Medicinal garden is a natural repository of medicinal plants which signifies a rich heritage of traditional knowledge and plant diversity. A medicinal plant contains substances that can be used for therapeutic purposes. The objective of establishing a Medicinal garden at Thanal is for the purpose of education to expose our students to common and rare medicinal plant species with comprehensive knowledge of identification and research. Botanical gardens and medicinal plant gardens are also actively involved in the conservation of the plants as well as traditional knowledge.
Cherula- Aerva lanata A. L. Juss. ex Schultes
Erect or prostrate with a long tap-root, branched from near the base; branches many, pubescent Read more…
Karuka- Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Slender, prostrate, widely creeping, forming matted tufts, with slender erect or ascending Read more…
Thiruthali- Ipomea obscura (L.)Ker Gawler
Slender twining herbs. Leaves 2.5-6 x 2-4 cm, ovate to cordate, base cordate, apex acuminate, pubescent, Read more…
Mukkutti - Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC.
It is an annual herb 5-25 cm tall, base woody. Flowers are borne in several flowered umbels carried on flower Read more…
Kaithonni - Eclipta prostrata (L.)
Herbs, 50-60cm; stems and branches strigose. Leaves 2.5-10´1-6cm, sessile, elliptic-oblong, entire, Read more…
Poovamkurunila - Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less
Annuals or perennial herbs, stem ribbed, smooth or puberulous. Leaves variable, 2- 8 x 1-3 cm, Read more…
Uzhinja - Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Leaves alternate, bi-ternate; leaflets 2-4 x 1-2.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, deeply dentate or lobed, apex acute Read more…
Muyal Cheviyan - Emilia sonchifolia (L)DC. ex wight.
It is an erect herbaceous plant, 8 to 75 cm high. The leaves are alternate, simple, without petiole, oblanceolate to broadly oval in shape, Read more…
Nilappana - Curculigo orchioides Gaertn
The roots of the plant are straight, cylindrical, tuberous, 5–22 cm long, and 0.5–0.8 cm thick. The external Read more…
Vishnukranthi - Evolvulus alsinoides (L.)
Herbs; stems herbaceous or suffrutescent, reclining or ascending, pubescent with spreading trichomes Read more…
India is endowed with plants of medicinal importance and is blessed with 25% of the world’s biodiversity. More than 7000 species of plants found in various ecosystems are said to be used for medicine in our country. Climate change is one of the most severe threats to biodiversity as well as ecosystem functioning. Plants are extremely sensitive to climate changes and do not acclimatize randomly. The need of the hour is to have a focused research approach to preserve them through various conservation strategies.
Kodangal- Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
The stems are slender, creeping stolons, green to reddish-green in colour, connecting plants Read more…
Yashangu- Azima tetracantha Lam
Rambling shrubs; spine axillary, usually 4, straight, to 2.5 cm, grooved, branchlets tetragonous, Read more…
Neelayamari - Indigofera tinctoria (L.)
Applied externally, the leaves are made into an ointment for treating skin diseases, wounds, Read more…
Vellakoduveli - Plumbago zeylanica (L.)
A perennial shrub with ascending branchlets, upto 1m. Erect subshrubs, Read more…
Kanthari Mulak - Capsicum frutescens (L.)
Used for nerve pain and other painful conditions. It is also used for many other purposes, Read more…
Vaathamkolli - Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.
Treatment of inflammatory disorders, asthma, hepatic injuries, pathogenic infection and Read more…
Maracheera- Pisonia grandis R.Br.
The plant is traditionally used as anti-rheumatic and antifungal. This plant is also Read more…
Panikoorka - Plectranthus barbatus Andrews
The major ethnobotanical uses are for intestinal disturbance and liver fatigue, respiratory read more…
Puliyaarila-Oxalis corniculata (L.)
Prostrate herbs with creeping stem, rooting at lower nodes. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; Read more…
Mrithasanjeevani- Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M. King & H. Rob.
Upper leaves sub opposite to alternate; blade deltate, serrate to subentire Read more…
Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera (L) Dunal
Roots of Winter cherry are highly acclaimed tonic for the brain and nervous system in Ayurveda. Read more…
Manjadi - Adenanthera pavonina (L.)
Used in traditional herbal medicine for a variety of diseases including diabetes, lipid disorders, Read more…
Vayana - Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for Read more…
Kacholam - Kaempferia galanga (L.)
K. galanga is a Traditional Chinese Herb Medicine (TCHM), which has been applied to treat colds, Read more…
Ashokathetti - Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wild
Saraca asoca has been traditionally used in Indian system for treatment of uterine, genital, Read more…
Mannathakkali- Solanum nigrum (L.)
An annual herbaceous weed leaves ovate-lanceolate entire, sinuate, toothed acute, thin glabrous. Read more…
Ramacham- Chrysopogon zizanioides ( L.) Roberty
Vetiver grass is grown for many purposes. The plant helps to stabilise soil and protects Read more…
Brahmi - Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell
Bacopa monnieri is used in Ayurvedic traditional medicine to improve memory and to treat read more…
Kattarvazha - Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f
It contains healthful plant compounds, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, accelerates Read more…
Murikootti - Hemigraphis colorata W. Bull
In folk medicine, the leaves are ground into a paste and applied on fresh cut Read more…
Ramathulasi- Ocimum tenuiflorum (L.)
This plant has been recommended for the treatment of bronchitis, bronchial asthma, malaria, Read more…
Karinochi- Vitex negundo L.
These bioactive compounds exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, Read more…
Arogyapacha- Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn
Slender rhizome. Leaves are ovate-lanceshaped, pointed or blunt, apiculate, base deeply, Read more…
Injipullu- Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
The leaves of lemon grass have been used in traditional medicine and are often found in Read more…
Iruveli- Coleus zeylanicus (Benth.)
:In Ayurvedic medicine Coleus species have been used to treat heart disease, convulsions, Read more…
Aryaveppu- Azadirachta indica A Juss
Earlier investigators have confirmed their role as anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic, Read more…
Aadalodakam- Justicia adhatoda (L.)
The leaves, roots, flowers, and bark of this plant have been used in the read more…
Krishnathulasi- Ocimum sanctum (L.)
This plant is well known for its medicinal and spiritual properties in Ayurveda read more…
Chuvanna Koduveli- Plumbago indica (L.)
The root is acrid, vesicant, abortifacient and a stimulant. Applied in bland oil, it is used read more…