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Centre for Indian Medical Heritage -CIMH, Avp factory campus, kanjikode, Palghat (2025)

02/12/2025

A leafy vegetable traditionally used in many villages for its edible and highly nutritive nature, eaten either raw or cooked, grows near farmlands, wastelands and road side and emerges beautifully after the rains.

लघु लोणी (Laghu Loni)
Portulaca quadrifida
Portulacaceae
பசலை கீரை(Pasalai Keerai), Chicken w**d, നീലകീര

Prostrate, mat-forming annual or short-lived perennial herb with much-branched, spreading, articulated, fleshy stems.

लोणा लोणी च कथिता बृहल्लोणी तु घोटिका |
लोणी रूक्षा स्मृता गुर्वी वातश्लेष्महरी पटुः |
अर्शोघ्नी दीपनी चाम्ला मन्दाग्निविषनाशिनी ||
घोटिकाऽम्ला सरा चोष्णा वातकृत्कफपित्तहृत् |
वाग्दोषव्रणगुल्मघ्नी श्वासकासप्रमेहनुत् |
शोथलोचनरोगे च हिता तज्ज्ञैरुदाहृता || (Bha.Ni)

लोणिका कटुका रूक्षा वातश्लेष्महरा गुरुः |
अर्शोघ्नी दीपनी चुक्रा मन्दाग्निविषनाशिनी || (Kai.Ni)

நீர்க்கடுப்பு நீரடைப்பு நீங்காத மேகமுமிவ்
ஊர்க்கடுத்து வராமல் ஒட்டுங்காண் - பார்க்கவொண்ணா அற்பவிடை மாதே ! அரோசிசர்த்தி யைத்தொலைக்கும் நற்பசறைக் கீரையது நன்று.
Nīrkkaṭuppu nīraṭaippu nīṅkāda mēkamumiv
ūrkkaṭutthu varāmal oṭṭuṅkāṇ -
pārkkavoṇṇā aṟpaviṭai māthē! Arōcicartti
yaittolaikkum naṟpacaṟaik kīraiyatu naṉṟu.

Uses:
-The leaves and young shoots are collected from the wild and are eaten raw.
- In India boiled leaves are mixed with sorghum or pearl millet flour in preparing a kind of bread.
- The juice of leaves is applied to abscesses and decoction is given in dysentery.
- Indicated in Mutrakrichra and other mutra vikaras.

Recent researches shows its richness in Omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants.

01/12/2025

When an ecosystem is healthy, we get more visitors and some residents too. One among the colourful feathers who visits our garden is the Black-Hooded Oriole.

Colourful Feathers!

The Black-Hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Family: Oriolidae

A native bird to the Indian subcontinent and also Southeast Asia, the Black-Hooded Oriole is a good contributor in its role as a seed disperser and insectivore(mainly of ficus species), contributing to both forest health and pest control.

Found across a broad range from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, its presence is indicative of a healthy forest ecosystem. Spotting the Black-Hooded Oriole is a rewarding experience due to its vibrant plumage and melodious calls.

29/11/2025

A large shrub or small tree with aromatic leaves, edible fruit, and fragrant flowers, it serves as a nectar plant and a larval host for many butterflies.

It is a larval host to Lime Blue, Common Quaker, Lime Swallowtail, Malabar Raven, Red Helen, Large-spotted Helen, Peninsular Great Mormon, and Common Mormon.

It is also a nectar plant for Grass Demon, Common Quaker, and Grass Yellow spp.

Glycosmis pentaphylla
Rutaceae
காட்டுக்கொஞ்சி, പാണൽ, Gin Berry

மாந்த மகற்றும் வயிற்றுப்பி சந்தவிர்க்கு
மாந்த கணச்சுரத்தை மாற்றிவிடும்-சேர்ந்த சிறு
வாதநோ யோட்டும் வ யோட்டும் வனக்கொஞ்சுப் பட்டையது
மாதரசே, நீயுமுணர் வாய்.
Mānta makaṟṟum vayiṟṟuppi santavirkku
mānta kaṇaccurattai māṟṟividum-sērnta siṟu
vātanō yōṭṭum va yōṭṭum vaṉakkoñcup paṭṭaiyatu
mātarasē, nīyumuṇar vāy.

Uses:
-An infusion of leaves and roots is given after childbirth as a protective medicine.
-A paste of the leaves, mixed with ginger, is applied for eczema and skin affections.

28/11/2025

Pushpa Ayurveda:

A beautiful endemic very interesting large climbing shrub that has been treasured by traditional healers for centuries. B.phoenicea is unique with it botanical identity, history, active phytochemicals, documented benefits, etc.

In Burmese folk medicine, Bauhinia phoenicea was introduced via trade routes in the 19th century, labeled “Yangon orchid tree.”

From the 1920s, British colonial doctors reported successful topical uses for minor wounds, though few formal studies existed then. By the early 2000s, tribal healers in Maharashtra combined leaf juice with turmeric to treat gingivitis—surprising several researchers during field surveys.

Bauhinia phoenicea remained overshadowed by cousins like Bauhinia variegata in classic Ayurveda, until local practitioners revived interest around 2010.

रक्तकोविदार
Bauhinia phoenicea
Caesalpiniaceae

വള്ളിമന്ദാരം(Valli Mantharam), தூக்கரக்களி(Thukkarakali), Scarlet Bauhinia

Botanical Features:
Flowers bloom in clusters of 3–7, deep rose to magenta-pink, roughly 6–8 cm across, attracting bees and butterflies

काञ्चनारस्य पुष्पं स्याद् वसन्ते, शीतलं गुरु ।
कषायं मधुरं पाके रसे संग्राहि रोचनम् ॥

रूक्ष कासक्षयश्वासपित्तास्त्रप्रदरापहम् ।
तद्वत्तु कोविदारस्य पुष्पं शरदि प्रस्फुटम् ॥
कोविदारशणशाल्मलीपुष्पाणि मधुराणि मधुर-
विपाकानि रक्तपित्तहराणि च ॥

மந்தாரப் பூகுளிர்ச்சி மன்னர் வசியமுமாம்
செந்தா மரைத்திருவே ! செப்பக்கேள்-மந்தாரங்
கண்ணுக்கு மாகுளிர்ச்சி காணுங் கொதிப்பகற்றும்
மண்ணில்நறும் பூவெனவே வை.
Mandārap pūkuḷircci maṉṉar vaciyamumām
centā maraittiruvē! Ceppakkēḷ-mantāraṅ
kaṇṇukku mākuḷircci kāṇuṅ kotippakaṟṟum
maṇṇilnaṟum pūveṉavē vai.

Flower Uses:
- Oral Health: Gargling with flower infusion decreased gingivitis markers in a 2021 pilot trial by 30%. Tribal use in Maharashtra parallels this finding, mixing with clove oil for antiseptic effect.
-Flower tea is a powerful sedative like pharmaceutical sleeping pills.
-Flowers can be made as Avaleha with Sarkara
-Floral bud decoction is good o balance pitta

Alkaloids (trace amounts of bauhiniine): possibly linked to mild sedative action—traditional healers use flower tea at bedtime.

Other Uses:
-Dried bark found use against skin infections, often applied as a poultice
-Bark powder with turmeric and water, applied to wounds 1–2 times daily.

17/11/2025

A beautiful herb that emerges during the rainy and autumn seasons, well known for its delicate and ephemeral nature. Yet, it carries an important responsibility in treating various conditions, serving as a true friend to the liver.

भृंगराज:
भृङ्ग इव राजते। Flowers of Bhringraja shine like honeybees
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
கரிசலாங்கண்ணி, കയ്യുണ്ണി, False Daisy

Synonyms:
भृङ्गराजो भृंगरजो मार्कवी भजन राव च ।
अ‌ङ्गारकः केशराजो भृङ्गार केश रञ्जन ।
भृङ्गा रज, भृङ्गव्हा- Plant attracts honeybees
केश राजः, केश रञ्जन- Nourishes hair and gives natural black hair.
मार्कवः - Prevents premature graying of hairs

भृङ्गारः कटुकस्तीक्षणो रूक्षोष्णः कफ वातनुत् ।
केश्यस्त्त्वच्यः कृमि श्वास कास शोथाम पाण्डुनत्।
दन्त्यो रसायनो बल्यः कुष्ठ नेत्र शिरो अर्तिनुत ।।

मार्कवः कटुकस्तिक्तो रुक्षोष्ण अक्षि शिरो अर्तिहृत् ॥
कफवातहरो दन्त्यः त्वच्यः केश्यो रसायनाः।
हन्ति कास कृमि श्वास कुष्ठ शोफ आमपाण्डुताः ॥ कैय्यदेव निघण्टु

भृङ्गारः कटुकः तीक्ष्णो रुक्षोष्णः कफवातनुत् ।
केश्यः त्वच्यः कृमि श्वास कास शोथाम पाण्डुनूत् ॥
दन्त्यो रसायनो बल्यः कुषनेत्र शिरो अर्तिनुत् ॥ -भाव प्रकाश

भृङ्गराजास्तु चक्षुष्यः तिक्तोष्णाः केशरञ्जनाः ।
कफ शोफ विषघ्नाश्च तत्र नीलो रसायनः ॥ (राज निघण्टु)

குரற்கம்மற் காமாலை குட்டமொடு சோபை
யுரற்பாண்டு பன்னோ யொழியு-நிரற்சொன்ன
மெய்யாந் தகரையொத்த மீளியண்ணு நற்புலத்துக்
கையாந்த கரையொத்தக் கால்.
Kuraṟkam'maṟ kāmālai kuṭṭamodu sōphai
yuraṟpāṇdu paṉṉō yozhiyu-niraṟsoṉṉa
meyyān takaraiyotta mīḷiyaṇṇu naṟpulattuk
kaiyānta karaiyottak kāl.

Uses:
ये मासमेकं स्वरसं पिबन्ति दिने दिने भृङ्गरजः समुत्थम् ।
क्षीराशिनस्ते बलवीर्य युक्ताः समाः शतं जीवितमाप्नुवन्ति ॥ (अ.हृ)

15/11/2025

Highly traditionally used dravya that grows beautifully for its bushy nature and highly self-protective plant with thorns on its each node protecting themselves from the cattles for it being so nutritive, tasty and edible leaves, grows in the dry region also in cattle fields.

Its larval host for Small Salmon Arab butterfly which consumes the leave Azima tetracantha & Salvadora persica which belongs to Salvadoraceae.

कुन्तली/ कुण्डली
Azima tetracantha
Salvadoraceae
എശങ്ക്, இசங்கு/முட்சங்கன், Needle Bush

कुन्तलीशीतलातिक्ता दुबरा मधुरा पटुः ||
रूक्षा पाके कटुः स्वादुर्भेदनी श्वासकासहृत् |
निहन्ति पित्तं कुरुते वातं न कुरुते कफम् ||
(Kayadeva Nighantu)

கரப்பான் கிரந்தி கருங்குட்ட ரோகம்
உரப்பான மேகம் ஒழியுங் - கருவாம்
கருங்கிரந்தி செவ்வாப்புக் கட்டிகளு மேகும்
அருஞ்சங்கங் குப்பிக் கறி.
Karappāṉ kiranti karuṅkuṭṭa rōkam
urappāṉa mēgam ozhiyuṅ - karuvām
karuṅkiranti cevvāppuk kaṭṭikaḷu mēgum
aruñsaṅkaṅ kuppik kaṟi.

வெட்டை சொறிசிரங்கு வீறிவ ருஞ்சூலை
துட்டவா தங்கபந்து ணுக்கிருமல்-கெட்டவிடம்
அங்கங்கொள் பூச்சியிவை யாவும்போம் பித்தமுறுஞ்
சங்கங்குப் பிக்கெனவே சாற்று.
Veṭṭai soṟisiraṅgu vīṟiva-ruñsūlai
tuṭṭavā taṅkapantu ṇukkirumal-keṭṭaviṭam
aṅkaṅkoḷ pūcciyivai yāvumpōm pittamuṟuñ
saṅkaṅkup pikkeṉavē sāṟṟu.

Uses:
- Leaves decoction washed externally to treat various skin diseases.
- Decoction of leaves/root taken internally to treat vishama jwara.

Source:
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14/11/2025

Universal Children's Day
14-11-2025

"வல்லாரை உண்டோரிடம் மல்லாடாதே"
'Vallarai undoridam malladadhey'

“An interesting Tamil proverb says: Don’t argue or quarrel with a person who has consumed Mandukaparni.”

“One of the interesting green leafy vegetables practiced as part of tradition, and now misinterpreted or misled by various other species, still holds a special place for enhancing memory in CHILDREN — Mandukaparni. It is a beautiful, tiny herb that grows along riverbanks and ponds, and was once found in many homes.”

मण्डूकपर्णी
मण्डूक इव पर्णाम अस्य ।
मण्डूक आकृति पर्णाम अस्य ।
यद्वा मण्डूक इवोततानोदरं पर्णम अस्य ।
Mandukparni resembles frog in its shape and it is a runner.

Centella asiatica
(Centella means many; Asiatica- From Asia)
Apiaceae
வல்லாரைக் கீரை, കുടങ്ങൽ, Indian pennywort

Synonyms:
मण्डूकि- the growth pattern resembles how frogs jump.
महौषधि -one among the best medicinal plants.
दिव्या तेजा -best qualities hence it is given great importance.
त्वाष्ट्री- Considered to be abode of Goddess Laxshmi
सरस्वती- As goddess saraswathi is symbolism of knowledge and so is mandukaparni

मण्डूकपर्ण्यः स्वरसः प्रयोज्यः.. ।
आयुः प्रदानि आमय नाशनानि बलाग्निवर्ण स्वरवर्धनानि ।
मेध्यानि चैतानि रसायनानि..... (Caraka)

रक्तपित्तहराणि आहुः हृ‌द्यानि सुलघूनि च
कुष्ठमेहज्वर श्वास कास अरुचिहराणि च ।
कषाया तु हिता पित्ते स्वादुपाकरसा हिमा ।
लघ्वी मण्डूकपर्णी तु.. । (Su.Sa)

स्वर्या स्मृतिप्रदा कुष्ठपाण्डुमेहास्र कासजित् ।
विषशोथज्वरहरी तद्वत् मण्डूपपर्णिनी ॥ (Bha.Ni)

Preparation with Mandukaparni:
पिबेन्नागबलामूलस्यार्धकर्षाभिवर्धितम् ॥
पलं क्षीरयुतं मासं क्षीरवृत्तिरनन्नभुक् ।
एष प्रयोगः पुष्ट्यायुर्बलवर्णकरः परम् ॥
मण्डूकपर्ण्यः कल्पोऽयं यष्ट्या विश्वौषधस्य च ।

அக்கரநோய் மாறும் அகலும் வயிற்றிழிவு
தக்கவிரத் தக்கடுப்புத் தானேகும் - பக்கத்தில்
எல்லாரை யும்அருந்தென் றேயுரைத்து நன்மனையுள்
வல்லாரை யைவளர்த்து வை.
Akkaranōy māṟum akalum vayitṟizhivu
takkavirat takkaṭupput tāṉēkum - pakkattil
ellārai yumarunteṉ ṟēyuraittu naṉmaṉaiyuḷ
vallārai yaivaḷarttu vai.

This song says“Ulcerations that occur in the mouth (Akkaran), constipation (Vayitrizhivu), Raktaja Grahani, and other diseases are cured with Mandukaparni. Hence, to keep everyone healthy and to help others lead a healthy life, grow Vallarai and encourage others to grow it too.”

Simple home remedies with Mandukaparni:
- Mandukaparni along with equal quantity of Tulasi and maricha taken in a small dose twice daily to treat fever.
- Making chutney weekly once or twice.
-Mandukaparni along with Methika for children to treat fever and abdominal complaints.

14/11/2025

The World Diabetes Day
14-11-2025

A disease that has started to reside in almost every home has now become a lifestyle inheritance—something we receive because of the way we live. Awareness regarding food, exercise, and the medicines connected to this disease has become more vital nowadays. There are various combinations of medicines used in treating diabetes in the Ayurvedic way, and one among the important combinations is Nishamalaki. The concept of treating diabetes with herbs has been misled by the use of many single dravyas, resulting in side effects when taken without proper knowledge and guidance from an Ayurveda doctor. This combination of Nisha & Amalaki, though common, is effective yet needs proper guidance to be used like nectar.

धात्री
Emblica officinalis
Phyllanthaceae
(நெல்லிக்காய், നെല്ലി, Indian gooseberry)

धात्रीफले श्रीफलं च तथामृतफलं शिवम् ||
वयःस्थामलकं वृष्यं जातीफलरसं तथा ।
अमृतामण्डकं शीतफलं वर्षफलं स्मृतम् ||२३४||

अम्लं समधुरं तिक्तं कषायं कटुकं सरम् |
चक्षुष्यं सर्वदोषघ्नं वृष्यमामलकीफलम् ||
हन्ति वातं तदम्लत्वात् पित्तं माधुर्यशैत्यतः |
कफ रूक्षकषायत्वात् फलेभ्योऽभ्यधिकं च तत् |

निशा
Curcuma longa
Zingiberaceae
(மஞ்சள், മഞ്ഞള്‍, Turmeric)

हरिद्रा प्रमेहहराणाम् । (A.h)

निशा तिक्ता कटुरुक्षा वर्णोष्णा कफपित्तहा ।
पाण्डु व्रण अपची मेह त्वग्दोष विशोथजित् ॥(Ka.Ni)

Honey:
नवं मधु भवेत्पुष्ट्यै नातिश्लेष्महरं सरम् ।
पुराणं ग्राहकं रूक्षं मेदोघ्नमतिलेखनम् ||
मधुनः शर्करायाश्च गुडस्यापि विशेषतः ।
एकसंवत्सरे वृत्ते पुराणत्वं स्मृतं बुधैः ||

Nishamalaki Choornam:

चूर्ण निशायाः मधुना समेतं धात्रीफलानां स्वरसेन मिश्रम् ।
मलीढमल्पेश्च दिनैर्निहन्तिप्रमेहसंज्ञानखिलान् विकारान् ।।

धात्रीरसप्लुतां प्राद्ध हारिद्रां माक्षिकात्विताम् ||

13/11/2025

A sacred Vishaghna dravya that is under Vulnerable status for being less conserved, found more in Jangala desha. This dravya, tied in many homes in villages as an emergency kit, is also found in shops near temples.

Shuka nasa
Corallocarpus epigaeus
Cucurbitaceae
Redfruit Creeper, Kollan-kova(M), ஆகாச கருடன் (T)

छिलिहिण्टो महामूलः पातालगरुडाह्वयः |
छिलिहिण्टः परं वृष्यः कफघ्नः पवनापहः ||

Whole Plant:
சூலைபாண் டூதைதிரி தோடமக்கி வெப்புகண்ட
மாலை குடலின்வலி மாகுட்டம்-ஆலவிடம்
உட்கரப்பான் மெய்யரிப்பும் உண்டோகொல் லங்கோவை
கைக்குளிருக்க வின்னுங் காண்.
Sūlaipāṇ ṭūdaitiri thōdamakki veppukaṇṭa
mālai kudaliṉvali mākuṭṭam-ālaviṭam
uṭkarappāṉ meyyarippum uṇṭōkol laṅkōvai
kaikkuḷirukka viṉṉuṅ kāṇ.

Root:
துட்டவிடம் பாண்டுவெப்பு சூலைவா தங்கிரந்தி
குட்டம் அரிப்பக்கி கோண்குடல்நோய்-கெட்டகண்ட
மாலைபோம் கொல்லன்கோ வைக்கிழங்கால் முத்தோட
வேலைபோம் பாரில் விளம்பு.
Tuṭṭaviṭam pāṇduveppu sūlaivā taṅkiranti
kuṭṭam arippakki kōṇkuṭalnōy-keṭṭakaṇṭa
mālaipōm kollaṉkō vaikkiḻaṅkāl muttōṭa
vēlaipōm pāril viḷambu.

Uses:
- Powder of the rhizome is used internally to treat diarrhea.
-Used in many oil preparation to treat vata rogas.

11/11/2025

A common w**d found in all places, a beautiful spreading herb that could also be used as a ground cover for its spreading nature.It grows by roadsides and near rocky areas.

त्रिपदी (Source of हंसपदी)
Desmodium triflorum / Grona triflora
Family: Fabaceae
Common names: Three-flower beggarw**d, சிறுபுள்ளடி, നിലംപരണ്ട

Ecological Importance
D. triflorum is the larval host for Zizina otis – Lesser Grass Blue and a nectar plant for Pale Grass Blue and Lesser Grass Blue butterflies.

Classical References
हंसपादी गुरुः शीता हन्ति रक्तविषव्रणान् ।
विसर्पदाहातीसारलूताभूताग्निरोहिणीः ॥ भा.प्र

हंसपादी हिमा गुर्वी रोपणी, हन्ति शोणितम् ।
दाहातीसारविसर्पलूताभूतविषव्रणान् ॥ कै.नि

Tamil Verse
“அலம்புரண்ட நோயகற்றும் ஆள்வசிய மாக்கும்
நிலம்புறண்டி மூலி நினை.”
“Alampuraṇṭa nōyakatṟum āḷvasiya mākkum
nilampuṟaṇṭi mūli niṉai.”

Uses
-Whole plant paste applied on burns.
-Decoction given internally for poisonous conditions.

10/11/2025

A tree that thrives in tropical coastal environments, growing along sandy or rocky shores just above the high-tide line. Its fruits are mainly dispersed by water and are often found washed up on beaches. When the outer layer decays, the fruits become buoyant and drift with sea currents, aiding in their wide dispersal. Additionally, fruit bats also play a role in spreading the fruits.

पुन्नाग फल
Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllaceae

पुन्नागो मधुरः शीतः सुगन्धिः पित्तनाशकृत् ।
भूतविद्रावणश्चैव देवतानां प्रसादनः ||रा.नि

Seeds of Punnaga:

கன்ன விரணங் கடுஞ்சந்நி பாதமுடன்
இன்னல்உறு வாதை இவைஅகலும் - புன்னைக்கொட்
டைக்கம்மட் டோவென்னில் ஆர்சூதி காவாய்வும்
மெய்க்கம்மிட் டாழ்வாய்வும் இல்.
Kaṉṉa viraṇaṅ kaṭuñsanni pādamudaṉ
iṉṉaluṟu vātai ivai'akalum - puṉṉaikkoṭ
ṭaikkam'maṭ ṭōveṉṉil ārsūti kāvāyvum
meykkam'miṭ ṭāzhvāyvum il.
The seeds are indicated in ear infections, sannipataja rogam, Dhanurvata, Sulam... conditions.

Oil obtained from Seeds:
புன்னையிலுண் டாநெய்யாற் பொங்குசந்நி பாதமுதன்
மன்னியலைக் குங்கொடிய வாய்வும்முன்-பின்னிசிவும்
பொல்லா வலியினமும் புண்கிருமி யுந்தொலையும்
அல்லார் குழலே! அறி.
Puṉṉaiyiluṇ ṭāneyyāṟ poṅkusanni pātamutaṉ
maṉṉiyalaik kuṅkoṭiya vāyvum'muṉ-piṉṉisivum
pollā valiyiṉamum puṇkirumi yuntolaiyum
allār kuzhalē! Aṟi.
The oil obtained from the seeds are indicated in Sannipataja roga, Vranam, Krimi, etc.

Uses:
- Seed paste is applied on swelling.
-Seed oil given internally to treat dysuria and UTI

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