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Plumeria flowers, leaves, bark and latex are all extracted and used medicinally as antioxidant, antiulcer, antitumor, antimicrobial, abortifacient, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anthelmintic, antipyretic, antifertility, and hypolipidemic, as it is reported to possess some important biological activities.

Frangipani (Plemeria rubra) Did you know that Frangipani or Plemeria rubra and Plemeraalba, of the genus Plumeria, though a native of Mexico, is grown throughout the tropical and subtropical world, and has eight species in India commonly known as "Red Frangipani" and also as "White Frangipani"? Plumeria is native to Mexico and other regions of Central America and is known by its nine species of which Plumeria rubra, Plumeria alba, Plumeria obtusa, and Plumeria pudica are grown throughout the world now.  The common name “frangipani” comes from an Italian noble family, a sixteenth-century marquess, which invented a plumeria-scented perfume. The genus name honors Charles Plumier, who was a French monk of the Franciscan order, and a botanist. In India, Plumeria flowers are identified in its known 8 species, and have beautiful colours and fragrance, symbolising natural beauty. Popularly, it is called Frangipani; and as Pagoda tree; Temple tre...

Brachystelma tumakurense is a new plant, slender stemmed with a vivid display of colours in their flowers, discovered in 2017 by a group of Agricultural scientists in Devarayanadurga in Karnataka's Tumakuru district

Brachystelma tumakurense Did you know that Brachystelma tumakurense is a new plant, slender stemmed with a vivid display of colours in their flowers, discovered in 2017 by a group of Agricultural scientists in Devarayanadurga in Karnataka's Tumakuru district, and hence the suffix "tumakurense"? Brachystelma tumakurense, a new species, is a tuber derivative which belongs to the Apocynaceae family (a family of flowering plants) with the pollens similar to orchids, which was found in flowering while bearing leaves. It was discovered for the first time in 2017 in Devarayanadurga (a temple town and hill station) near Namda Chilume (700 m elevation), in Karnataka's Tumakuru district , and it has been rightly named after the district from where its type material was collected by agricultural scientists as ‘B. tumakurense’. The scientists who disocvered and anlysed this rare sample of plant were Gundappa B.V. from the Wildlife Aware Nature Club, Tu...

In Ayurvedic medicine Jatila or Calamus is an important herb, and is valued as a "rejuvenator" for the brain and nervous system, and as a remedy for digestive disorders

Jatila (Acorus calamus)  Did you know that Jatila, a herbal wild and cultivated plant, known by the scientific name Acorus calamus, distributed throught tropic and subtropics., especially in India and Sri Lanka, though it is native to Europe and North America? Jatila , a herbal plant, with the botanical name Acorus calamus, While its generic name is the Latin word 'acorus', its suffix is the specific name 'calamus'. It is also known by a variety of names, sweet flag, including cinnamon sedge, flag root, gladdon, myrtle, The herb is a perennial wetland monocot plant, which is distributed throught tropic and subtropics, particualrly in India and Sri Lanka, though it is native to Europe and North America. It is a hardy plant found growing from tropical to subtropical climates both in the wild and in recent years in cultivated conditions. The plant's parts used are leaves, root (rhizome) and stem. In Asia, Sweet flag has been used for ...

From the known we will be stepping into a more unknown field. The world of spirits. Is there only one spirit or are there many spirits? Is this Consciousness only one or are there many?

*Chapter 6 - Experiencing Infinity* *Day 26* In this world of death, one who sees in every living being, every creature, every element that which is the cause of it, who can recognise the cause is permeating.  That's why this famous saying, Hate the sin, not the sinner”. It is very commonly used everywhere. Hate the sin and love the sinner (laughter). That saying is all Upanishads. If you see a Bible many phrases in the Bible are very close to the Upanishads. But because it came through so many hands, translated into so many languages.  I think somewhere somethings are misinterpreted, but you will find this thread of the Upanishads in the Bible too. I am not a theologian. In all the scriptures of the world, example in Buddha's teachings.  Buddha has not spoken anything that is not in the Upanishads. He said the same thing that are in the Upanishads. Upanishads say everything is full, and Buddha said everything is empty. That was the language needed in that tim...

Khadira or Black Catechu with the botanical name Acacia Catechu, known from ancient Vedic and Itihasa days, is a herb that treats diseases and brings about a sense of stability and calm in the body

    Acacia Catechu - Khadira or Black Catechu  Did you know that Khadira or Black Catechu with the botanical name Acacia Catechu, known from ancient Vedic and Itihasa days, is a herb that treats diseases and brings about a sense of stability and calm in the body? Acacia Catechu - Khadira or Black Catechu or Khadira, is a deciduous, thorny tree belonging to the Fabaceae family, widely grown in variable climatic conditions in the Indian sub-continent and South-east Asia. The generic name, ‘acacia’, is derrived from the Greek word ‘akis’, meaning a point or a barb, and the species name comes from ‘cutch’, a tanning extract isolated from its heartwood. It is known to ancient India since Vedic (rigveda and Atharvaveda) and Itihasa (epics Ramayana and Mahabharata) days as an Ayurvedic herb mentioned in scriptures by Charaka and Sushruta. Khadira, literally is a herb that treats diseases and brings about a sense of stability and calm in the body. Its...

Rivea hypocrateriformis, Convolvulaceae popularly known as फांज, फांद सांजवेल in Marathi,

Rivea hypocrateriformis, Convolvulaceae popularly known as  फांज, फांद सांजवेल in Marathi, is a perennial giant climber is popular   as a wild vegetable especially in Rural folks but not many observations have been made about the flooding of bees and many other insects on this creeper ! Bees and flies enjoy  an anonymous sap secreted near the leaf stems instead of flowers. That's why this post exists ! Posting few pictures in this post, I am trying to shed light on the biodiversity we can see on this vine . This vine is endowed with medicinal properties and according to Ayurveda its leaf extract is used for birth control as well as useful in headache ,piles and dermatitis. Location Aurangabad  -  Milind Girdhari

Arachis pintoi , Fabaceae Brazilian Peanut,

Arachis pintoi , Fabaceae  Brazilian Peanut,   Location Pune  -  Milind Girdhari

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius, Fabaceae

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius, Fabaceae  Location Aurangabad  -  Milind Girdhari

Ceropegia oculata and C oculata subsp satpudensis Apocynaceae मोर खरचूडी

Ceropegia oculata and  C oculata subsp satpudensis   Apocynaceae मोर खरचूडी  Location Pune  -  Milind Girdhari

Exacum pedunculatum var alba , Gentianaceae !

Exacum pedunculatum var alba , Gentianaceae !  Location Aurangabad  -  Milind Girdhari

Clematis hedysarifolia, Ranunculaceae रानजाई

Clematis hedysarifolia, Ranunculaceae रानजाई  Location Pune  -  Milind Girdhari

Ipomoea parasitica , Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea parasitica ,  Convolvulaceae  Location Aurangabad  -  Milind Girdhari

Indigofera trifoliata, Fabaceae

Indigofera trifoliata, Fabaceae  Location Aurangabad  -  Milind Girdhari

Marsilea quadrifolia Marsileaceae

Nature's own style of drawing a Rangoli ! Marsilea quadrifolia  Marsileaceae  Location Aurangabad  -  Milind Girdhari

Tephrosia tinctoria ( L.)Pers. Fabaceae केशरी उन्हाळी

Tephrosia tinctoria ( L.)Pers.,  Fabaceae केशरी उन्हाळी  Location Pune  -  Milind Girdhari

Ficus auriculata, Moraceae Commonly known as Elephant Ear Fig,

Ficus auriculata, Moraceae  Commonly known as Elephant Ear Fig,  Location Pune  -  Milind Girdhari

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Ayurveda and Panchakarma Clinic

Ayurveda and Panchakarma Clinic

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