Siva Traders Kamarajar Salai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Botanical Name : Wrightia tinctoria

Common Name : Vetpaalai

Application : Antidysenteric, used in piles and skin diseases, febrifuge

Description : Prescribed in flatulence, bilious affections, Used as an adulterant of Holarrhena antidysenterica bark

Botanical Name : Woodfordia fruticos

Common Name : Dhaatri

Application : Recommends the flowers in acute diarrhoea, haemorrhages, ulcerations, erysipelas

Description : Dried flower-purifies blood, heals ulcers, astringent, prescribed in haemetemesis, erysipelas, alcohols based tonics, Bark- uterine sedative

Botanical Name : Vitis vinifera

Common Name : Draksha

Application : Recommends dried mature fruits in anaemia, jaundice, dyspepsia, constipation, haemorrhagic, gout, dyspnoea, alcoholism

Description : Extracted from seed decreased hepatic injury from alcohol, but had no effect on ethanol-induced lipid changes in rats

Botanical Name : Vetiveria zizanioides

Common Name : Vilamichaver

Application : Recommends the root in dysuria, used in obstinate vomiting, colic and flatulence

Description : Root-infusion used as refrigerant, febrifuge, diaphoretic, stimulant, stomachic, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, blood purifier

Botanical Name : Uraria picta

Common Name : Orilai

Application : Recommends a decoction of whole plant in alcoholism, insanity, psychosis, cough, brinchitis, dyspnoea, blood dysentry, acute diarrhoea

Description : Root-prescribed for cough, chills and fevers. Leaves-antiseptic, used for urinary dischargs and genitourinary infections, Removal of deposition of calcium

Botanical Name : Trigonella foenum-graecum

Common Name : Vendhayam

Application : Fibrous fraction of seeds also causes a reduction in blood lipids, hypercholesterolaemia

Description : Seeds-used in loss of appetite, flatulence, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhoea, dysentry, enlargement of liver and spleen, lactagogue, puerperal tonic

Botanical Name : Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name : Kattu Pey Pudal

Application : Bitter fruits-blood purifier, used in the treatment of skin diseases, germicidal, appetizer, laxative

Description : Root and seed-anthelmintic, antifebrile. Whole Plant-antipyretic, cathartic, Leaves- used externally in alopecia

Common Name : Sirunerinjil

Botanical Name : Tragia involucrata

Common Name : Chenthatti, Sirrukanchori

Application : Used as a blood purifier in veneral diseases,applied externally to skin eruptions.

Description : Root- febrifuge, diaphoretic, alterative, blood purifier. Given in fever when the extremities are cold. Fruit- paste used in baldness

Active Ingredient : Berberine, columbin, chasmanthin, palmarin

Botanical Name : Terminalia arjuna

Botanical Name : Syzygium cuminii

Common Name : Naaval

Application : Recommends the bark in acute diarrhoea and haemorrhagic disease

Description : Bark- in non-specific acute diarrhoea and intopical therapy for mild inflammation of the oral-pharyngeal mucose,externally in mild,superficial inflammation of the skin,blood sugar lowering effect

Botanical Name : Symplocos racemosa

Botanical Name : Strychnos potatorum

Common Name : Thettran kottai

Application : Recommends the seed in dysuria,polyuria, urolithiasis, also in epilepsy

Description : Mannogalactan from seeds reduces cholestrol and triglycerides. Seeds are also applied to abscesses and venereal sores.Fruits- antidiabetic,antidysenteric,expectorant

Botanical Name : Solanum trilobatum

Common Name : Toothuvilai

Application : Promising results in two cancer test systems-KB cell and sarcoma 180 in mice

Description : Berries and flowers- a decoction is used for cough and chronic bronchitis.Exhibit antimitotic, antitumour, antibacterial and antifungal activities