Papaya for Cure
April 14th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Papaw or papaya is one of the most common plants grown in tropical countries. It is an upright usually branchless, fast-growing tree. The trunk is soft, grayish, marked with fallen leaf scars. The leaves are deeply lobed, with long stalks, borne on the top of the tree. The male flowers are in long-stalked clusters, but the female flowers are stalkless or sessile. The fruit is obovoid, yellow-orange when ripe, fleshy, juicy, and often contains numerous black seeds although seedless varieties are also available today. It is a common fruit which is found in the market during the fruiting season.
Avocado
April 8th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
The avocado is not a very well-known plant. It grows as high as 15 meters in nature, but in cultivation it is kept less than 10 meters. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries. The fruit is large and pear-shaped. It has a thick skin which is purple green in color. It has been introduced in India and is found growing in Bangalore, Pune and a few other places.
Purslane
April 4th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Purslane is a prostrate, widely branched, glabrous, succulent annual herb. The stem is often purplish; the leaves are fleshy, oblong and obtuse. The five petaled flowers are very small, growing in clysters and is yellow in color. They open in sunlight. It is found in gardens and in open waste lands.
Watermelon in Herbal Medicine
March 31st, 2008 in Herbal medicine
A favorite in the hot summer months, watermelon is an annual, monoecious, long running, hairy vine. The leaves are pinnately divided. The flowers are yellow, single, in leaf axils. The watermelon fruit is large, round or oval, deep green or streaked with shades of green. A thick or thin ring of white surrounds the red flesh or pulpy part in which numerous flat black seeds are embedded. The plant is known everywhere, especially in tropical countries.