Habarala ( Alocasia macrorrhiza )

Botnical name: Alocasia macrorrhiza

 Family name: ARACEAE

Names in different languages:

    English: Elephant ears

    Sinhala: Habarala

    Tamil : Parum sembu

    Sanskrit:    Hastikarni

Distribution: Sri Lanka, India , Malaysia, , Philippines , Indonesia, Queensland , Solomon Islands. ,

Status: Under cultivations

Edible parts:-Tuber

Ayurvedicusage:

Treatment for: , Abdominal pains,  Constipation, Hemorrhoids, Urinary problems, Tonsillitis, Swellings, Pains, Osteoarthritis, Earache, Nerve diseases.

 Parts used to make Medcine:-Tuber, Leaves

Propergation

Karal Habo (Achyranthes aspera)

Wildly growing weed, up to one metre high, flowers reddish-green, Used in incantations.believed to be a talisman to safeguard against scorpions and snakes -

Kuppameniya(Acalypha indica)

Botanical name:-Acalypha indica

English name :-Indian Acalypha

Sinhala name:-Kuppameniya

Tamil name :-Kuppameni / Punairananki

Sanskirt name :-Rudra / Haritamanjari / Arittamunjariye

Status:-Native

Edible parts:-None 

Ayurvedic usage:- Headache,Urinary diseases,Cough, Fever,Toothaches,Burning sensation.

Parts used to make Medcine:-Whole

plantPropergation:-Seeds

 Distribution:  Nigeria in West Africa and further widely throughout tropical Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. It also occurs in India, South East Asia, and Oceania.