| Botanical Name : |
Artocarpus Heterophyllus |
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| Family Name : |
Zingiberaceae |
Common Name :
Jack Fruit, Jakfruit
Part Used : Seeds, Jack Fruit, Leaves
Product offered : Seeds, jack fruit, dried fruit, leaves |
| Uses : The leaves are useful in fever, boils, wounds , skin diseases. The young fruits are acrid, astringent, carminative and tonic. The ripe fruits are sweet, cooling, laxative, aphrodisiac and tonic. The seeds are sweet, diuretic, aphrodisiac and constipating. The wood is nervine, sedative and is useful on convulsions. The latex is useful in dysopia, opthalmities and pharyngitis. The Chinese consider Jackfruit pulp and seeds tonic, cooling and nutritious, and to be "useful in overcoming the influence of alcohol on the system." The seed starch is given to relieve biliousness and the roasted seeds are regarded as aphrodisiac. The ash of Jackfruit leaves, burned with corn and coconut shells, is used alone or mixed with coconut oil to heal ulcers. The dried latex yields artostenone, convertible to artosterone, a compound with marked androgenic action. Mixed with vinegar, the latex promotes healing of abscesses, snakebite and glandular swellings. The root is a remedy for skin diseases and asthma. An extract of the root is taken in cases of fever and diarrhea. The bark is made into poultices. Heated leaves are placed on wounds. The wood has a sedative property; its pith is said to produce abortion. |
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| Atropa Belladonna : |
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| Botanical Name : Atropa Belladonna
Family Name : Asteraceae
Common Name : Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade, Witch’s Berry, Death’s Herb.
Part Used : Leaves And Roots
Habitat : Found in shade forests lies between 2,500-3000 m.
Product offered : Leaves
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| Uses : It is narcotic, mydriatic, antidote,
diuretic, analgesic, antispasmodic, laxative, hallucinogenic and sedative.
It is mainly used to dilate pupils in eye diseases, bladder and kidney diseases, bladder and ureteral spasms, intestinal and biliary colic, cold, flu, pain and asthma. It is also helpful in airway obstruction, ear infection, headache, nervous system disorders, premenstrual syndrome, radiation burn and menopausal symptoms. It is applied as a lotion in case of neuralgia, gout, rheumatism and sciatica.
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