Malaysian Herbs

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com   Senna occidentalis-தகரைச்செடி Senna occidentalis  is a  pantropical  plant species. Vernacular names include : ʻauʻaukoʻi in Hawaii,  coffee senna ,  coffeeweed ,  Mogdad coffee ,  negro-coffee ,  senna coffee , Stephanie coffee ,  stinkingweed  or  styptic weed . [ citation needed ] The species was formerly placed in the genus  Cassia . The species was formerly placed in the genus Cassia . The plant is reported to be poisonous to cattle . The plant contains anthraquinones. The roots contain emodin and the seeds contain chrysarobin (1,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-9-anthrone) and N-methylmorpholine . Mogdad coffee seeds can be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee. They have also been used as an  adulterant  for coffee. There is apparently no  caffeine  in mogdad coffee. Despite the claims of being poisonous, the leaves of this plant,  Dhigu...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com   புளியாரையில் ஓரினம் Oxalis corniculata   இந்தியன் சோரல்--INDIAN SORREL இதை இந்தியன் அனைவரும் அறிவார்களா? இதனை கலப்புக்கீரையுடன் சேர்த்து கறி சமைக்கலாம். Oxalis corniculata , the creeping woodsorrel, also called procumbent yellow-sorrel or sleeping beauty, resembles the common yellow woodsorrel , Oxalis stricta .  It is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing, herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae . It has a narrow, creeping stem that readily roots at the nodes . The trifoliate leaves are subdivided into three rounded leaflets and resemble a clover in shape. Some varieties have green leaves, while others, like Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea , have purple. The leaves have inconspicuous stipules at the base of each petiole . The fruit is a narrow, cylindrical capsule , 1 to 2 cm long and noteworthy for its explosive discharge of the contained, 1 mm long seeds Description: The flowers are 1/2...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com   Senna surattensis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com   Serenoa repens   s aw palmetto plant s aw palmetto plant contains a compound that may reduce the symptoms of Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland.  Symptoms of an enlarged prostate include dribbling after urination and getting up many times during the night to urinate. SAW PALMETTO A very small type of fan palm, protected in the wild, now famous for extracts from its fruits which are used in treatments of prostate and urinary problems. Description : A very slow growing and very short palm, growing to 10-12ft, but often not exceeding 2-4ft. Part of the fan palm group, it has fan-shaped leaves composed of up to 20 leaflets. The common saw palmetto has green leaves but there are some silvery-green leaved types as well. Saw Palmetto's are also long-lived with many wild specimens believed to be well over 500 years old. Serenoa repens.  commonly...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com   Cashew Apple- முந்திரிப்பழம் Have you ever seen  this tree? It’s amazing! You have eaten these nuts hundreds of times but never thought about how they actually “come” to our world. The cashew apple is rich in nutrients and contains five times more vitamin C than an orange. It is eaten fresh, cooked in curries, or fermented into vinegar as well as an alcoholic drink. Nigeria  was the world's largest producer of cashew nuts with shell in 2010. Cashew nut production trends have varied over the decades. African countries used to be the major producers before 1980s, India became the largest producer in 1990s, followed by Vietnam which became the largest producer in mid 2000s. Since 2008, Nigeria has become the largest producer. Cashew nuts are produced in tropical countries because the tree is very frost sensitive; they have been adapted to various climatic regions around the world between the latitudes of 25°N and 25°S. The tree ...