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Calendula Officinalis
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| Family Name : |
Asterceae |
| Common Name :
Marigold, Pot Marigold
Part Used : Dried Marigold Flowers, Dried Marigold Petals, Leaves & Roots.
Habitat : Cultivated in gardens in india.
Product offered : Leaves, Flower
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| Uses : Calendula have been used to treat conjunctivitis, blepharitis, eczema, gastritis, minor burns including sunburns, warts, and minor injuries such as sprains and wounds. Calendula flowers have been considered beneficial in reducing inflammation, wound healing, and used as an antiseptic. Calendula has been used to treat a variety of skin diseases and has been seen effective in treatment of skin ulceration and eczema. If taken internally through a tea, it has been used for treatment of stomach ulcers, and inflammation. Calendula has been effective in treating juvenile acne and dry phthiriasis. It has also been used to treat cramps, coughs and snake bites. Research continues into the healing properties of Calendula.
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| Carica Papaya : |
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Botanical Name : Carica Papaya
Family Name : Caricaceae
Common Name : Papaya, Paw Paw, Kates, Papaw
Part Used : Leaves, Fruits, Roots
Habitat : Through out india
Product offered : Leaves, Bark
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| Uses : Carica papaya contains an enzyme known as papain, present in the fruit, stem and leaves.The milky juice is extracted, dried and used as chewing gum, medicine (digestion problems), toothpaste and meat tenderizers. Meat can be tenderized by wrapping it in a bruised papaya leaf before it is cooked.Carica papaya contains many biologically active compounds. Two important compounds are chymopapain and papain, which are supposed to aid in digestion. Papain also is used to treat arthritis. The level of the compounds vary in the fruit, latex, leaves, and roots. Papaya has been used for digestive problems and intestinal worms.The softening and disintegrating qualities of papain (generally in alkaline combination, as with borax or potassium carbonate), have been taken advantage of in the treatment of warts, corns, sinuses, and chronic forms of scaly eczema, cutaneous tubercles, and other hardness of the skin, produced by irritation, etc., and injected into indolent glandular tumors to promote their absorption.
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