GERU English : Red ochre/Red earth/Bole rubra Urdu : Geru/Geru matti/Geru-e-surkh Telugu : Sona Geru/Kavi Rai Description It is a clay found in lead and iron ore and contains an excess of oxide of iron more than any…
GAOZABAN English : Borage/Bugloss/Catmint Urdu : Gaozaban/Gul-e-Gaozaban Telugu : Mogobiraku Description: It is an erect shrubby plant having all parts hairy; large, thick and whitish green leaves resembling cow’s or bull’s tongue in appearance; white, tiny and throny spots on…
ELAICHI KALAN Englsih : Nepal or Greter Cardamom/Amomum Urdu : Bari Elaichi/Elaichi Badi Telugu : Pedda Yeaki/Pedda Elakky Description : It is a herb with a leafy stem, 0.9-1.2 m high. Leaves are 30-60 by 7.5-10 cm, oblong lanceolate, green…
DHANIA English : Coriander Urdu : Dhania/Dhania/Kothmir/Kothmir Telugu : Kotimir/Kotimiri/Dhaniyalu Description : It is a smooth,errect,annual herb, 20-60 cm high with small, white or pinkish purple flowers borne on compound terminal umbles. The lower leaves are broad with crenately lobed…
DARCHINI English : Cinnamon/Ceylon cinnamon Urdu : Darchini/Dalchini Telugu : Lavanga-patta/Dalchini Description: It is a hardy plant which can grow on any soil but the quality of bark is different as influenced by the soil and ecological factors.In Ceylo, the…
CHOBCHINI English : China root Urdu : Chobchini Telugu : Pirangi-chekka/Gali-Chekka Description :It is a deciduous climber with rounded leaves, red berries and the root tubers known as ‘China Roots’. These tubers resembled to elongated potatoes in shape and size,knotty,10-15…
CHIRAITA SHIRIN English : Chiretta Urdu : Chiraita/Chiraita shirin Telugu : Nila Vemu Description : It is a 1-1.5 m high shrub of strong and branching stem,having leaves in opposite pairs usually lanceolate and 10 cm long and numerous flowers in…
BUZIDAN English : Sweet pellitory Urdu : Buzidian/Satavari Telugu : Chamunti Description : In Kitab-ul-Advia written by Allama Hakeem Mohammed Kabiruddin Saheb, it is clearly mentioned that buzidian is other than stavari. i.e Asparagus racemosus. However, in Qarabadeen jadid of…
BHANGRA English : False daisy/Eclipta Urdu : Bhangra/Babri Telugu : Galagara-chettu/Gunta-galijaeru Description : This is a common and small herb, found abundantly throghout india in wet places. It is a coarsely hairy,annual,erect or prostate. Leaves are hairy and variable in shape.Flower…
BEHIDANA English : Quince seeds Urdu : Behidana/Bihidana Telugu : Simadanimma Description : It is a small tree with spreading branches, thin and purplish-brown bark,shortly stalked.entire ovate, blunt or acute leaves,3.5-6 cm long ,solitary flowers at the ends of the branches.…
