medicines by plants

Here are the detail of some  medicines by plants.

 Nelumbo nucifera(Kanwa,kanwal gutta)

known by numerous common names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.

 Habitat:

Growing in Lakes, ponds,
Taxonomy:
Kingdom                       Plantae
Division                         Tracheophyta
Class                             Magnoliopsida
Order                            Proteales
Family                           Nelumbonaceae
Genus                           Nelumbo Adans
Species                         Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn
Medicinal use: The Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn- lotus has been used as a medicinal herb for generations in Asia
Used to treat;
Diarrhea, Chronic diarrhea,Sunstrokes,Abdominal cramps,Bloody discharges,Bleeding ulcers,Hemolysis(the breakdown of red blood cells),Lower cholesterol levels,Epistasis(gene interaction),Relax the smooth muscle of the uterus, Enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine).

Parts used for medicinal purposes:

    Leaf juices alone are used for diarrhea and sunstroke when mixed with licorice.
    Flower is used for abdominal cramps, bloody discharges, bleeding gastric ulcers, excessive menstruation and post-partum hemorrhage.
    Stamens of the lotus are used in urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, hemolysis (the breakdown of red blood cells), epistasis (gene interaction) and uterine bleeding.
    Fruit is used for agitation and fever.
    Seed has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and to relax the smooth muscle of the uterus. It has been used for poor digestion, enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine), chronic diarrhea

Nepeta ciliaris Benth(Zofayabis)

Nepeta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae known commonly as catmints. The genus name is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancientEtruscan city. There are about 250 species.

 

 

 

 

Habitat:

Temperate atlantic wet heaths.

Taxonomy:

                Kingdom                          Plantae
                Phylum                            Tracheophyta
                Class                                 Magnoliopsida
                Order                                Lamiales
                Family                               Lamiacea
                Genus                               Nepeta
                Species                             Nepeta ciliaris 
                Scientific_name              Nepeta ciliaris Benth

Medicinal use:

Have good potential as antibacterial compounds and can be used in the treatment of respiratory infections caused by microbes.
As; Pneumonia,fever,dry cough etc.

Parts used for medicinal purposes:

Dried or Fresh leaves, flowering tops, flowers and branches.
Mesdicinal uses of n.sativa linn:
The black cumin or Nigella sativa L. seeds have many acclaimed medicinal properties such as bronchodilatory, hypotensive, antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and immunopotentiating and are universally accepted as a panacea.
Parts used for medicinal purposes:
Seeds; Black seed oil.(Islamic medicines).
Medicinal uses of n.arvensis L.:
All alkaloids were isolated for the first time from genus Nigella.
Used to reduce the acidity of any solution, also urine acidity and many more.
Black seed oils.
Parts used for medicinal purposes:
Seeds are used for extracting oil.