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 ...
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 diseas...