Medicinal Plants and Ayurvedic Herbs

Medicinal plant :Cassia Tora Family : caesalpiniaceae Common names:Chakunda , Chagocha , Takla. Description of Cassia Tora :An annual herb , leaves pinnate with 3 pairs of leaflets, flowers , in pair . medicinal uses of Cassia Tora :leaves were largely used as a green during famines .

List of Indian Famine plants with family and common name Sr no. Scientific names(Botanical names) Common names Family 1 Abrus Precatorious Gunja Papilionaceae 2 Abutilon muticum Karandi Malvaceae 3 Acacia Leucophloea Hivar Mimosaceae 4 Acalypha Indica Khokali Euphorbiaceae 5 Aerua Lanata Kapuri,madhuri Amarantaceae 6 Bambusa Bambos Spiny Bamboo, bans Gramineae 7 Bambusa Vulgaris Striped Bomboo Gramineae 8 Boerhaavia Repanda Punarnava Nyctaginaceae 9 Borassus Flabellifer Tad Palmaceae 10 Cassia Auriculata Kanphuti Sapindaceae 11 Cassia...

List of Indian poisonous plants with Common names and Family Sr no Scientific name(Botanical names) Common names Family 1 Albizzia Procera Safed-sirish, Kinhai Mimosaceae 2 Amorphophalus Campanultus Suran Araceae 3 Anacardium Occidentale Kaju Anacardiaceae 4 Anamitra Cocculus Kakamari Menispermaceae 5 Calotropis Gigantia Rui Akdo 6 Cannabis sativa Bhang,Bhangi Urticaceae 7 Calotropis Procera Madar Asclepiadaceae 8 Casearia Graveolens Chilla, Bokhara Samydaceae 9 Cerbera Odollam Sukanu , Honde Apocynaceae 10 Croton Tiglium Jamalgota , Japala, danti Euphorbiaceae 11 Cucumis Trigonus Hislambi, Karit Cucurbitaceae 12 Datura Fastuosa Kala-dhatura Solanaceae 13 Jatropa Curcas ...