Botany.

of commonlyused

edicinal Plants with Diagnostic Keys

Salient Features
Includes Ayurvedic medicinal plants from eighty four important families.
Provides detailed phytographic description of each plant
Diagnostic keys for genera and species.
Etymology of the names of the genera.
Ayurvedic names of each plant based en ihe
morphological character with rasadi properties.
DGV-1057 - SAN Diagnostic visuals provided.

UG 11801

Dr. Hema Sane .

Dr. Yogini Kulkarni

With
Colour
Photos Innovalion Throughout

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 Botany of Commonly used

Medicinal Plants
with Diagnostic Keys

of view
Salient F e a t u r e s medicinal members from the Ayurvedic point
covered Which
have many
families are
Eighty four important description is provided
detailed phytographic under the
species included
For each
member.
formulated for different genera of the family and the
have been
identification keys
Appropriate
each genus.
same
of the names have been given for
derivations
are also enlisted.
Etymological morphological characters
of the concerned plant based on

Ayurvedic names also have been given.

and part used of each plant each piant i
such as veerya, vipak,
guna for all parts of
Rasadi properties The photographs provided
identification of the crude drug.
correct
Visuals are very
significant for
would serve this purpose.
diagnostic
characters
classification of the flowering
plants.
with of
Bentham and Hooker system botanical terms is
first chapter is related to the same, a glossary of
is the hurdle. To
overcome
The
the botanical language
For Ayurvedic practitioners,
book.
appended to the

Kulkarni
Dr. Yogini R.
Dr. Hema Sane M.A. (Sanskrit Veda Parangat)
M.D., Ph.D (Dravyaguna),
MSc.. Ph.D. in Yoga & Ayurveda, F.l..M
Ex-Head Department of Botany
M.A. (Sangeet Alankar), Diploma
Research &
H.O.D, Department of
Abasaheb Garware College, Pune. P.D.E.A's College of
Methodology at
Nigdi, Pune.
Research Centre,
Ayurveda &

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 prosplm
indicum (L.JVent (Tetu
/Shyonak)

Figure 50.2

ation of Oroxylum, Vent (Bignoniaceae). Gr. Oros, a mountain and xylon, wood; indicatn8
gical r e c t spelling is Oroxylum though in some flora it is spelled as Oroxylon. e.g. O. indicum, (.
pmologica
at. T h e e t FFlower",
lower a tree with broad sabre like about a meter long capsule.
irumpet

Tndia

Synonyms b a s e d
on habit, soil, external morphological characters: Shukanasa, Mayurjangn
on
ent. ka, Peetavruksha, Phalavruntaka, Putipatra, Patrorna, Bahirjagha
nbi, Deerghavruntaka

Kashaya-Katu - Sheeta-Ruksha
Prthus
Rasadiproperties:7ikta

root bark
P a ru
t sed: Root ot and - -

- - *-----

sized, evergreen tree, reaching the height 8-14 m.

um
medium

A
H a b i :

bark ilight brown. Studded with corky lenticels, abundant green juice
numerous

ySstem:Branchedat the top;

hed at
Lamina 2-3 pinnately compound, extra ordinarily huge, -
whole

decussate, exstipulate, petiolate;

acite.
Leaflets 5-10x 3-10 cm, ovate elliptic, acuminate, glabrous.
Opposite -

nRasuringabout1-2m
Leaves:
in length,
raceme
-60 cm tall, terminal, foetid
about 30-60
erect,
hatiorescence: Large,

hypogynous, bracteate, large, showy.

regular, zygomorphic,
wers:
Complete,
1.e. bell shaped, limbs leathery, glabrous,
obscurely toothed, persistent
campanulate
h Senals 5, united, large,
Caly toothed, lobes unequal, whole unit as large
as about 10
crisped,
united, campanulate, purplish,
Corolla: Petals 5,
short,
about 4 cm long
4 as 2 pairs didynamous, 5
one very
Cm; lobes members slightly exserted,
Stamens 5, epipetalous,
Androecium: the base,
filaments cottony at axile
bilocular with
anthers parallel, a cushion like disc, syncarpous,
seated on
ovary superior;
Gynaceium: Carpels 2,
of two large blades valves somewhat
placentation; style long; stigma at both ends, flat,
cm in breadth; tapering
25-90 cm long and 6-8
about
Fruits: Capsule measuring
WOOdy hyaline, whitish wings
membranous,
about 3 cm in diameter covered with thin
Seeds: Very large, flat, round,
with frlled margins.

Bignoniaceae
yd Commonily used Medicinal Plants with Diagnostic Keys 2 4
 cuneta Roth. (Arjuna)
Terminalia

Figure 28.5

leaves borne at the ends of

terminus end;referring to
edible fruits; Arjuna (T.
Latin arjuna)
derivation of Terminalia L. - (T.catappa) yielding the
Etymological includes Indian Almond a s o n e of
mentioned
with fruits
genus of
trees,
branchlets. A
Belleric myrobalan'
Terminalia' (T. bellerica)
medicine. arjuna denved from
trees; 'Behera' fruits used in
timber yielding (T.chebula), the
Haritaki' 'Harad' Chebulic myrobalan'
Triphala:
Dhaval, Kakubha (well developed)
Sanskrit name Arjuna characters
e x t e r n a l morphological
o n habit, soil,
Synonyms based Karshphala
V e e r a u r u k s h a (Stem strong),
Nadisarja, Mahoruha,
Sheeta
Rasadi properties
-

Kashaya/ Katu/
medicines: Stem, bark
Parts used in the

white. flaking offin

white flat pieces
handsome tree. bark greyish obtuse.
Habit: A very tall. lamina 10-12 cm by 3-5cm broadly elliptic. oblong.
tomentose, to
leaves rusty glands on the under surtace nearer
Leaves: Sub-opposite. young o n e o r two
on the lower surface:
veins conspicuous
Dase often unequal sided,
the petiole.
Inflorescence: Terminal or axillary spikes. than flowers, caducous.
bracteoles shorter
bracteate:
bisexual. epigynous,
e r s : Incomplete. within, yellow.
at the mouth, hairy
tube. expanding
alyx: Sepals 5 united forming a

Corolta: Petals absent. densely woolly- five

stamens taller.
disc, which is
within epigynous
two whorls from the top.
Androecium: Stamens 10. in wilh 2-5 pendulous OVules hanging
inferior, syncarpous, unilocular
ynaecium: (Carpcls 2-3, ovary
style thickencd al the base, sugna nple. vems on the Wings curving
hard, projecing wings;
long. with five cqual,
1.5-2.5 cm
rrut: longated drupe about

upwards

ad Seed: one
Combretaceae
BOt&y ot Commonly used Merdicinal Plants with Dragnostic Keys 145
 cepa
L. (Onion)
Aium

Figure 79.1
o r hot,
burming
Celtic all
i.e.
derived from
(Pliny);
'allium', garlic
of Allium L. - Latin like dome of
mosque Krumighna.

Etymological
derivation

on the eyes. cepa-Tomb - Tikshnagandha,

the juice characters:
the effect of
allusion to external
morphological
in
based on habit, soil, Sukanda,
Yavaneshta,
Synonyms Bahupatra, Tikshna
Drugandha, Snigdha,
Mukhagandhak, Ushna/ Gunu,
Madhur, katu/
Madhur/
properties: ---

Rasadi
Part used: Bulb
- - - - - *

biennial herb under cultivation.

Annual /
Habit: in colour
tunicated bulb, red/white fistular, very long
Underground
sheath;
lamina simple,
Stem: with basal with flowers

few bulbils along

sub-distichous
Radical.
head; with
inflorescence

Leaves:
with terminal compact
bracts covering the entire
Radical scape spathaceous
Inflorescence:
hypogynous,
actinomorphic,

Complete,
regular,
Flowers: free, white.
3+3. in two whorls, dialated at the base normal;
Perianth: Tepals free,
filaments
axile placenta, style
two whorls, ovules on
Stamens 3+3, in tri-locular with many
Androecium:
syncarpous,
superior,
Carpels 3, ovary
Gynaecium:
stigma blunt
Loculicidal
-

Capsule
Fruit:
Seeds: Black, planoconvex

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Plants with Diagnostic
Keys
Medicinai
used
Otany of Commonly