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Eugenia jambolana

Eugenia jambolana

Evergreen tree to 25 m tall, with young shoots dirty white and lower bark thick and discolored. The leaves are opposite, entire, simple, elliptic to broadly oblong cm, smooth, glossy, somewhat leathery, 5-10 in short, is at the tip, the petioles to 3 cm long, prominent midrib of the leaf, yellowish, with several sheets of lateral veins almost parallel. The leaves are antibacterial, and are used to [...]
Deadly nightshade

Deadly nightshade

Internally, small amounts of leaves strongly promote perspiration and bowel clean up the next day. Fresh grass juice is sometimes used for fever and pain. High doses of black nightshade can cause serious but generally not fatal, poisoning. Externally, the juice or cream is made of leaves can be used for skin problems and cancer. The berries are poisonous, but boiling apparently destroys the toxic substances [...]
Carica Papaya

Carica Papaya

Carica papaya has an enzyme called papain, present in fruits, leaves and stem. Milky juice is dried, is extracted and used in chewing gum, toothpaste and medicine and meat tenderizers.Carica papaya contains many biologically active compounds. Two important compounds are presumed to chymopapain and papain digestion. Papain treat arthritis. The levels of compounds, ranging from fruits, leaves, latex, [...]
Black plum

Black plum

The leaves are antibacterial and are used for strengthening the gums and teeth. The fruit and seeds are acrid, cooling, tonic, sweet, and sour, and they are also used in diarrhoea, diabetes and ringworm. The bark is astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic, digestive, sour and sweet.
Buckwhead (Buckwheat Hulls, Agopyrum Esculentum)

Buckwhead (Buckwheat Hulls, Agopyrum Esculentum)

Terminalia belerica is a immense deciduous tree usually called as Baheda or Bibitaki. It is distinctive in being both astringent & laxative. The extract is derived from the fruit that is well-known commercial myrobalan, called Belliric Myrobalan. Advantages of the buckwheat hull filling are the cold in the summertime, warm in the winter insulating properties. The ability to alter the size to your [...]
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