ഇരുവേലി
Family : Lamiaceae
Botanical Name: Coleus zeylanicus, Coleus Vettiveroides
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Hribaram, Hrivera, vālaka
English: Iruvale
Hindi: valak
Malayalam: Iruvale
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Hreeberam is an important component in the preparation of all toxicological decoctions. Used for skin diseases , rheumatism ,bronchitis and chronic allergies . Also used as stimulant and carminative
മുറികൂട്ടി
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanical name: Hemigraphis colorata Blume
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Vranaropani
English: Red-flame ivy
Malayalam: Murikooti, Muriyan pacha
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
This plant is also called Murikoodi from the fact that it is a quick healer of fresh cuts and wounds. Muri or murivu in Malayalam means a cut or wound and kooduka means to gather and here it refers to wound healing. Thus murikoodi can be translated into a wound-healer.Sometime produce single white small flowers.The whole plant of Murikooti is used in stopping all external bleeding.
വാതംകൊല്ലി
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanical name: Justicia gendarussa Burm.f
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Vataghni
English: Black Vasa, Black malabar nut
Hindi: Nilinirgundi, Udisambhalu
Malayalam: Vatamkolli, Vatham kolli
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
The whole plant of Vatamkolli is used headache cough, bronchitis, migrain, fever and fractured bone.
രാമച്ചം
Family: Poaceae
Botanical Name: Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Saskrit : Useera, Sevya, Veerana, Veera, Ranapriya, Samagandhika
English: Vetiver, Khas –khas grass
Hindi: Khas
Malayalam: Ramacham
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Ramacham is a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, native to India. Vetiver can grow up to 1.5 metres high and form clumps as wide. Unlike most grasses, which form horizontally spreading, mat-like root systems, vetiver's roots grow downward, 2–4 m in depth. Vetiver is used for the preparation of a decoction which used for the treatment of all kinds of poison in Toxicology
രാസ്ന - ചിറ്റരത്ത
Family: Zingiberaceae
Botanical name: Alpinia Calcarata Rox
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Rasna, Sugandhamoola, Kulanjana
English: The greater galangal, lesser Galangal, Java galangal
Hindi: Kulanjan
Malayalam: Chittaratha, Aratta
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Indian Medicine recognized Galangal for its anti-inflammatory properties and used it to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It also helps break up mucus and create more productive coughs in patients. The rhizome of Chittaratha is used to hiccup, cough, metabolic disorder, asthma and joint pain
വിഷമൂലി
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanical name: Beloperone Plumbaginifolia
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Sophaghni, Vishaghni, Vishalata
English: Snake Grass, Sabah Snake Grass
Malayalam: Vishapacha, Vishahari
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Vishapacha use initial treating snake bites – is worth its weight in gold because its claim to be a cure for cancer. The leaves, root and stem of Vishapacha is used kapha, pitta, poison bites and swelling due to viper bite
തിപ്പലി
Family: Piperaceae
Botanical Name: Piper longum Linn.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Pippali, Magadhi
English: Long pepper
Hindi: Pipli, Pipal
Malayalam: Thippali, Pippali
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Thippali cure diseases and increase immunity power. It helps to destroy germs and increase hemoglobin. Thippali is one of the components of Trikadu.
Family : Lamiaceae
Botanical Name: Coleus zeylanicus, Coleus Vettiveroides
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Hribaram, Hrivera, vālaka
English: Iruvale
Hindi: valak
Malayalam: Iruvale
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Hreeberam is an important component in the preparation of all toxicological decoctions. Used for skin diseases , rheumatism ,bronchitis and chronic allergies . Also used as stimulant and carminative
മുറികൂട്ടി
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanical name: Hemigraphis colorata Blume
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Vranaropani
English: Red-flame ivy
Malayalam: Murikooti, Muriyan pacha
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
This plant is also called Murikoodi from the fact that it is a quick healer of fresh cuts and wounds. Muri or murivu in Malayalam means a cut or wound and kooduka means to gather and here it refers to wound healing. Thus murikoodi can be translated into a wound-healer.Sometime produce single white small flowers.The whole plant of Murikooti is used in stopping all external bleeding.
വാതംകൊല്ലി
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanical name: Justicia gendarussa Burm.f
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Vataghni
English: Black Vasa, Black malabar nut
Hindi: Nilinirgundi, Udisambhalu
Malayalam: Vatamkolli, Vatham kolli
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
The whole plant of Vatamkolli is used headache cough, bronchitis, migrain, fever and fractured bone.
രാമച്ചം
Family: Poaceae
Botanical Name: Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Saskrit : Useera, Sevya, Veerana, Veera, Ranapriya, Samagandhika
English: Vetiver, Khas –khas grass
Hindi: Khas
Malayalam: Ramacham
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Ramacham is a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, native to India. Vetiver can grow up to 1.5 metres high and form clumps as wide. Unlike most grasses, which form horizontally spreading, mat-like root systems, vetiver's roots grow downward, 2–4 m in depth. Vetiver is used for the preparation of a decoction which used for the treatment of all kinds of poison in Toxicology
രാസ്ന - ചിറ്റരത്ത
Family: Zingiberaceae
Botanical name: Alpinia Calcarata Rox
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Rasna, Sugandhamoola, Kulanjana
English: The greater galangal, lesser Galangal, Java galangal
Hindi: Kulanjan
Malayalam: Chittaratha, Aratta
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Indian Medicine recognized Galangal for its anti-inflammatory properties and used it to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It also helps break up mucus and create more productive coughs in patients. The rhizome of Chittaratha is used to hiccup, cough, metabolic disorder, asthma and joint pain
വിഷമൂലി
Family: Acanthaceae
Botanical name: Beloperone Plumbaginifolia
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Sophaghni, Vishaghni, Vishalata
English: Snake Grass, Sabah Snake Grass
Malayalam: Vishapacha, Vishahari
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Vishapacha use initial treating snake bites – is worth its weight in gold because its claim to be a cure for cancer. The leaves, root and stem of Vishapacha is used kapha, pitta, poison bites and swelling due to viper bite
തിപ്പലി
Family: Piperaceae
Botanical Name: Piper longum Linn.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Pippali, Magadhi
English: Long pepper
Hindi: Pipli, Pipal
Malayalam: Thippali, Pippali
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Thippali cure diseases and increase immunity power. It helps to destroy germs and increase hemoglobin. Thippali is one of the components of Trikadu.
