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Trichodesma indicum is an Ayurvedic medicinal herb which originates in India. It can cure rheumatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, infections, and even cancers. Traditionally, it is also used to cure diarrhea, fever, swelling, body aches, earaches, and urinary problems. It can act as a powerful antioxidant and has a positive role in enhancing cognitive senses preventing the progression of Alzheimer's diseases.

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(via Piper chaba / Chui Jhal (চুই ঝাল)or Choi Jhal (চই ঝাল)(Bengali)/ Chaba (Hindi))

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Piper chaba is a widely famed Ayurvedic plant despite its favored use in Bengali and South Asian cuisines. It is extremely effective against major pathogens and also active against a number of metabolic disorders. As per folk medicinal uses, it is applied against diarrhea, lowering pain, inflammation, fever, dizziness, memory loss, headaches, and common cold and coughs. It also has an anti-depressant effect. The entire plant offers a spicy taste with a pungent and warm smell like Black pepper. It is commonly used in Bengali and Thai cooking.

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Abelmoschus moschatus / Ambretta is a nontoxic medicinal herb that exhibits versatile medicinal roles.

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Mahua is a tropical Ayurvedic plant with immense medicinal properties, beneficial for health. It strengthens the immune system, boosts energy, alleviates stomach acidity, cures respiratory problems, and prevents bronchitis and other infections. Besides the medicinal role, The sweet-smelling brilliant looking scarlet flowers symbolize intense love, desire, and festivities. The fruit nectar is fermented to produce scented alcoholic drinks. The brilliant scarlet flowers of Mahua stun any observers. It symbolizes romanticism. Both fruits and flowers are hugely popular among the tribes of West Bengal.

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(via Euphorbia Hirta / Dudhi (Hindi) / Bara dudhi /বড়দুধি /(Bengali))

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Euphorbia hirta - High valued medicinal plant. It is known as Asthma Plant however widely used for infectious and versatile metabolic diseases like cancers, inflammatory, cardiovascular, diarrhea, diabetes, depression, and gout. Flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids, and phenolics are responsible for their physiologic role, beneficial for health.

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Abroma augusta/ Ulatkambal (Hindi) is an Ayurvedic medicinal plant often used in India and Asian nations, particularly as an emmenagogue. Its further activities have been recorded for several other inflammatory metabolic disorders, diabetes, cancers and even healing wounds. But primarily it earns reputation for its beneficial gynecological actions.

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Banyan Tree / বট গাছ (Bengali)

Banyan tree is an exceptionally large plant and known in Ayurveda as a medicinal actions. It has versatile pharmacological roles which are beneficial to health. Its leaves, stem bark, aerial roots, buds, and fruits even latex can prevent or cure many diseases starting from diarrhea, vaginal infections, nervous disorders, leucorrhea, dysentery, asthma, excessive bleeding during menstruation, cold, coughs, hemorrhage, pimples, skin problems, abscesses, and biliary complications. In the Hindu religion, it is regarded as the most sacred plant. History says that even lord Buddha earned his wisdom while meditating under it. Additionally numerous mythological stories are built regarding it. It survives almost unlimited times. Some of them are more than millennial old. It is native to Indian subcontinent.

“ —-I thought you would become like a great banyan tree and in your shade thousands of people would find shelter” – Ramakrishna Paramhansa to Swami Vivekananda. General features: It is the national tree of India. The Ficus benghalenis is the acquired botanical name of this plant [1]. The tree is revered in Hinduism at all times, signifying eternal life for its ever-expanding branches and…

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Yarrow / Sahasraparni (Hindi)/ Biranjasipha (Sanskrit) /Ugragandha (Bengali)

Yarrow is a medicinal herb known since ancient times even in Ayurveda to treat antiinflammatory diseases, colic, toothache, colitis, and sore throat. It stops bleeding from the wound prevent cancers, helps digestion, fight infection, and menstrual cramps.

General features: The botanical name is Achillea millefolium, commonly called Yarrow. It is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that grows in temperate climates of Northern Asia, North America, Europe, and New Zealand. In India, it grows mostly in the Western Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh or Uttarakhand at about 3000 – 9000 feet high altitude. In the US, it is found in…

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(via Plumeria obtusa /Champa (Hindi)/ Kathgolap/ Kathchampa /Golokchampa (Bengali))

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Plumeria obtusa /Champa (Hindi)/ Kathgolap/ Kathchampa /Golokchampa (Bengali)

Plumeria obtusa/ Golok champa is a pleasant smelling tropical medicinal plant. Both flowers and plant bodies have enormous potential to prevent and cure several metabolic diseases. It is also a powerful antioxidant and lowers oxidative stress in the body.

General features: Plumeria obtusa (PO) is a common tropical flower growing in gardens, graveyards, and parks. In Singapore, it is named as ‘graveyard flower’. In Australia, it is called Frangipani. It is a decorative evergreen flower plant that spreads a pleasant fragrance and is cultivated mainly for ornamental reasons. The plant belongs to the Plumeria genus of the Apocynacea family. The genus…

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Rose / Gulab (Hindi)/ গোলাপ (Bengali)

Roses are known for beauty and fragrance but it exhibits a number of medicinal effects which are beneficial to human health. Rosehips, loaded with vitamin C are used to make preserves. Rose extracts are commonly added to food and drinks as fragrance.

General features: Roses are widely known for their beauty and fragrance. In India, it is called Gulab, a Persian name also used in Hindi. Throughout the world, for ages, this beautiful flower symbolizes love, intimacy, sincerity, healing, luck, protection, and power; usually, the color specifies the intention or motive. Rose is universally considered to be the queen of flowers. In many societies,…

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Blueberry

Blueberries are heavily consumed fruit that offers enormous health benefits. Its phytocomponents protect from many metabolic diseases like cancers, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cardiac, diabetes, and dementia also improves cognitive function.

General features: Blueberry is a widely distributed perennial flowering plant that produces purple or blue-colored berries. It is acclaimed as a superfood owing to its beneficial phytocomponents. The plant is a prostrate shrub belonging to the Vaccinium genus of the Ericaceae family, including cranberries, huckleberries, and bilberries. The plant size varies widely from a few inches to more than…

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(via Mango tree / Mangifera indica / Aam (আম – Bengali)।)

The national fruit of India and considered as king of all fruits in the universe.