Honagone-sessile joyweed Small plant with huge benefits Sessile joyweed( original captured) Introduction : Sessile joyweed is a perrinial herb,abundantly found in southeast Asian countries.This plant is a non-toxic,edible plant,can be used as a food for both animals and human.Sessile joyweed has diuretic,cooling,tonic and laxative properties,hence used as a medicinal herb. Sessile joyweed( original-captured) Scientific name :Alternanthera sessilis Kingdom:Plantae Family:Amaranthaceae English :Sessile joyweed Hindi:Guadri sag Sanskrit: Matsyagandi , Meenakshi,Lonica. Kannada:Honagone Malayalam:Kozhuppa cheera Tamil:Ponnangani keerai Description : Sessile joyweed is a perennial plant,stems spread over the ground in a prostrate manner,roots are often formed at nodes.Usually found at wet and damp spots.The root,stem,leaves,flowers of this plant does not have any characteristic odour or taste.Leav
INDIAN SORREL(Pullimpuruchi or puliyar ela) Image:Indian sorrel(original- captured) English name:Indian sorrel Botanical name:Oxalis corniculata Family: Oxalidaceae Sanskrit:Changeri Kannada:Pullompuruchi Malayalam: puliyaral or puliyar ela Tamil:Pulicha kerai other name: creeping wood sorrel I ndian sorrel is an easily available medicinal plant often treated as a weed but has a plethora of medicinal properties.This plant is a rich source of essential fatty acids like palmatic acid,oleic acid,linoleic acid,and stearic acid. Indian sorrel is a small plant which grows in warmer shady areas.Grows in a prostrate manner,spreads on the ground and forms roots wherever the nodes contact the soil. Heart shaped leaves are sour in taste,comprised of three leaflets attached to the tip of a long stem.This plant bears very small flowers which are yellow in colour. Different parts of this plant is used as a cure for many serious diseases such a