Dr. Sarin T.

Shigru (Moringa oleifera Lam) commonly known as Drumstick plant or Horse Radish Tree, is a medium sized, evergreen or deciduous tree is a native to India and commonly cultivated throughout India. Every component of the Moringa tree, including the bark, leaves, blossoms, and roots, has a special function in enhancing health, which makes it extremely special. It has a pungent and bitter flavour to its juice. This plant is of high nutritional value, ecologically and economically beneficial with its unique combination of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids potentially acting as a “Super drug” or “Natural nutrition for the tropics” which…

“Breast milk is the churned love of a Mother to her Child” Importance of breast milk for the newborn is very well documented in our rich wisdom of Ayurvedic classics. In modern science also, the importance of colostrum and breast milk for the newborn is well established. But currently, a stressful lifestyle with unhealthy eating habits, has shaped our society to encounter many challenges like Stanyakshaya (hypogalactia) or stanyanaasha (agalactia), especially with primiparous mothers. So, we have to look out for herbal remedies or drugs which can stabilize or boost the sthanya or breast milk which are generally called galactagogues.…

“Apamarga” or Achyranthus aspera or Chirachiri or Prickly chaff tree is a plant known to many which grows around our surrounding as a weed. The name “Apamarga ‘’ refers to the way it blocks the way for passers-by. This weed is widely distributed in India and tropical environments with versatile therapeutic properties. The plant is known as Apamarga for its notable spores which stick to clothing and are challenging to remove due to their pointed spicules. These spores, which develop to cover the entire plant stalk from the outside, serve as a shield of protection for it. According to Vedic…

Vata or Nyagrodha (Ficus bengalensis Linn.) or Banyan Tree or Bargad is a sacred medicinal plant known since Vedic times. The word “Nyagrodha” means which obstruct or which covers while word “Vata”, denotes that which surrounds. Banyan tree or Vat is considered as an immortal tree because its life span being more than 100 years & the tree expands with the help of its prop roots. Nyagrodha is one among the five “Panchkshiri Vruksha & Nalpamara Vruksha” (tree sources of Lac) and is considered as the National tree of India. According to Hindu Mythology, God Shiva as Dakshinamurthy nearly always…

Sariba or Hemidesmus indicus is a well-known drug in the traditional medicinal system. Sariba is an aromatic climbing plant commonly known as “Anantmool” or “Indian sarsaparilla” which belongs to the Apocynaceae Family. Anantmool is a combination of two words that is Anant (means eternal) & mool (means root). Anantmool means “the external root”. Sariba is a perennial, slender, lactiferous and twinning climbing vine shrub. Hemidesmus indicus has two varieties black and white. The Black variety is known as Krishna Sariva and the white one is known as Sariva. . This plant is found throughout India growing under mesophytic to semi…

Gokhru or Gokshura (“Tribulus terrestris”) is an annual flowering plant which is commonly used in the treatment of urinary tract disorders. They are popularly known as “small caltrop,” “Chota Gokhru,” “puncture vine,” goat head, devil’s thorn. In Ayurveda, it is popular by the name Gokshura. The Latin meaning of the word Tribulus is “three pointed caltrops” suggested for the three pronged fruit of Tribulus terrestris fruit with projecting spikes. It is found in various countries of subtropical part of world such as India, Pakistan, China, Africa, Australia, southern and Western Europe, North Africa. In India, it is mainly found in…

A WONDER DRUG WITH MANY REMEDIES Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) or Indian mulberry is an important medicinal plant used in India and worldwide. It is a small evergreen tree or shrub 3 to 10 m in height which grows in wide variety of habitats like shady forests as well as on sandy shores or open rocky plains. Noni is being cultivated for more than 1000 years in countries like Polynesian where it is used as a coloring agent, medicine and food. The fruit which has a pungent odour when ripening, is known as cheese fruit or vomit fruit which is…

Chronic liver diseases are a major concern for morbidity and mortality across the globe. According to WHO estimates 46% of global diseases and 59% of the mortality are attributed to chronic diseases with almost 35 million people in the world dying because of chronic diseases. From recent data available it is evident that globally, 1.5 billion persons had chronic liver disease (CLD) frequently resulting from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Hepatitis B virus infection, Hepatitis C virus infection and alcoholic liver disease. In such a scenario, Bhumyamalaki is one of the promising herbal drugs used in Ayurveda for various liver disorders.…

Millet is a common term to categorize small-seeded grasses that are often termed Nutri-cereals or Dryland-cereals. They are non-allergenic grains which are gluten free and used as a rich source of nutrition. Millets are of two types – Major Millets and Minor Millets; this classification is based on the size of grain. Millets includes Sorghum (Jowar), Pearl Millet (Bajra), Finger Millet (Ragi), Little Millet (Kutki), Foxtail Millet (Kakun), Proso Millet (Cheena), Barnyard Millet (Sawa), Kodo Millet (Kodon) and other millets. They are hardy, resilient crops that can withstand high temperatures, grow on poor soils with little or no external inputs…

Ficus religiosa or Sacred fig or Ashvattha (commonly known as Peepal tree in India) is one of the oldest trees mentioned in Indian literature which grows very large in size with wide spreading branches. This sacred tree is significant to major religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It is believed that Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment while meditating underneath a sacred fig. Hindu and Jain ascetics worshipped and often meditated under the shade of this sacred tree. The Bodhi tree is counted one among the Nakshatra vana and represents the Pushya Nakshatra or Cancri in the Cancer constellation. All parts of…