Malaysian Herbs

History and extraction http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com Tea Tree – டீ மரம்  Melaleuca alternifolia The  indigenous   Bundjalung people  of eastern Australia use “tea trees” as a  traditional  medicine  by inhaling the  oils from the crushed leaves to treat coughs and  colds .  They also sprinkle leaves on wounds, after which a  poultice  is applied. In addition, tea tree leaves are soaked to make an  infusion  to treat sore throats or  skin  ailments. Use of the oil itself, as opposed to the unextracted plant material, did not become common practice until researcher Arthur Penfold published the first reports of its  antimicrobial   activity in  a series of papers in the 1920s and 1930s. In evaluating the antimicrobial activity of  M. alternifolia , tea tree oil was rated as 11 times more active than  phenol . Tea tree oil is toxic when swallowed and it should ...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA             நெட்டிலிங்கம் Polyalthia longifolia's common names include False Ashoka , the Buddha Tree, the Indian mast tree, and the Indian Fir tree. Its names in other languages include  Ashoka  or  Devadaru  in  Sanskrit ,  Debdaru  in  Bengali  and  Hindi ,  Asopalav  ( Gujarati ),  Glodogan tiang  ( Indonesian ), Devdar in Marathi and  Nettilinkam  in  Tamil , and  araNamaram : അരണമരം ( Malayalam ). There are two important traditions associated with the tree in India (presumably in its full, untrimmed, form with spreading branches), one being of  Sita  taking shelter in the shade of Ashoka when in captivity (found in the  Ramayana ) and another that of the Ashoka tree requiring a kick from a beautiful woman on spring festival day before it would bloom (in the  Malavikagnimitra , for ex...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com SARACA INDICA                                                        அசோக மரம் The Ashoka tree (lit., "sorrow-less") (S. asoca (Roxb.) Wilde, or Saraca indica L. ) is a plant belonging to the Caesalpiniaceae subfamily of the legume family.[1] It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian Subcontinent and adjacent areas. The Ashoka is a rainforest tree. Its original distribution was in the central areas of the Deccan plateau, as well as the middle section of the Western Ghats in the western coastal zone of the Indian Subcontinent. The Ashoka is prized for its beautiful foliage and fragrant flowers. It is a very handsome, small, erect evergreen tree, with deep green leaves growing in dense clusters.   It is the Buddha Tree, Indian mast tree, and Indian Fir tree. Its names in othe...

Mimusops elengi -                      மகிழமரம்   http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com மகிழ மரம் இதன் பூவை தலைமுடிவளர்வதற்கான தைலங்களில்  ஊறப்போடுவார்கள் சித்த வைத்தியர்கள்!   M imusops elengi  is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northern Australia. English common names include  Spanish cherry , [1] ,  Medlar [1] , and  Bullet wood . Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it has traditional medicinal uses.   Bulletwood is an evergreen tree reaching a height of about 16 m. It flowers in April, and fruiting occurs in June. Leaves are glossy, dark green, oval-shaped, 5–14 cm long, and 2.5–6 cm wide. Flowers are cream, hairy and scented. The bark is thick and appears dark brownish black or grayish black in color, with striations and a few cracks on the surface. The tree may reach up to a height of 9-18 m w...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com Chrysanthemum of Cameron Highland Chrysanthemum   belongs to the family Asteraceae, which is the second largest family of flowering plants, after the family Orchidaceae. Chrysanthemum tea   ( Chinese :   菊花茶 ;   pinyin :   júhuā chá ) is a flower-based   tisane   made from   chrysanthemum   flowers of the species Chrysanthemum morifolium   or   Chrysanthemum indicum , which are most popular in   East Asia . To prepare the tea, chrysanthemum flowers (usually dried) are steeped in hot water (usually 90 to 95 degrees Celsius after cooling from a boil) in either a   teapot , cup, or glass; often   rock sugar   is also added, and occasionally also   wolfberries . The resulting drink is transparent and ranges from pale to bright yellow in color, with a floral aroma. In Chinese tradition, once a pot of chrysanthemum tea has been drunk, hot water is typically added aga...