SOME BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS
1.Quinine- Cinchona officinalis -Great boon to mankind ,as only adequate cure for malaria
2.Wormseed- Artemisia maritima-Flower heads yield santonin used to expel threadworms and roundworms
3.Withania- Withania somnifera-Roots used for weakness and rheumatism as diuretic and promote urination
4.Belladonna-Atropa belladonna-Atropine from leaves as tonic,antipasmodic and sedative and also used in eye testing and treatment;also used to relieve pain
5.Malabar nut-Adhatoda vesica-Fresh or dry leaves has vasaka used in bronchial troubles
6.Camphor-Cinnamomum camphora-Wood yields camphor used in inflammations,rheumatic pain and sprains;and internally in diarrhoea;and as cardiac stimulant
7.Foxglove-Digitalis purpurea-Dried leaves yield glucoside digitoxin useful for regulating tone and rhythm of heart,used in ointments for application of burns and wounds
8.Ephedra-Ephedra gerardiana-Dried stem produce ephedrine ioncan be used against asthma,cold,inflammation of mucous membrane;also used in cardiac stimulant and against allergenic rashes
1.Quinine- Cinchona officinalis -Great boon to mankind ,as only adequate cure for malaria
2.Wormseed- Artemisia maritima-Flower heads yield santonin used to expel threadworms and roundworms
3.Withania- Withania somnifera-Roots used for weakness and rheumatism as diuretic and promote urination
4.Belladonna-Atropa belladonna-Atropine from leaves as tonic,antipasmodic and sedative and also used in eye testing and treatment;also used to relieve pain
5.Malabar nut-Adhatoda vesica-Fresh or dry leaves has vasaka used in bronchial troubles
6.Camphor-Cinnamomum camphora-Wood yields camphor used in inflammations,rheumatic pain and sprains;and internally in diarrhoea;and as cardiac stimulant
7.Foxglove-Digitalis purpurea-Dried leaves yield glucoside digitoxin useful for regulating tone and rhythm of heart,used in ointments for application of burns and wounds
8.Ephedra-Ephedra gerardiana-Dried stem produce ephedrine ioncan be used against asthma,cold,inflammation of mucous membrane;also used in cardiac stimulant and against allergenic rashes
