| Botanical Name : |
Abelmoschus Moschatus |
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Malvaceae |
Common Name :
Ambrette Seeds, Hibiscus Abelmoschus, Musk Mallow, Musk Okra, Ornamental Okra, Annual Hibiscus, Yorka Okra, Galu Gasturi, Bamia Moschata
Part Used : Seeds, Seeds Oil
Habitat : Cultivated in india
Product offered : Seeds, Oil |
| Uses : Ambrette seeds come from a tropical hibiscus. The seeds contain an oil with a fatty-musky, slightly ambery odour. Its most important odoriferous components are the macrocyclic musks 5(Z)-tetradecen-14-olide and 7(Z)-hexadecen-16-olide, also called ambrettolide [6]. The oil was formerly highly appreciated in perfumery, but has now been largely replaced by synthetic musks. The seeds have a strong aroma of musk, and have been known as grani moschi. Relaxing and stimulating powers are attributed to them; and some cases, apparently authentic, have been recorded, in which they seemed to have a decided influence in casting out the poison of snakes. Possibly a further and more careful investigation of their properties, would show them to be an agreeable and useful article in cases where mild nervous prostration required a diffusible stimulant and relaxant. At present, they seem to be used for nothing beyond giving flavor to the coffee of the Arabs. |
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Botanical Name : Acacia Catechu
Family Name : Mimosacaae
Common Name : Cutch Tree, Catechu, Black Cutch
Part Used : Bark And Heartwood
Habitat :
Found in indian forests, upto the elevation of 1,500 m.
Product offered :
Roots, stem |
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| Uses : Bark of cutch tree is strong antioxidant, astringent,
anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal in nature.
It is useful in passive diarrhea, high blood pressure, dysentery, colitis, gastric problems,
bronchial asthma, cough, leucorrhoea and leprosy. It is used as a mouthwash for mouth, gum,
sore throat, gingivitis, dental and oral infections.
Heartwood is used to yield concentrated aqueous extract i.e. cutch. Cutch (extract) is astringent,
cooling, and digestive. It is useful in cough, diarrhea, ulcers, boils and eruptions of the skin. |
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