Cassia auriculata is the botanical name for avaram poo and it is proven to control and reduce blood sugar levels. It rejuvenates the body  and reduce blood sugar levels drastically. Avarampoo can be cool dried, powdered and used as a tea which helps to rejuvenate and cure diabetes. The Marunthuvazh Malai also known as the Maruthuva Malai, (Marunthu vazum Malai– the abode of medicinal herbs)   is according to tradition,a fragment of the Sanjeevi Mountain, whuch is believed to be flown by lord Hanuman with the life saving sanjeevini Herb.

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• Tanner’s Cassia (English)
• Avartaki (Sanskrit)
• Awal, Tarwar (Hindi)
• Tarod, Tarwad (Marathi)
• Avaraim, Avirai (Tamil)
• Avaram (Malayalam)
• Avarikke, Tangedi (Kannada)
• Tagedu (Telugu)
• Awala (Gujarati)

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      Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also commonly called cilantro, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae.Coriander has been used as a folk medicine for the relief of anxiety and insomnia in Iranian folk medicine. Experiments in mice support its use as an anxiolytic.[7]

      Coriander seeds are also used in traditional Indian medicine as a diuretic by boiling equal amounts of coriander seeds and cumin seeds, then cooling and consuming the resulting liquid.[8] In holistic and some traditional medicine, it is used as a carminative and for general digestive aid.

Chukku-Malli Kaapi: Habit of drinking tea was adapted from the British by modern Indians. The ancient habit was to drink a herbal preparation with coriander seeds , dried ginger (sukku is lime-treated ginger which has superior medicinal value than just dried ginger) and  sweetened with palm sugar. This herbal tea is excellent for health especially to keep the kidneys to work efficiently and also for digestion. Please use organically grown coriander and ginger for the best results.

       Very Interestingly the bed coffee  given to the lord of  Sriranganathar temple in Trichy is  this sukku-malli kaapi prepared in Dhanwanthri shrine. Every morning this is then given as prasad to the devotees. This ritual was initiated by the ancient masters who knew the medicinal benefit of this herbal Tea.

Chuku Malli drink (Coriander + Dry ginger)

Coriander Seeds - 100 gms
Sukku(dry ginger powder) - 25 gms

Slightly roast coriander seeds and add dry ginger fry for 2 mins in medium flame
Let it cool and powder them.

Prepare the decoction with 1 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of powdered jaggery or brown unrefined sugar  and 1 tps of prepared powder. Boil for minutes.

  Ginger is one the best known anti-inflammatory drug known to man and coriander is soothing to the kidneys. The combination is a great medicine to kidney failure patients.

Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander

A herbal plant which requires very little watering and is an extremely hardy plant is Adhatoda zeylanica. (It is also known as Justicia adhatoda, and Adhatoda vasica). If there is one herbal plant that needs to be singled out for propagation and planting on a large scale, it would be this one. Adhatoda in Tamil, meaning a plant shunned by herbivorous animals, it is also known as the Malabar Nut in English and Vasa in Sanskrit. Propagated easily by cuttings, grows to a height of eight to 14 feet and has attractive white flowers.

Adhatoda is useful for curing coughs, colds and asthma and is easy to administer. As with most herbal medicines it is most effective if administered as soon as symptoms begin to manifest themselves. Boil three leaves of the herb (after washing) in a cup of water. (It should be boiled and reduced to half.) Half a cup of the decoction can be taken each time three or four times a day.

Adhatoda zeylanica Medic. syn. A. vasica Nees (Malabar nut, Vasaka)

Bengali- Basak; Gujarati-Aradusi; Hindi- Arusa, Bansa; Kannada- Adusoge, Kurchigida, Pavate; Malayalam- Adalodakam; Oriya- Arusa, Basung; Sanskrit-Shwetavasa, Vasa, Vasaka; Tamil.--Adhatodai, Pavettai; Telugu- Addasaramu, Garhwal- Bangra; Kashmiri- Bahekar, Baikar, Basuth, Bhenkar; Kumaun- Arus, Basinga; PunjabI-Bansa, Basuti, Bhekar, Vasaka.

If you grow the plant at home or if you are sure that the leaf surface is unlikely to have pollutants like pesticide or diesel particles you can grind two leaves in a mixer (after washing) with a little water. Half a spoon of the juice can be administered with ¼ spoon of ginger juice two or three times a day. For those who find its bitter taste unpalatable, having it with half a spoon of honey should help. (Honey should help with the cough or cold.)

While this drug has no toxic side effects, your child should be gradually introduced to the herb. Start with about a quarter spoon and then increase the dosage. It is recommended for children who have completed one year. For very young children start with a few tablespoons of the boiled decoction with honey. Those children who have been on a regular course of antibiotics will generally take a little longer to respond.

Adhatoda works two ways. It improves the functioning of the respiratory system and the immune system. It has been used for centuries, and is mentioned in Sanskrit scriptures. It is an expectorant and is a constituent of many herbal cough syrups. A study by Shah et al in 1987 indicates that it is the vasicine and vasicinine in the herb that is responsible for its bronchodilatory effects and usefulness even in cases of asthmatic bronchitis.

The juice relieves an irritable cough with its soothing action, liquefying the phlegm and mucus in the clogged channels and facilitating expectoration. If a child brings out phlegm, do not worry. Similarly, a little more or less of the juice is not harmful.

It is indeed unfortunate that instead of upholding we are spending crores of rupees on toxic chemical formulations very often produced in ecologically damaging ways. Adhatoda could become a symbol of our commitment to eco-friendly medicine. Can we ask for more?

For saplings and further information contact:

• The Medicinal Plant Development Area, Forest Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Pulleri, Chingleput.
• Centre for Traditional Medicine and Research, Chennai.

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  SHEELA RANI CHUNKATH

  The writer is Chairperson, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

      Eclipta alba commonly known as False Daisy and Bhringraj, is a plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. In Ayurvedic medicine, the leaf extract is considered a powerful liver tonic, rejuvenative, and especially good for the hair. A black dye obtained from Eclipta alba is used for dyeing hair and tattooing. Eclipta alba also has traditional external uses, like athlete foot, eczema and dermatitis, on the scalp to address hair loss and the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings. It is reported to improve hair growth and color (Kritikar and Basu 1975 and Chopra et al. 1955)

The herb Eclipta alba contains mainly coumestans i.e. wedelolactone (I) and demethylwedelolactone (II), polypeptides, polyacetylenes, thiophene-derivatives, steroids, triterpenes and flavonoids. Coumestans are known to possess estrogenic activity (Bickoff et al. 1969) Wedelolactone possesses a wide range of biological activities and is used for the treatment of hepatitis and cirrhosis (Wagner et al. 1986), as an antibacterial, anti-hemorrhagic (Kosuge et al. 1985). and for direct inhibition of IKK complex resulting in suppression of LPS-induced caspase-11 expression (Kobori et al. 2004)

Traditional uses
Plant is bitter, hot, sharp, dry in taste and is used in ayurveda for the treatment of Kapha and Vata imbalances. In India, the plant is known as bhangra or bhringraja. An other plant Widelia calendulacea is also known by the same name, but Eclipta has white flowers so called white bhangra and Widelia has yellow flower so it is called yellow Bhangra (Puri 2003).

The expressed leaf juice is applied along with honey is a popular remedy for catarrh in infants. A preparation obtained from the leaf juice boiled with sesame or coconut oil is used for anointing the head to render the hair black and luxuriant. An oil prepared with amla, bhringraj and sometimes with brahmi is well known known in India as Amla Bhringraj oil, which is said to blacken the hair. Plant is rubbed on the gums in toothache and applied with a little oil for relieving headache and with sesame oil in elephantiasis. Roots of Eclipta alba are emetic and purgative.

In Ayurveda the plant is considered a rasayana for longevity and rejuvenation. Recent studies have shown that it has a profound antihepatotoxic activity. A cardiodepressant activity was also observed in it when used for hepatic congestion. A complete symptomatic relief in epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting in ulcer patients has also been observed (Puri 2003)

In Taiwan, entire plant is used as a remedy for the treatment of bleeding, heamoptysis, haematuria and itching, hepatitis, diphtheria and diarrhoea. In China, as a cooling and restorative herb, which supports the mind, nerves, liver and eyes. The leaf extract is considered to be powerful liver tonic, rejuvenative, and especially good for the hair. A black dye obtained from Eclipta alba is also for dyeing hair and tattooing. Eclipta alba also has traditional external uses, like athlete foot, eczema and dermatitis, on the scalp to address hair loss and the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion strings. It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors, 1991).

Arabic- kadim-el-bint,
BURMESE :
CHINESE :
ENGLISH :
FRENCH :
GERMAN :
Hindi - bhangra, mochkand,
JAPANESE :
Kannada-garagadasappu, kadiggagaraga.
KHMER :
LAOTIAN :
MALAY :
Marathi- bangra, bhringuraja,
PORTUGUESE :
RUSSIAN :
Sanskrit- bhringaraja,  kesharaj,  nilapushpa,pankajata,
SPANISH :
TAGALOG :
Tamil- karishalanganni,
Telugu - galagara, gunta-kalagara,
THAI :
Tibetan - bhra nga ra dza, bhri-ga, brin ga ra dza,
VIETNAMESE :
Urdu - bhangra, babri, bhangra, bhangra, ab bhangra.

Courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipta_alba

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897414/pdf/ISRN2014-385969.pdf