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Sl.No NAME OF THE WEEDS
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Page - 128 Heliotropium Indicum Linn Of the family Boraginaceae, Known as:
Flowering segment of the plant resemble the tail portion, Vrhschikali, of a scorpion. This weed grows everywhere coarse, succulent to some extent, fetid, herbaceous, naturally seasonal, emollient, vulnerary and diuretic in it’s characteristic constituent. About 60cm in height with densely hirsute ascending branches along with simple, alternate or sub-opposite leaves ovate, abtuse slender or cordate at base but often unequal. Pale blue flowers on two ranked extra axillary, fruits combined in pairs with four ribbed lobes. The flowers are most effectively used in the cases of menstruation related complications. Especially in the cases of AMENORRHOEA. For other problems it will depend on the number of flowers used as the doses. The effected person can contact institutions of Herbal cure, like Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal for expert guidance. The doses were taken according to the density of the physical and mental shocks the effected person has gone through. And the mental sock materializes when the influences of the physical socks were neglected. Page - 129 Other then the above complications, this plant has the properties to cure rheumatism, erysipelas, pharyngodynia, insect bites, ringworm infections, cough and bronchitis etc. A single plant has the properties to give us relief, and to cure us from many sicknesses. It is very important to be sure of one’s complication, before using any herb. One shouldn’t compare these methods of traditional home remedies with the modern day medical science and procedures. These methods are the natural instinct of every individual. Page - 130
Heliotropium indicum Boraginaceae Page - 131
Hemidesmus indicus Asclepiadaceae Page - 132 Hemidesmus indicus (Linn) R.Br. Of the family Asclepiadaceae. Known as: ,
This round the year growing twining or straight woody thin stemmed plant, which produces milky substances when cut, grows throughout the Indian sub-continent, but is not so common. Stems are thick at nodes, purple; leaves opposite, white veined, ovally oblong to linear-lanceolate, villous and silvery white under; flowers greenish purple in the opposite leaf axils; fruits slender one-celled many-seeded has a single carpel and opens along only one suture, cylindrical, about 10cm long, pointed tip, seeds flat and black oblong, blurred silvery white. The roots are dark-brown tubers, blurred silvery-white, repeatedly twisted cracked across and lengthwise splitted bark. It has an effective central vasculature and is pleasantly aromatic. The roots of, this bitter-sweet-astringent flavoured sweet smelling plant is cool in it’s essence and cures and prevents the complications due to pitta. Intense thirst of relatively brief duration, one sided headache, slow and painful discharge of urine drop by drop, a localized collection of pus caused by suppuration in a tissue, pain in the joint, an abnormal discharge form the private parts of the body of women, asthma, bronchitis, burning sensations, and is most effective in the cases of white spots on the skin, itching, indigestion and intense infestation by worms. Page - 133 The leaves are useful in the cases of vomiting, wounds, white spots on the skin, the stems useful in brain disorders, liver disorders, kidney trouble, uterine disorder, tooth ache and lack of perspiration; the milky substances of the plant when cut is used for curing conjunctivitis. No assurance can be given regarding the effectiveness of the herbs for any cure or prevention. Because, everything depends on the individual way of doing things and unknown complications existing in the body, while treating the prominent one. So, therefore, it is advisable to take help of the expert ageold Nature cure institutions like, “Arya Vaidya Salas” to be sure of the complications and the methods, because always there are chances of wrong identification, both of complications and of the particular herb. And most of all, one will have to develop the belief in the ways and substances of Nature, when so many quick systems are available. To get sick is a major incident of failure, in any life. Our efforts should be not to become sick, to find the lost keys to remain young forever, by collaborating with Mother Nature. Page - 134 |
