CODE.NO

BOTANICAL NAME

ENGLISH NAME

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

BIB-H.157

Dioscoria bulbifera Linn.

AIR POTATO

Tubers: acrid, eatable.

BIB-H.158

Dolichos biflorus Linn.

HORSEGRAM

Seed: Nutritive.

BIB-H.159

Eclipta alba Linn.

BRINGARAJ

Whole Herb: tonic, deobstruent, hepato protective.

BIB-H.160

Elettaria cardamomum Maton.

CARDAMOM

Seed: aromatic, stimulant, stomachic, carminative, diuretic.

BIB-H.161

Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

INDIAN GOOSEBERRY

Fruit: astringent, diuretic, laxative, rich source of vitamin C.

BIB-H.162

Eugenia jambolana Lam.Syn. Syzygium cuminii Linn.

BLACK CHERRY & BLACK PLUM.

Fruit: diuretic, stomachic, antidiabetic.

BIB-H.163

Euphorbia hirta Linn.

AUSTRALIAN ASTHMA WEED (OR) SNAKE WEED

Whole Herb: demulcent, antispasmodic, anthelmintic, local parasiticide.

BIB-H.164

Evolvulus alsinoides Linn.

VISHNUKRAANTI

Whole Herb: brain tonic, bitter tonic, alterative, febrifuge, vermifuge, anti-phlogistic.

BIB-H.165

Ficus reliogiosa Linn.

SACRED FIG

Stem Bark: astringent. Fruit: laxative. Seed: cooling, refrigerant, laxative. Leaf: purgative.

BIB-H.166

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

INDIAN SWEET FENNEL

Seed: stimulant, aromatic, stomachic, carminative, emmenagogue,.

BIB-H.167

Garcinia cambogia Desr.

GARCINIA

Fruit rind: weight management, digestive, purgative.

BIB-H.168

Garcinia indica Choisy.

KOKAM BUTTER TREE

Seed Butter: astringent, demulcent, emollient and soothing in cutaneous affections.

BIB-H.169

Garcinia morella Desr.

GUTTI TREE

Gum: powerful hydragogue cathartic. Cerebral congestion when rapid lowering of blood pressure is desired.

BIB-H.170

Gardenia gumifera Linn.F.

CUMBI GUM

Gum: used in nervous disorders of children, diarrhea at the time of dentition and flatulent dyspepsia.

BIB-H.171

Gentiana kurroa Royle.

GENTIAN

Root: bitter, tonic, stomachic, febrifuge.

BIB-H.172

Gloriosa suberba Linn.

GLORY LILY

Root: alterative, cholagogue, purgative, tonic, anthelmintic, antiperiodic.

BIB-H.173

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.

LICORICE

Root: expectorant, demulcent, laxative, tonic, emollient, cooling, diuretic, emmenagogue.

BIB-H.174

Gymnema sylvestre R.Br.

SMALL INDIAN IPECAC

Leaf: anti-diabetic.

BIB-H.175

Hedychium spicatum Buch-Ham.

SPIKED GINGER LILY.

Rhizome: carminative, stimulant,  stomachic and tonic.

BIB-H.176

Hemidesmus indicus R.Br.

INDIAN SARSAPARILLA

Root: Alterative, tonic, diaphoretic, demulcent, diuretic, sudorific.

BIB-H.177

Hibiscus rosasinensis Linn.

CHINESE HIBISCUS

Leaf/Flower: emollient, demulcent, emmenagogue, anti-inflammatory, refrigerant, aphrodisiac, anodyne, laxative.

BIB-H.178

Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.

RED SORREL

Leaf: diuretic, antiscorbutic.

BIB-H.179

Holarrhena antidysenterica Linn.

TELICHERRY BARK

Bark: astringent, febrifuge, anthelmentic, bitter tonic, antibacterial.

BIB-H.180

Humulus lupulus Linn.

HOPS

Inflorescence: highly bacteriostatic.

BIB-H.181

Hydrastis mamira

INDIAN GOLDEN SEAL

Root: alterative, antipyretic, bitter tonic.

BIB-H.182

Hyoscyamus niger Linn.

INDIAN HENBANE

Seed: sedative, narcotic anodyne, antiseptic, digestive, astringent, anthelmintic, antispasmodic, mydriatic.

BIB-H.183

Hyptis suaveolens Poits

WILD TULSI

Leaf: stimulant, carminative, sudorific, lactagogue.