of aragavadha Telugu : Rela fine paste applied over the skin Urdu : Khiyar Shambar lesions once in a day is effective in curing ring worm infection and soaked in water overnight . In eczema. the morning ,this water is taken 2. Worm infestation: 10ml of with little jaggery. This relieves aragavadha leaves juice is given gaseous distention by 2-3 safe in empty stomach for 5-6 days purging. helps to relieve intestinal worms 5. Jaundice: A fist full of tender leaf effectively. buds yellow coloured flowers of 3. Constipation: 15-20gms of aragavadha are taken and soup aragavadha bark powder cooked is made by adding salt, jaggery in 100ml of water till it reduced and pepper. This soup is not only to 1/4th. This decoction is orally whole some diet and also cures consumed daily once to relieve jaundice. constipation, distention of 6. Aguesia: Aragavadha pulp is abdomen and chronic diseases useful in loss of taste due to due to vitiation of blood. excessive use of cocaine. 25gms 4. Purgative: 3-4 inches of the of fruit pulp is mixed with 250ml mature fruit pulp de-seeded and of hot milk and used as a mouth wash regularly is beneficial. 6 Ayush Division , Head Quarters, Employees’ State insurance Corporation, New Delhi Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing Vernacular names Ardraka Hindi name : Adarakh (fresh) Zingiber officinale, Zingiberaceae English : Fresh Ginger Kannada : Hasi Shunti, Alla Telugu : Allamu Bengali : Ada Marathi : Aale Gujarati : Adu Tamil : Inji Punjabi : Adi, Adrak Malayalam : Inchi Medicinal Uses Urdu : Adrak 1. Loss of appetite: Eating slices of ginger sprinkling with salt before meals. It Stimulates digestion, 4. Vomiting: Mix 1 teaspoonful each add relish and purifies
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    Ehiabhi and Modupeoluwa, IJP, 2020; Vol. 7(10): 248-256. E- ISSN: 2348-3962, P-ISSN: 2394-5583 IJP (2019), Vol. 7, Issue 10 (Research Article) Received on 06 May 2020; received in revised form, 22 September 2020; accepted, 24 September 2020; published 01 October 2020 COMPARATIVE ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF LAURUS NOBILIS, SYZYGIUM GUINEENSE AND SYZYGIUM EUCALYPTOIDES IN SEARCH FOR NIGERIAN BAY LEAF - PART I Okhale Samuel Ehiabhi * 1 and Ogunfowokan Ifeoluwapo Modupeoluwa 2 Department of Medicinal Plant Research and Traditional Medicine 1, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), P. M. B. 21, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria. Department of Biochemistry 2, Bingham University, P. M. B 005, KM 26 Abuja-Keffi Expressway Kodope, Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Keywords: ABSTRACT: Bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used in cooking for its Nigerian bay leaf, distinctive flavor and fragrance. The bay leaf sold in Nigerian markets being Laurus nobilis, Syzygium guineense, Laurus nobilis (L. nobilis) is imported. The leaf of Syzygium guineense (S. Syzygium eucalyptoides, Essential oil guineense) and Syzygium eucalyptoides (S. eucalyptoides) have a long Correspondence to Author: history of use as vegetables and spices in Nigeria. In this study, leaf of S. Dr. Okhale Samuel Ehiabhi guineense, S. eucalyptoides, and a commercial sample of L. nobilis being the Department of Medicinal Plant gold standard for bay leaf, were evaluated for comparative essential oil Research and Traditional Medicine, composition in search of Nigerian bay leaf. The essential oil was obtained by National Institute for Pharmaceutical hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus. The essential oils were Research and Development (NIPRD), analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).