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Alpinia malaccensis scientifically known as Malacca Ginger is a robust herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. The plant is mostly cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes....
Read articleLavandula stoechas commonly known as Spanish lavender or French lavender is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. The plant is native to northwestern...
Read articleBharangi is a shrub that reaches a height of 0.9 to 2.4 meters. It is scarcely woody and not much branched with stems that are bluntly...
Read articleBoneset (Eupatorium Perfoliatum) also known as thoroughwort, sweat plant, vegetable antimony , feverwort , agueweed , Indian sage , sweating plant , eupatorium , crosswort , thoroughstem...
Read articleCinchona officinalis commonly known as Cinchona is actually an evergreen tree belonging to Rubiaceae (Madder family). The plant is native to mountainous tropical regions of South...
Read articleFig Leaf Gourd/Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has many common names in English such as the fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash, and cider....
Read articleGlycyrrhiza lepidota popularly known as American licorice or Wild licorice is a species of Glycyrrhiza a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleThe hairy gourd is also known as fuzzy melon and mo kwa. Just as its name implies, the hairy gourd has fine and short hair all...
Read articleAmpelopsis brevipedunculata, commonly called porcelain vine, is a vigorous, climbing vine belonging to Grape family (Vitaceae). The plant is native to China, Korea, Japan, and Russian...
Read articleHibiscus syriacus commonly called the rose of Sharon or shrub althea is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The plant is native...
Read articleA russet potato is a type of potato that is large, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing,...
Read articleEleutheroccocus senticosus, commonly known as Siberian ginseng, Eleuthero, Russian ginseng, Devil’s shrub, Touch-me-not, Wild pepper, Shigoka, Ci wu ja, eleuthero, Kan Jang, chi wu cha, thorny...
Read articleJasminum sambac also known as jasmine sambac is a species of jasmine in the genus Jasminum which contains approximately 217 to 229 species and belongs to...
Read articleWrightia antidysenterica is a small, compact and semi-deciduous shrub measuring 1.2 to 2 meters high and spreads 1.5 meters. It is compact and bushy having a...
Read articleZingiber zerumbet, commonly known as pinecone ginger, shampoo ginger or wild ginger, is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial of the Zingiber Mill genus and Zingiberaceae family. The...
Read articleSymplocos racemosa Roxb. is an evergreen Ayurvedic plant with a broad crown and stems that grow to the height of 6 meters. It belongs to the...
Read articleCurcuma zanthorrhiza commonly known as temulawak, Javanese ginger, or Javanese turmeric is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant species, belonging to the ginger family. The plant originated...
Read articleEmbelia ribes Burm. also known as False Black pepper, is a large woody tropical forest scandent shrub with slender branches and gland-dotted leaves. Stems are whitish-gray and...
Read articleDoctorbush is a multipurpose medicinal herb of family Plumbaginaceae. It is native to South Asia and is distributed throughout most of the tropics and subtropics. It...
Read articleGalangal scientifically known as Alpinia galanga is a perennial herb with finger-like rhizomatous rootstocks in the Zingiberaceae family, of the genus Zingiber. This perennial herb is...
Read articleSaussurea costus is a herb belonging to family Asteraceae family which comprises almost 1000 genera and 30,000 species that is distributed more or less throughout the...
Read articleSaussurea costus is a herb belonging to family Asteraceae family which comprises almost 1000 genera and 30,000 species that is distributed more or less throughout the...
Read articleGardenia jasminoides, commonly called common gardenia or Cape jasmine, is an evergreen flowering plant of the coffee family Rubiaceae. The plant is native to Asia and...
Read articleInula racemosa is used in traditional medicine throughout the world especially in Europe and East Asia. The rhizome is used in Tibetan medicine and possesses bitter,...
Read articleSkunkvine also known as Paederia Foetida, is a fast-growing vine having 7 m long stems that twine into other plants for support (climbs into tree canopies...
Read articleKnotgrass, also referred to as common knotgrass is an annual plant related to dock and buckwheat belonging to the Buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Known scientifically as Polygonum aviculare L,...
Read articleCommon names for Terminalia chebula include Terminalia, Harada, Harada, Haritaki, and Harar. Terminalia chebula is a deciduous tropical tree that grows to the height of 30...
Read articleCotton, also referred to as tree cotton, Ceylon cotton, is a much-branched shrub related to the common mallow, marsh mallows, hollyhocks, hibiscus, okra, musk mallow, Indian...
Read articleAlbizia lebbeck is one of several species which is found in various tropical regions with monsoon climates. Primarily it is distributed in tropical and subtropical areas...
Read articleSaraca asoca is an indigenous plant commonly known as Ashoka Tree belongs to the Caesalpinaceae family. It is mentioned in the oldest Indian text apart from...
Read articlePeepal, also referred to as Bo tree, Bodhi tree, is a large broadleaf evergreen tree belonging to the Mulberry family Moraceae. The plant is native to...
Read articleGenus psoralea belongs to the family Fabaceae that comprises 100 to 115 species basically distributed in South Africa, North and South America, and Australia. Some are...
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