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Scientific name - Madhuca longifolia (L.) MACBA. Synonyms - Bassia longifolia L. Popular names - Mahu, tree butter, butter tree, mahva, erappe, irippa, IPPA. Distribution and Habitat - native in central India, is common in sub-mountainous regions of Himalaiei. Description - deciduu tree, 20 meters high, round crown. Leaves alternate, elliptic, 7.5-13 cm, margin entire, top acute, 10/12 pairs of ribs, stalks 1-2 cm long. Flowers axillary, creamy, fragrant, calyx covered with dense hairs; Corola pale yellow, 1 cm long, 6-12 petals, tube brushless. Stamens 16-20, in two rows. Blooms in February-April. Fruit baca green, yellow at maturity, ovoid, with brown hairs. Seeds 1-3, black. Properties and Uses - the leaves contain thelcaloizi, seeds contain fatty oil, bark is astringent and tonic properties. Flowers have an effect on bronchitis and colds. 30 g with 250 ml of milk. For rheumatism, decoction of bark. The oil extracted from seeds can be applied to interesting places. For diabetes, decoction of bark, beneficial results. The oil extracted from seeds is used in treating hemorrhoids, has laxative properties, treatment of chronic constipation. Madhuca leaves are effective in treating eczema. Fresh flowers are sweet, rich in vitamin A, are edible fresh or cooked. References Dinesh Kumar Tyaqi - Pharma Forestry - Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2005 HKBakhru - Herbs That Heal - Orient Paperbacks, 1998 James A. Duke - Nuts - CRC, 2000 Orient Longman - Indian Medicinal Plants - South Asia Books, 1995
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Sambucus ebulus - herbaceous species, glabra, the root stock. Stem 0.5-2 m high, neramificata; grow in groups. Leaves opposite, imparipenat-compound, 5.9 folio with short stalks, lanceolata, the round or asymmetrical, peak acuminata, laced edge, the lower ribs are evident. Foliole terminal is greater than the side. Agrimonia eupatoria - a perennial herb with a short rhizome and erect, hairy, usually unbranched stem. The basal leaves are arranged in a rosette. Is a common plant throughout Europe, ii is rare in north Scotland. Herbaceous annual, voluble, mono. Strain pentagonal in section, 6 m high. Leaves alternate, 5-7 lobate, the cordata, acuminata peak or acute, margins iregulat needle, 5-7 ribs, limb 15 x 15 cm, 10 cm long, ribbed, hairy. Flowers monoecious, in axillary Cime, long-pedunculate, yellow, 8 cm in diameter. Phytolacca americana - perennial species, growing to 2-3 m high and 1.5 diameter crown. Rhizome thick underground, fusiform. Leaves alternate, petiole short, language lanceolata ovat-based and tip acute, margin entire. Flowering raceme axillary, 40 cm long. Perennial herbaceous plants, 30 - 100 cm tall. Stem cylindrical, with two edges, bark, woody at the base, branched, reddish. Leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolata, top acute-round basis acuminata, margins entire, Revol, Sesia, 1.5-4 cm long, on both sides with black spots. Flowers grouped into numerous terminal corymb Angelica, Arcangel, Angelica di Bohemia, archangel, wild celery, wild parsnip, bai zhi, engelwortel, Angélique, Angelika, Brustwurz, Chora, padaganghwal, erva do Espirito Santo, djagill, anschelika, Epiritu raiz del Santo, the root of the Holy Spirit. Campanula glomerata species native to Europe, growing in arid environments, pastures and forest edges, 0-1500 m altitude. Seen as ornamental species, ideal for who wants to create a wild flower garden. Liquidambar styraciflua - a native of North and Central America, grows in forests of Pinus sp. and Quercus sp. 900 to 200 m altitude. Nicotiana tabacum - herbaceous annual, terofita. The product obtained is known cigarettes. Agrimonia eupatoria - a perennial herb with a short rhizome and erect, hairy, usually unbranched stem. The basal leaves are arranged in a rosette. Is a common plant throughout Europe, ii is rare in north Scotland. |
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