Ipomoea mauritiana | Giant Potato | Ksiravidari

Scientific Name Ipomoea mauritiana Family Name Convolvulaceae Common Names English: Giant potato; Large forest ipomoea; Alligator Yam; Milky Yam;Hindi: bhuyi kohada; bilayi kand;Tamil: nila-p-pucani; pal-mutanki; palmudangi; Paalmudamgi; palmudukan kizhangu; Nilappuchani;Malayalam:…

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Andrographis paniculata | King of Bitters | Kalmegh

Scientific Name Andrographis paniculata Family Name Acanthaceae Common Names English: King of Bitters; Kariyat; Creat; Andrographis; Indian Echinacea; Green Chiretta;Ayurveda: Kalamegha (“Dark Cloud”); Kalmegh; Bhumi-Neem (“Neem of the Ground”); Kiriyattu;Hindi:…

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Withania somnifera | Ashwagandha | Indian Ginseng

Scientific Name Withania somnifera Family Name Solanaceae Common Names English: Ashwagandha, Indian Ginseng, Winter Cherry, Poison Gooseberry,Ayurvedic: Ashvagandha,Assamese: Asbagandha,Bengali: Asbagandha,Hindi:  Asgandh, Varahakarni, Ashwagandha,Gujarati: Aksand, Asvagandha, Ghodaasun,Kannada: Ashwagandha, Kanchuki, Hiremaddina Gida,…

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