MEDICINAL / AYURVEDIC PLANTS







Medicinal plants are plants that have various medicinal properties and are used as herbal remedies for treating many diseases. Since ancient time’s medicinal plant were very popular and still now they are widely used in Ayurvedic preparations to cure diseases. Herbal remedies were popular from the ancient times and are widely used in Ayurveda for treating many disorders. Many of the herbs that we use in our daily life also provide curative health benefits such as ginger, garlic, turmeric, peppermint, spearmint, rosemary, onion, garcinia, ginkgo biloba etc have therapeutic properties. Most of the herbs are used for treating common cold, flu, fever, asthma, bronchitis etc and help people to get relief from mental and physical stress. An essential oil is extracted from most of the herbs which is then used for curing many diseases and skin conditions. Most of these medicinal plants have antibacterial and antifungal properties besides having antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help to protect the body from damage causing free radicals and prevent cancer and inflammations.  Herbal teas made by the infusion or decoction of medicinal plants or parts of the plants are highly curative and are readily available in the market in the form tea bags. Ginseng tea bag, ginger tea, ginkgo biloba tea, peppermint tea, spearmint tea etc are very popular.






Medicinal Plant- Adapathiyan/Holostemma Creeper


     


Medicinal Plant- Amukkuram/ Indian Ginseng


Medicinal Plant- Analivegam/Devil Tree