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Arishtaka (కుంకుడు) soap nut : Sapindus mukorossi, Sapindaceae

1. Menstrual pain (Dysmenorrhea): The seed of arishtaka (soap nut) has a small white or greenish yellow marrow.  5 seeds marrow paste is administered along with 2 teaspoonful of sesame oil in case  of abdominal pain and menstrual pain. 2. Food poisoning : 5 seeds are crushed and soaked in 1 litre of water. This water is given to drink in the individuals who  are poisoned (internally).  This induces vomiting and hence the poisonous effects are reduced.  3. Distention of abdomen : The paste of soapnut seed marrow 500-600 mg of is mixed with jaggery and administered  internally twice a day.  4. Wound : 20gms of fresh bark of arishtaka is boiled with 200ml of water till it reduced to 1/4th. This decoction is used to wash the  wounds. The same decoction is used for washing gangrene and get rid of slough, which quickens healing process. 5. Eczema : 50 grams of soapnut fresh leaf paste cooked well with 100 ml of sesame oil till the evaporation of moisture.  This oil is used to app

Bilva (మారేడు) - Aegle marmelos, Rutaceae

Medical uses: 1. Prameha(Diabetes) : Take 15ml of leaf juice once in a day before food to manage diabetes and reduce excess urination. 2. Intestinal worms : 5 grams of dried and powdered pulp of the bilva fruit with butter milk should be administered twice a day  for one week for elimination of intestinal worms 3. Piles : Crush an unripe bilva fruit3gms of dried ginger and 3gms of fennel soak this mixture in 200ml of Hot water over night. Consume this water in dose of 50ml 3 to 4 times a day to heal piles. 4. Constipation : Intake of 5gms of bilva fruit pulp mixed in a glass of butter milk or warm water twice a day to get relief from irritable  bowel syndrome, constipation and indigestion. 5. Chronic diarrhea: Dry the slices of an unripe bilva fruit in sun and grind them into powder. intake of 5gms of this powder along  with warm water 2 times a day is useful. 6. Jaundice : Administration of 3gms of black pepper in a 15ml of bilva leaves juice followed by butte

Asvattha రా వి - Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa, Moraceae

1. Wound : 50 gram of peepal stem bark is boiled in 400 ml water till it reduces to 100 ml. This lukewarm decoction is used to wash the  wounds .This is helpful in infected as well as non infected wounds and it facilitates quick healing.  The root bark fine powder of Asvattha is used for dusting over the oozing skin lesions to stop secretion. 2. Mouth ulcer : 5-6 tender shoots  paste of Asvattha is retained in the mouth and chewing for 5-10 minutes is helps to relieve stomatitis. 3. Hyper Pigmentation : Early morning fresh latex of Asvattha is collected and is applied over the skin lesions.  This relieves hyper pigmentation as well as discoloration of the face. 4. Leucorrhoea: 2 ml of fresh latex is added to 100ml of milk and taken early in the morning in empty stomach. This pacifies long persisting non specific leucorrhoea by 20-30 days medication. 5. Colic : Internal administration of 50ml decoction of root bark of Asvatta (10gms of bark powder is boiled in 20