Kohila (Lasia Spinosa)

Botanical name:-Lasia spinosa
Family name:- ARACEAE
Names in different languages:
   English name:-Lasia
   Sinhala name:-Kohila
   Tamil name:-
   Sanskirt name :-Abhiru
Edibal parts:- Stem, Young leaves
Distribution:- Sri Lanka, China ,Indian, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Dysentrey, Piles, Dyspepsia
Parts used to make medic:-Leaves , Stem,
propagation:-Stem cutting

 A stout, spiny, marshy plant with a creeping, spiny rootstock.

Taken as a vegetable, kohila reduces unnecessary toxins in the intestines and is effective for other disorders in the intestines. The tuber reduces bleeding and is given after indigestion and diarrhoea (not during). Eaten as a food, it increases appetite and body weight, reduces urine output and burning sensation in the body. It also expels worms. The tuber and leaves are used to prepare cunjee. The leaves of the wel kohila are eaten as a curry.  Anyone suffering from haemorrhoids can take wel kohila. "It will initially cause the haemmrrhoids to burst and bleed but will subsequently cure them. For bleeding or non-bleeding plies, take raw kohila tuber, cut into small pieces, mix with red onions and boil slightly in a bundle. Extract juice and drink. Kohila cunjee with red onions is also recommended. The tuber is also used in decoctions for bleeding and non-bleeding piles. It is suitable for patients with chronic consumption, even children. "Crush the tuber and cook," Senaratne advised. Kohila is given for those suffering from measles and fever accompanied with rashes. Kohila is also good for diabetic sufferers and those with high cholesterol because of its tendency to reduce absorption of sugar and fats.

Nidikumba

Mimosa  pudica  ,is a creeping  annul  or prennial  herb often grown for its curiosity

Value : the compound  leaves inward  and droop  when  touch ed or sharken , re –opening minutes later.

Tala (Ocimum sanctum)

This is also an aromatic plant. The Tamil name "Naitulsi" evokes the snake-repellant characteristic more pronounced in Eryngium foetidum (Andu-kola

Pawatta/ Adhatoda vasica, Justicia adhatoda

Botnical name: Adhatoda vasica, Justicia adhatoda

Family name: Acanthaceae

Names in different languages:

    English:Indian pavetta

    Sinhala: pawatta, agaladara ,adathoda .

    Tamil : Adathodai

    Sanskrit: Sinhapuri, Vasaka

Distribution: Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and China, Panama .

Status:Native

Edible parts:- None

Ayurvedicusage:

Treatment for: Heamorroidal  pains, Rhuematism, Eye diseases, Visceral obstrucation,

 Parts used to make Medcine:-Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Bark

Propergation:-

Important medicinal herb, used for relief of chest colds, bronchial asthma etc. An infusion of Adathoda leaves, ginger, and honey, or decoctions of Agalaadaara Katuvael batu (Solanum Jacquini), Elabatu (Solonum Indica), ginger and Tipplili (piper niger) are also used, as home remedies, in Sri Lanka. The product is sold in syrup form in south Asia. Large doses are claimed to abort pregnancies.

kan Kun (Ipomoea aquatica)

Botanical name- Ipomoea aquatica
Family name:-CONVOLVULACEAE
Names in different languages
English -Water Morning-Glory
Sinhala :-Kankun
Tamil -Nalikam, vallikkoti, Sarkaraivalli
Sanskirt :-kalambi, Karemu
Grows in-Sri Lanka,India, Bangladesh, Vietnam,Indonesia, Philippine
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-Leaves.
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Diabetes mellitus, Ring worm infestation, Fevwe, Delirium.

Parts used to make medicine-Leaves, Whole plant
Propagation -Seeds

Madurutala(Ocimum sanctum, Hortonia floribunda )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Botanical name:-Ocimum tenuiflorum
Fanily name:- Laminaceae
English name:-Sacred Basil, Holy Basil 
Sinhala name:- Heen Maduruthala
Tamil names :-surasa
Sanskirt name: -karuntulaci, tulaci, Alungai,Kullai
Distribution:- Sri Lanka,India, Vietnam, Nepal
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Bee stings,  Coma, Snake bites, Phthisis, Anorexia, Leach bites,  Gonorrhea, Malaria, Croup,  Bronchitis, Dirrhoea, Gastric disorders, Hepatic infections, Earache,Vomiting, Worm infestation, Rheumatism,Mosquito bites,Catarrh,
Wasp stings,
Parts used to make medicine:-Root,Leaves,Seeds

Propagation:-Seeds

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Wadakaha Plant (Acrous Calamus Sweet Clal)

Medicinal plant; An aromatic, marshy herb with a stout creeping and branching rootstock-
In Sanskrit, vaca means "speaking". It is claimed to stimulate expression and intelligence. The Ayurvedic Sarasvata choorna, which contains vaca is commonly used in epilepsy, hysteria etc

Pitawakka(Phyllanthus debilis,)

Scianctific name-Phyllanthus debilis,\
English name-Niruri
Sanskrit name-Thaamalaki-,Drdhapadia

Ayurvdic usaga-
Treatment for- Fevers,Jundic,Dysentry,Sores,Wounds,Bruises,
Asthma,daibetes.

 

Katupila(FLUGGEA LEUCOPYRUS)

Botanical name:-Fluggea leucopyrus

Family name:- CELASTRACEAE

English name:-Red spike thorn

Names in different languages:

    Sinhala name:-Katupila

   Tamil name:-Irubulai, varatpulaver, Mulluppulatti

   Sanskirt    Name:-Panduraphali / Svetakamboja

Grows in:- Sri Lanka,India

Status:-Native

Edible parts:-Leaves

Ayurveda usage:-

Treatment for:- Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Coughs , Biliousness, Cancer, Kidney obstructions

Parts used to make medicine-Leaves,Barks,,Roots

Propagation:-seeds

Katupila is grown in almost every province of low contry as thorny shrubs , specially inarid areas .This plant is3 or 4 feet tall. The leaves are dark green , round and small. The flowers are small and light green coloured.The fruit of Katupila are small and tums white when ripe. The seed of the fruit are very small.

Every part of this plant used to produce many madicines, patts of its used to eleminate cancer. And also it's used for curing fractures ,absesis, and removing snake vnom or poison.In Ayurvedic medicine , it's used to cure tumors of uterus and piles .It also used to cure gastric ulcers.
. In ancient times, our Ayurvedic physicians have been using this as a cure for cancer

19th August 2009 Lankadeepa Sinhala article claims (anecdotal) that concotions of its leaves help cure cancer.
According to Indian reports: The plant is sweet, cooling, diuretic, aphrodisiac and tonic, and is useful in vitiated conditions of pitta, burning sensation, strangury, seminal weakness and general debility.The leaves act as a disinfectant and its paste is used by local people to extract any extraneous materials from body tissues without surgery.

Ikiriya(Hygrophila auriculata, )

Diuretic, native remedy for kidney stones.
A perennial herb with an ascending rhizome ; stems numerous, 60-120 cm tall, erect, nearly unbranched, somewhat compressed, thickened at nodes and hispid with long hair between nodes leaves simple