Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

*Botanical name -Jatropha curcas *Family- Euphorbiace *Location-Babhnan Basti Uttar Pradesh India *Date- 09-01-2022  The specific epithet, "curcas", was first used by Portuguese doctor Garcia de Orta more than 400 years ago J. curcas is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft) or more.It is resistant to a high degree of aridity, allowing it to grow in deserts. It contains phorbol esters, which are considered toxic.However, edible (non-toxic) provenances native to Mexico also exist, known by the local population as piñón manso, xuta, chuta, aishte, among others.J. curcas also contains compounds such as trypsin inhibitors, phytate, saponins and a type of lectin known as curcin. The seeds contain 27–40% oil (average: 34.4%) that can be processed to produce a high-quality bio diesel fuel, usable in a standard diesel engine.Edible (non-toxic) varieties can be used for animal feed and food. @ Shivam Maddhesiya 

*Pupalia lappacea *Location- Harraiya Basti Uttar Pradesh India *Date - 20-11-2021 Common name: Forest Burr, Creeping Cock's Comb • Hindi: नागदामिनी Nagadaminee, Undho bhurat, चिर्चिट्टा Chirchitta • Tamil: adai-otti, perunkotiveli, napikai, valiyakkotiveli • Malayalam: pu-pal-valli, wellia-codiveli • Telugu: erra utthareni, thella utthareni, yerri chithramoolam • Kannada: antupurale gida, naagadamani • Konkani: Sitya kurdi Botanical name: Pupalia lappacea Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) Synonyms: Achyranthes lappacea Forest Burr is a perennial herb, erect or prostrate and sprawling, 60-90 cm tall. Branches and leaves opposite, variously hairy. Leaves variable in shape and size, from narrowly ovate-elliptic to oblong or round, 2-12 x 1-6 cm, tapering to apiculate at the tip, shortly or more longly wedge-shaped at the base, narrowed to a stalk 2-25 mm long. Flower-spikes are at the end of the stem and branches, at first dens...

*Botanical name - Ranunculus sceleratus *Family - Ranunculaceae  *Location -Babhnan Basti Uttar Pradesh India *Date- 17-02-2022 English: Cursed Buttercup, Poisonous buttercup, Celery-leaved buttercup, Blister buttercup Hindi: Shim, Aglaon, जलधनिया Jaldhaniya Names: Ranunculus sceleratus . The generic name Ranunculus, is from two Latin words, 'rana' meaning ' frog' and 'unculus' meaning 'little' and together they refer to a group of plants, many of which grow in moist places - like little frogs. The species, sceleratus, is Latin for 'cursed' and probably was used to describe this species as it is one of the most dangerous of the genus. See notes below the photos. 'Celery-leaf' comes from the shape of the lower leaves. The family name of Buttercup, used to be "Crowfoot', hence the continuation of the old name in many of the species common names. The author name for the plant classification, ...

*Botanical name: Gazania rigens Family: *Asteraceae (Sunflower family) *Location Babhnan Basti Uttar Pradesh India *Date-23-03-2022 *Common name: Gazania A typical daisy like flower up to about 10cm across, they are commonly banded with a dark zone around the central disc. Some types may have linear petal strips also. Colours vary from white, cream, yellow, gold, orange to the very dark reds, pale to dark lilac variations are possible also. Flowers are produced on stems up to 25cm in length, these close in the evening or on dark overcast days. Leaves turn upwards at night. Plants require high light for the flowers to open @ Shivam Maddhesiya

*Botanical name: Lathyrus sativus *Family: Fabaceae (pea family)  *Location: Khalilabad Sant Kabir Nagar Uttar Pradesh India  *Date - 26-03-2022 Common name: Grass Pea, Chickling pea, Indian vetch • Gujarati: लांग Lang • Hindi: खेसारी Khesari, लतरी Latari • Nepali: खेसारी Khesari  Grass Pea is a remarkable azure blue colored near relative of the common sweet pea. The blue color is very rare in peas. It is an annual herb, 1-2 ft tall. Stem is nearly berect, hairless, winged. Leaves have tendril at tip; axis winged. Stipules are semiarrow shaped, 1.8-2.5 cm x 2-5 mm; leaflets 1-paired, lanceshaped to linear, 1.8-2.5 cm x 2-5 mm, with parallel veins, margin entire. Flowers are borne 1 or 2 together; axis 3-6 cm. Sepal-cup bellshaped, nearly equally toothed, 2-3 times as long as tube. Flower are white, blue, or pink, 1.2-1.5 cm. Pods are nearly elliptic, 2.5-3.5 cm, 2-winged along sutures. The peas can be boiled and eaten, and this speci...