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Sanskrit / Indian Name : Himsra
Latin Name : Capparis spinosa
English Name : The Caper Bush
A prostrate shrub or climber armed with divaricate, light yellow thorns.
The root bark contains stachydrine, rutic acid and a volatile substance. It is bitter, aperient, diuretic and expectorant. It is given in splenic, renal and hepatic complaints.
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Sanskrit / Indian Name : Katuvira
Latin Name : Capsicum annuum
English Name : Chilli, Red Pepper
A suffrutescent or herbaceous, short-lived perennial.
The active principle in chili is a mixture of allied components, capsaicin being the most important, major component (46-77% of the total capsainoids). Chili is a powerful irritant and rubefacient; when applied to the skin, it produces warmth, redness, and burning without blistering.
In the form of ointment of plasters, it is used externally for the treatment of rheumatism, lumbago and neuralgia. |
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Sanskrit / Indian Names : Chirbhita, Erandachirbhita
Latin Name : Carica papaya
English Name : Papaya
Carica papaya (Papaya) is a small tree with straight and soft stem with leaf scars on it. The fruits are a good source of pection. It removes freckles and smoothes the skin. |
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