Medicinal plants:ayurvedic herbs and flowers of India

Morpankh or Mayursikha Morpankh or Mayursikha is also called Indivara, Survali, Safedmurga, Kokan, Sarvari, Sarvali, Surali, Silyari in Hindi, Swet murga, Chorknat, Lenga shak in Bengali, Kurdu in Marathi, Gurugu aku in Telugu, Makilikkeerai, Pannaikeerai, Pannaipoo in Tamil, Honnikuk, Anni or Anne Soppu in Kannada, Kozhipoovu, Cheruchira, Balungayam in Malayalam, Mayura sikha , Jataadhaari in Sanskrit. In India in different regions it is called in different names locally. In Haryana it is called Siriyai, Labaru or Lobdi in Gujrat, Chilmili in UttarPradesh, Dalphula, Garkha, Dondi, Latoor and Lamadi in MadhyaPradesh, Kukdi, Sunedi and Suli in Rajasthan, Silyari, Singoti and Memri in Chhatishgarh, Salara in Punjabi. In my state Odisha we call it Sirel or Sirali and Lobanga or Lahanga. It is known as Cockscomb or Silver cock’s comb, Wild Cock’s Comb , Quail grass and Wool flower in English. The botanical name is Celosia (popular varieties are Celosia argentea L. Celosia cristata Linn

amari It is commonly called as Behaya, Beshram, Sada Suhagan in Hindi, Mahananda, Gargil in Marathi, Kolmi phul or Dholakmari in Bengali, Thutu Kada in Telugu, Kattu Poovarasu, Neyveli kattamankku in Tamil, Neyveli katta in Malayalam .  In some area it has different local names like in Madhypradesh it is called Tamesar, Karmi, Kanbayeri, in Rajasthan it is called Aak or Bilayati Aakda, Karmatta, Barganda   in Chattishgarh, Nafhatvel , Akadia in Gujarat, Gulabasi or  Gulbansa in Punjab, in Bihar it is called Ankahal, Latda, Kalmi Poudha, khacharlatee,Thetar etc. In Odisha we call it Amari. It is known as Shrubby Morning Glory or Bush Morning Glory in English. The Botanical name is Ipomoea Carnea, Neyveli kattamankku leaf