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PASSIFLORA FOTIDA

Passiflora Fotida- சிறுபூனைக் காலி , முப்பரிச வல்லி

படத்தில் உரோமக் கூண்டுக்குள் இருப்பது காய் ; இது பழுத்து மஞ்சளாக ஆகிறது; அப்போது அதனை உண்ணலாம் ! மஞ்சளாக ஆன பழம் காய்ந்து வற்றல் நிலையில் வெடித்து விதைகள் பரவுகிறது !
இலை , பூனையின் கால் தடம் போல இருப்பதைக் கவனியுங்கள்  இதனால்தான் ‘சிறுபூனைக் காலி

Passiflora foetida (common names: wild maracuja, bush passion fruit.In Sinhala it is known as"වැල් බටු,පඩවැල්,වැල් ගඩුගුඩා etc..., marya-marya, wild water lemon, stinking passionflower,stoneflower love-in-a-mist or running pop) is a species of passion flower out of 550 species of Passiflora that is native to the southwestern United States (southern Texas and Arizona), Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, Africa ,and much of South America. 

It has been introduced to tropical regions around the world, such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, Hawaii, and The Maldives  It is a creeping vine like other members of the genus, and yields an edible fruit.The specific epithet, foetida, means "stinking" in Latin and refers to the strong aroma emitted by damaged foliage.

Typically the plant grows wild in the bushes or hedges, either creeping on the groud or climbing on other plants, poles or fences. To aid in climbing the plant possess tendrils to hook itself to the surfaces.

The flowers have white petals and give rise to small fruits, which are green when young and yellow to yellowish-red when mature. The seeds are black and are covered with juicy tissues. When ripe, the juice taste sweet.

Uses

Passiflora foetida

Passiflora foetida flower

The fruits are roughly the size of a ping pong ball or kumquat and contain a bluish-white pulp that is mildly sweet and delicately flavored. In the Philippines, the fruit of Passiflora foetida are known colloquially as marya-marya ('Little Mary'), 'kurombot', and santo papa (due to its resemblance to the Pope's mitre). 

Young leaves and plant tips are also edible. Dry leaves are used in tea in Vietnamese folk medicine to relieve sleeping problems, as well as treatment for itching and coughs.

Animal interactions

Passiflora foetida is a larval host and nectar source for the Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae).

passiflora foetida has been mentioned as a toxic plant by farmers from northeastern Brazil. An experiment done with goats led to the discovery that high levels of cyanide in P. foetida cause poisoning after the ingestion of fresh leaves, mostly during the dry season.(122)

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                                   பண்ணைக் கீரை; மகிழிக் கீரை

                         வயிற்றுப் புண்ணை ஆற்ற

                                                                    COCKS COMB

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Do you know the leaves can be cooked as spinach?

Celosia argentea var. cristata (formerly Celosia cristata), known as cockscomb, is the cristate or crested variety of the species Celosia argentea. It was likely originally native to India, where it was saved from extinction in cultivation by the religious significance attached to the variety by Indian, Burmese, and Chinese gardeners who planted it near temples.

 The name cockscomb is used as the flower looks like the head on a rooster (cock). The plants are resistant to most diseases, and grow equally well indoors or out, though the perfect place is one with no shade and a well-drained soil, as the plant is susceptible to fungal diseases.

The plant is mainly cultivated as an ornamental plant for its spectacular flowering and is highly appreciated by horticulturists for its originality because it has inflorescences in the form of wavy crest. The flowers can be cut and dried to make dry bouquets and are used frequently as ornamental plants indoors. Their leaves and flowers can be used as vegetables. They are often grown as foods in India, Western Africa, and South America.

The plants can be grown easily from the seeds. Since the plants are of tropic origin, they thrive in areas with tropical climate. However, they can also be grown in summer months in the colder climate. The plants being annual plants, grow for only about one fourth of a year. A soil temperature of about 16 °C (60 °F) is ideal for growth. This plant likes healthy soils, rich in organic matter and a full sun or partial shade exposure. It sows from March to May on a warm diaper, then it must be transplanted once or twice and put in place in May–June, 30–35 cm in all directions. During the summer it is necessary to water it copiously, with the foot especially and will bloom until the frosts.

Ingredients include water, vitamin C, carotenoids, protein, nitrate, and oxalate. In addition, triterpene saponins could be detected in the roots and seeds of the silver fire. Sugar was found in the root, and flavonoids in leaves and stems. The seeds showed a diuretic effect. Yellow inflorescences of cristata and plumosa may contain high doses of dopamine. Celosian, a polysaccharide from the seeds of the cockscomb tuft, shows the animal model hepatoprotective and immunostimulating effects as well as the aqueous extract from the seeds, wherein also an anti-metastatic effect in the liver of mice could be detected. The alcohol extract of the seeds generates an anti-diabetic effect in certain laboratory rats.(121)

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                                 Ipomoea aquatica

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                                              KANGKONG

 இதன் குருத்துப் பகுதிகள் சமையலுக்குப் பயனாகிறது. இதன் மொட்டை அரைத்துப் பூசினால் படை (Ringworm) குணமாகிறது. 

pomoea aquatica is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots and it is not known where it originated. This plant is known in English as water spinach, river spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous names Chinese spinach, Chinese watercress, Chinese convolvulus or swamp cabbage, or kangkong in Southeast Asia and ong choy in Cantonese.

In the Philippines, where it is called kangkóng, the tender shoots are cut into segments and cooked, together with the leaves, in fish and meat stews, such as sinigang. The vegetable is also commonly eaten alone. In adobong kangkóng (also called apan-apan), it is sautéed in cooking oil, onions, garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce. In ensaladang kangkóng (or kinilaw na kangkóng), it is blanched and served in vinegar or calamansi juice and fresh tomatoes and onions with salt and pepper to taste. In binagoongang kangkóng (or ginisang kangkóng), it is sautéed with garlic and topped with bagoong alamang (shrimp paste) or bagoong isda (fermented fish) and sliced fresh tomatoes and onions, commonly also with cubed crispy liempo (pork belly) or pork adobo. It can also be spiced with siling haba or siling labuyo peppers, soy sauce, black pepper, and sugar. It differs from adobong kangkóng in that it does not use vinegar. A local appetiser called crispy kangkóng has the leaves coated in a flour-based batter and fried until crisp, similar to Japanese vegetable tempura.^[47][48]

Ipomoea aquatica is most commonly grown in east, south, and southeast Asia. It flourishes naturally in waterways, and requires little if any care. It is used extensively in Indonesian, Burmese, Thai, Lao, Cambodian, Malay, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Chinese cuisine, especially in rural or kampung (village) areas. The vegetable is also extremely popular in Taiwan, where it grows well. During the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II, the vegetable grew remarkably easily in many areas, and became a popular wartime crop.

The vegetable is a common ingredient in East, South and Southeast Asian dishes, such as in stir-fried water spinach.^[37] In Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, the tender shoots along with the leaves are usually stir-fried with chili pepper, garlic, ginger, dried shrimp paste (belacan/terasi) and other spices. In Penang and Ipoh, it is cooked with cuttlefish and a sweet and spicy sauce. Also known as eng chhai in the Hokkien dialect, it can also be boiled with preserved cuttlefish, then rinsed and mixed with spicy rojak paste to become jiu hu eng chhai. Boiled eng chhai also can be served with fermented krill noodle belacan bihun and prawn mee.

In Indonesian cuisine it is called kangkung, boiled or blanched together with other vegetables it forms the ingredient of gado-gado or pecel salads in peanut sauce. Some recipes that use kangkung is plecing kangkung from Lombok, and mie kangkung (kangkong noodle) from Jakarta.

In Thailand, where it is called phak bung (Thai: ผักบุ้ง), it is eaten raw, often along with green papaya salad or nam phrik, in stir-fries and in curries such as kaeng som.

The vegetable is a common ingredient in East, South and Southeast Asian dishes, such as in stir-fried water spinach.In Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, the tender shoots along with the leaves are usually stir-fried with chili pepper, garlic, ginger, dried shrimp paste (belacan/terasi) and other spices.

 In Penang and Ipoh, it is cooked with cuttlefish and a sweet and spicy sauce. Also known as eng chhai in the Hokkien dialect, it can also be boiled with preserved cuttlefish, then rinsed and mixed with spicy rojak paste to become jiu hu eng chhai. Boiled eng chhai also can be served with fermented krill noodle belacan bihun and prawn mi.

In Indonesian cuisine it is called kangkung, boiled or blanched together with other vegetables it forms the ingredient of gado-gado or pecel salads in peanut sauce. Some recipes that use kangkung is plecing kangkung from Lombok, and mie kangkung (kangkong noodle) from Jakarta.

In Thailand, where it is called phak bung (Thai: ผักบุ้ง), it is eaten raw, often along with green papaya salad or nam phrik, in stir-fries and in curries such as kaeng som.

In the Philippines, where it is called kangkóng, the tender shoots are cut into segments and cooked, together with the leaves, in fish and meat stews, such as sinigang. The vegetable is also commonly eaten alone. In adobong kangkóng (also called apan-apan), it is sautéed in cooking oil, onions, garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce. 

In ensaladang kangkóng (or kinilaw na kangkóng), it is blanched and served in vinegar or calamansi juice and fresh tomatoes and onions with salt and pepper to taste. In binagoongang kangkóng (or ginisang kangkóng), it is sautéed with garlic and topped with bagoong alamang (shrimp paste) or bagoong isda (fermented fish) and sliced fresh tomatoes and onions, commonly also with cubed crispy liempo (pork belly) or pork adobo. It can also be spiced with siling haba or siling labuyo peppers, soy sauce, black pepper, and sugar. It differs from adobong kangkóng in that it does not use vinegar. A local appetiser called crispy kangkóng has the leaves coated in a flour-based batter and fried until crisp, similar to Japanese vegetable tempura.(120)

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                                     கோடகசாலை--Justicia procumbens,

  இலைக் கசாயம் ஆஸ்துமா, இருமல், முதுகுவலி ஆகியவற்றுக்கு மருந்து. விதையை மாவாக்கி உண்கின்றனர்

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commonly known as water willow, (Marathi: करंबल Karambal, पित्तपापडा Pitpapada, कलमाशी Kalmashi)(Tamil:கோடகசாலை--kOdakasAlai), is a small plant endemic to India.Justicia procumbens is a higher altitudes plant found commonly in humid areas.

The juice of leaves is squeezed in the eyes in case of ophthalmia.-One inflammation of the eye.

Justicia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It is the largest genus within the family, encompassing around 700 species with hundreds more as yet unresolved.They are native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, India and Africa. The genus serves as host to many butterfly species, such as Anartia fatima. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. The generic name honours Scottish horticulturist James Justice (1698–1763).They are closely related to Pachystachys.

Justicia procumbens is a slender, often tufted, prostrate or ascending, branched annual. Stems are 10 to 40 centimeters long. Leaves are elliptic to oblong-ovate or ovate, 7 to 20 millimeters long, 5 to 20 millimeters wide, obtuse at both ends, and entire or with slightly crenat ed at the margins.

This plant Water Willow is an perennial shrub plant having medicinal properties. The plant is also used as an ornamental plant due to its slender, tubular flowers.(119)

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    MISAI KUCHING -Orthosiphon Stamineus

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Cat Whiskers

Orthosiphon stamineus is a herb that is widely grown in tropical areas. It is also known as Orthosiphon aristatus. The plant can be identified by its white or purple flowers bearing long, protruding stamens that resemble cats' whiskers. It is also commonly referred as "Misai Kucing" (Malaysian) or "Kumis Kucing"(Indonesian) which means cat whiskers. The herb is popularly known as Java tea and is used widely in the form of herbal tea in Asia.Java tea was possibly introduced to the West in the early 20th century. The brewing of Java tea is similar to that for other teas. It is soaked in hot boiling water for about three minutes, and honey or milk is then added. It can be easily prepared as garden tea from the dried leaves. There are quite a number of commercial products derived from Orthosiphon stamineus. Cultivation areas and post-harvesting method can significantly affect the quality of the herb.

It is a tea made solely from the misai kucing herb which has been known for its therapeutic value for generations.

Misai Kuching Tea comes in sachets packed commercially with the catch phrase “taste the freshness”, thanks to Melaka Biotechnology Corporation’s efforts in exploiting the therapeutic value of misai kucing.

Helps in managing high blood sugar level

Siddha Medicinal Uses :For Kidney stones leaves or whole plant is taken, prepared as decoction and taken daily once.Decoction of leaves acts as diuretic. Drinking 30 ml of this decoction helps in managing disurea and urinary tract infections.

Leaf juice 5 to 10 ml thrice a day helps in managing high sugar level.

Infusion made of dried leaves are good for gallbladder stones and liver ailments.

This diuretic effect helps with gout, kidney stones and high blood pressure. ... Skin cancer cell lines have been shown to reduce when extracts of Misai Kucing were used in laboratory studies. ..  (118)

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Korean Mint (hyssop)-மிண்ட் குடும்பம்

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Hyssop Oil: The Sacred Her

Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a shrub in the Lamiaceae or mint family native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea. Due to its purported properties as an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant, it has been used in traditional herbal medicine.

Ancient texts, including the Bible, described the many benefits of hyssop orHyssopus officinalis. Today, the herb still provides these same benefits and is in wide use. . When steam-distilled, the plant produces a very potent essential oil. Below is additional information on hyssop oil.

Who doesn't want to be minty fresh? Most of the various types of "mint" or mentha – spearmint, Korean mint, applemint, regular old mint – offer reported health benefits and medicinal properties. (Avoid pennyroyal, as it's poisonous.) Mint is famous for soothing headaches, fighting nausea, calming the stomach and reducing nervousness and fatigue. Korean mint, also called Indian mint and hyssop, is a fairly effective antiviral, making it useful for fighting colds and the flu. Whatever continent you're on, some type of mint is usually to be found. Eat whole, garnish food or make tea to get the all purpose health benefits.

The perennial plant hyssop is native to the Mediterranean region and is considered a holy plant. During the time of the Romans, this herb was used against the plague, as a disinfectant and for treatment of minor infections. In some parts of the world, it had a spiritual function, and was believed to purify and “forgive sins.”1 Christianity held hyssop in high regard– the herb was cited as a symbol of baptism and reconciliation.2 In other religions, it is associated with purification.

The plant grows up to 60 centimeters or 2 feet high, and has a “hairy” stem with small pointy leaves and blue, purple, or white flowers.3 Today, hyssop is cultivated for its essential oils in various parts of France. It is deemed one of the strongest antiviral essential oils out there because it contains nearly every type of chemical compound found in essential oils. However, the oil is still mild and gentle.

Uses of Hyssop Oil

Hyssop oil is currently used in aromatherapy to treat problems linked to the respiratory and digestive systems. It can also be used to bring relief to arthritic pain, sores, bruises, toothaches, and ear pain. It also contributes to the regulation of blood pressure and acts as a calming substance for anxiety and hysteria.4

Other uses of hyssop oil are:5

• Antispasmodic – Hyssop oil is used to help stop spasms in the respiratory system, nervous system, muscles, and intestines.
• Antiseptic – When applied on wounds, it can prevent them infection. The essential oil can also help wounds, cuts, and bruises heal faster.
• Massage and bath oils – When used as either one, hyssop oil helps relieve pain and fatigue. It can also be used to address menstrual pain.
• Febrifuge – This herbal oil is often used to lower body temperature and fever.
• Cicatrisant – It is often used on skin problems, such as insect bites, rashes, boils, and even pox. It may even be used on scars to make them disappear quicker.
• Stimulant – Oil of hyssop helps stimulate several systems in your body. For instance, it helps stimulate your digestive system to ensure better metabolism and nutrient absorption. It is also used to stimulate the nervous, endocrine, circulatory, and excretory systems

Apart from being an effective antimicrobial agent, hyssop essential oil is found to provide benefit in the following health conditions:13

• Aging-related skin problems, such as sagging and wrinkles
• Muscle spasms and cramps, and acute abdominal pain
• Arthritis, rheumatism, gout, and inflammation
• Loss of appetite, stomachaches, flatulence, and indigestion
• Fevers
• Hypotension or low blood pressure
• Irregular menstrual cycles and menopause
• Respiratory problems, such as colds, cough, and flu

Both the flowers and leaves are edible, and if you can score fresh hyssop at a garden or farmers market, you can use them like other fresh delicate herbs in salads, pastas, and summer soups. The flowers can be used for garnishes. But you're more likely to find hyssop in dried form.

Dried hyssop has one inconvenience: Its slender leaves, when dried, turn into brittle needles, unpleasant to eat. They do rehydrate, but with the texture of tea leaves. You can grind them in a spice grinder to a powder, but the easiest solution is infusion. A short bath in a tea ball or spice bag and their flavor will leach into whatever you're cooking. The infusion shouldn't be long, lest the herb's bitterness overwhelm its fragrance.

How Does Hyssop Oil Work?

The essential oil of the hyssop plant can be used in several ways. It can be applied topically on your skin or inhaled through a diffuser or vaporizer. Below are some ways to enjoy the benefits of this essential oil:

• Relieve fatigue, stress, and even any type of body pain – Add 2 drops of hyssop oil to your bath water, preferably warm. Taking a bath in hyssop oil infused water may also contribute to a peaceful night’s rest.
• Address menstrual discomfort or menopausal symptoms – Mix 3 drops of hyssop oil with a carrier oil and use the mixture as a massage oil on your abdomen.
• Reduce pain as massage oil – Similar to the previous suggestion, use 3 drops of this oil blended with a carrier oil and massage on painful muscles. Rubbing the mixture on your stomach may also relieve gastrointestinal discomfort caused by indigestion and gas.
• Lower fever – Massaging 2 drops of this herbal oil with one milliliter of coconut oil on the soles of your feet may help reduce fever.
• Clear clogged respiratory tracts – When inhaled, hyssop oil can ease nasal congestion, breathing difficulties, colds, and cough. Use 2 drops in steam inhalation. You may also apply 2 drops of hyssop oil mixed with vapor rub onto your chest to induce the oil’s expectorant effect.
• Help heal and prevent scars – Add 2 drops of hyssop oil to your lotion or cream and apply topically.

• Thanks to Mercola.com.

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