Medicinal plants:ayurvedic herbs and flowers of India

  Turmeric flower Names of Turmeric in different languages Turmeric is commonly called haldi   in Hindi - Halud in Bengali - Holodh in Asamese - Halada in Gujrati - Haladar or Halaj in Punjabi - Manjal in Tamil - Manjella - kua in Malayalam - Pasupu in Telugu - Arisina in Kannada - In Sanskrit it is called Haridra , Barabanini, Kanchani, Krumighni, Joshitapriya etc. - In English it is known as turmeric - We call it Haldi in Oriya too. The Botanical name is Curcuma Longa (Zingiberaceae family) Medicinal Properties of Haldi (Curcuma Longa) The plant has anthelmintic, astringent, alkaline, anti oxidant, anti¬arthritic,  antifungal, antiprotozoal,   insecticide, spasmolytic, hypotensive, antifungal, antibacterial,  anti-inflammatory,  and    hypoglycemic, properties .     Haldi flower     leaf of turmeric  

Names and uses medicinal property of  Christmas candle or Seven golden candlesticks Emperor's candlesticks or Empress Candle Plant is also known in English as Christmas senna, Popcorn senna, Christmas candle, Seven golden candlesticks, Candlestick senna, Candle bush, Candle cassia, Candelabra bush, Ringworm bush, Ringworm senna, Wild senna, Winged Senna, Golden candelabra, Roman Candle tree, Stick senna, Yellow top weed or simply C andle tree . It is called Hinglaj ,  Dadmurdan, Vilayatiagati and Dadu Ka Patta in Hindi, Dadmari, Dadumardan in Bengali , Seemaiagathi, Anjali , Vandugolli in Tamil, Mettatamara, Simayavisa in Telugu, Aanattakara, Malamtakara , Puzhukkadittakara, Seema agatti in Malayalam and Doddachagache in Kannada. It is called Dadrughna, dwipagasti in Sanskrit. In Oriya we call it Jadumari ( Jadu means scabbies and mari means killer).   Senna alata or  Cassia alata Its Botanical name is Senna alata or Cassia alata . This plant is