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Juniperus communis Linn. |
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Cupressaceae |
| Common Name: |
Hauber, Juniper berry |
| Local Name: |
Bethar, Pethri (Kashmir & Kumaon), Shukpa (Lahaul), Shukpa (Spiti), Hauber (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Hapusha |
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Juniperus communis is a dense, more or less procumbent shrub rarely a small tree. The plant is dioecious in habit. The bark is reddish brown and peels off in papery shreds while the wood is finely veined, yellowish brown... |
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Myrica esculenta Buch. Ham. |
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Myricaceae |
| Common Name: |
Box-myrtle |
| Local Name: |
Kaiphal, Kahi, Kaphal, Chhota Kafal (Joshimath), Kaiphal (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Katphal, Mahavalkal |
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Myrica esculenta is a small moderate sized evergreen tree growing up to 3-15 m high. The bark is grey or brownish grey and the leaves are lanceolate. The flowers are minute and the fruits are ellipsoid,... |
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Origanum vulgare Linn. |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Common Name: |
Bantulsi |
| Local Name: |
Sathra, Bantulsi, Wild Marjornum, Jakhma Buti, Basloghas (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Prachin Marubak |
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It is an aromatic, branched, perennial herb which grows up to 30-90 cm high. The leaves are broadly ovate and the flowers are in terminal corymbose cymes. The flowers are pale white in colour and the plant... |
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| Species: |
Paeonia emodi Wall. |
| Family: |
Ranunculaceae |
| Common Name: |
Chandra/Himalayan paeonia |
| Local Name: |
Chandra (Joshimath), Udsalap (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Ud-salib |
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It is a shrubby perennial with large deeply cut leaves and large white flowers with numerous orange-yellow stamens. The flowers are 8-12 cm across with 5-10 elliptic petals and 5 persistent outer sepals. The... |
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| Species: |
Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. |
| Family: |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Common Name: |
Kutki, Indian gentian |
| Local Name: |
Karru (Lahaul), Karru (Kinnaur), Kadwai (Joshimath), Hong-Lhen, Mugpo, Kutki Khongling (Tawang), Haung lieun (Spiti/Tibet), Kutki (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Katuka, Tikta, Katurohini, Matsyashakla, Chakrangi, Shatparva |
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The plant is a trailing herb with the underground stems giving offshoots at joints and rooting in the nodes. The stem of the plant is creeping, leafy and slightly hairy and healthy plants can grow up to a... |
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| Species: |
Pinus roxburghii Sarg. |
| Family: |
Pinaceae |
| Common Name: |
Chir-pine, Long leaved pine |
| Local Name: |
Chir, Chirh, Saral, Birjora pine |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Saral, Surabhidaruk |
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Pinus roxburghii is a moderately tall tree with a spreading crown with whorled branches and reddish brown deeply fissured bark. The leaves are reduced to long needles, borne in clusters of three. The female... |
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| Species: |
Plantago ovata Linn. |
| Family: |
Plantaginaceae |
| Common Name: |
Spogel seeds |
| Local Name: |
Karecha, Tharam-naram (Lahaul), Naram (Spiti), Isabgol (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Ashwagol |
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The plant is a perennial herb with an erect stout rootstock and alternate ovate or ovate-oblong obtuse or sub-acute entire or toothed nearly glabrous leaves. The leaves are tapering and decurrent into the... |
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| Species: |
Podophyllum hexandrum Royle. |
| Family: |
Podophyllaceae |
| Common Name: |
Indian podophyllum, Himalayan Mayapple |
| Local Name: |
Papra/Giriparpat (Lahaul), Bankakri (Joshimath), Bankakri (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Bantrapushi, Giriparpat |
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It is a glabrous, succulent perennial herb with an erect unbranched stem bearing two large terminal lobed leaves encircling. The large cup-shaped flowers are borne singly and are white or pale pink in... |
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| Species: |
Rheum australe |
| Family: |
Polygonaceae |
| Common Name: |
Indian rhubarb (English) |
| Local Name: |
Artso (Lahaul), Lichu (Spiti), Aarcha, Dholu (Kinnaur), Aarcha, Dholu (Joshimath), Revandchini (Hindi) |
| Ayurvedic Name: |
Amlaparni, Pitmuli, Revatika |
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Rheum australe is an erect leafy perennial herb up to 2 m high with green and brown streaked stems and a woody rootstock. The roots are stout and the stem is hollow. The lower leaves are 20-50 cm in... |
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