Medicinal Garden

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.

Dashapushpam

Dashapushpam (“dasha” meaning ten in Sanskrit and “pushpam” meaning flowers), or the ten sacred flowers of Kerala, are ten herbs traditionally significant to Keralites, India. These herbs are found almost everywhere in Kerala, especially in the Western Ghats region. These plants include Aerva lanata (Cherula), Biophytum sensitivum (Mukkutti), Cardiospermum halicacabum (Uzhinja), Curculigo orchioides (Nilappana), Cynodon dactylon (Karuka), Eclipta prostrate (Kaithonni), Emilia sonchifolia (Muyal Cheviyan),  Evolvulus alsinoides (Vishnukranthi), Ipomea obscure (Thiruthali), Vernonia cinerea (Poovamkurunila).

Cherula- Aerva lanata A. L. Juss. ex Schultes

Erect or prostrate with a long tap-root, branched from near the base; branches many, pubescent…
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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…
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Uzhinja - Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

Leaves alternate, bi-ternate; leaflets 2-4 x 1-2.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, deeply dentate or lobed, apex acute…
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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…
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Karuka- Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Slender, prostrate, widely creeping, forming matted tufts, with slender erect or ascending…
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Kaithonni - Eclipta prostrata (L.)

Herbs, 50-60cm; stems and branches strigose. Leaves 2.5-10´1-6cm, sessile, elliptic-oblong, entire…
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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,
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Vishnukranthi - Evolvulus alsinoides (L.)

Herbs; stems herbaceous or suffrutescent, reclining or ascending, pubescent with spreading trichomes
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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,
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Poovamkurunila - Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less

Annuals or perennial herbs, stem ribbed, smooth or puberulous. Leaves variable, 2- 8 x 1-3 cm,  
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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
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Puliyaarila-Oxalis corniculata (L.)

Prostrate herbs with creeping stem, rooting at lower nodes. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate…
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Mannathakkali- Solanum nigrum (L.)

An annual herbaceous weed leaves ovate-lanceolate entire, sinuate, toothed acute, thin glabrous…
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Arogyapacha- Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn

Slender rhizome. Leaves are ovate-lanceshaped, pointed or blunt, apiculate, base deeply…
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Yashangu- Azima tetracantha Lam

Rambling shrubs; spine axillary, usually 4, straight, to 2.5 cm, grooved, branchlets tetragonous,
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Mrithasanjeevani- Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M. King & H. Rob.

Upper leaves sub opposite to alternate; blade deltate, serrate to subentire…
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Ramacham- Chrysopogon zizanioides ( L.) Roberty

 Vetiver grass is grown for many purposes. The plant helps to stabilise soil and protects Read more

Injipullu- Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

The leaves of lemon grass have been used in traditional medicine and are often found in…
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Neelayamari - Indigofera tinctoria (L.)

Applied externally, the leaves are made into an ointment for treating skin diseases, wounds, Read more

Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera (L) Dunal

Roots of Winter cherry are highly acclaimed tonic for the brain and nervous system in
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Brahmi - Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

Bacopa monnieri is used in Ayurvedic traditional medicine to improve memory and
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Iruveli- Coleus zeylanicus (Benth.)

:In Ayurvedic medicine Coleus species have been used to treat heart disease, convulsions,
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Vellakoduveli - Plumbago zeylanica (L.)

A perennial shrub with ascending branchlets, upto 1m. Erect subshrubs…
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Manjadi - Adenanthera pavonina (L.)

Used in traditional herbal medicine for a variety of diseases including diabetes, lipid disorders…
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Kattarvazha - Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f

It contains healthful plant compounds, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, accelerates …
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Aryaveppu- Azadirachta indica A Juss

Earlier investigators have confirmed their role as anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic,
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Vaathamkolli - Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.

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Vayana - Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume

 In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for
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Murikootti - Hemigraphis colorata W. Bull

 In folk medicine, the leaves are ground into a paste and applied on fresh cut
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Aadalodakam- Justicia adhatoda (L.)

The leaves, roots, flowers, and bark of this plant have been used in the 
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Maracheera- Pisonia grandis R.Br.

The plant is traditionally used as anti-rheumatic and antifungal. This plant is also
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Kacholam - Kaempferia galanga (L.)

K. galanga is a Traditional Chinese Herb Medicine (TCHM), which has been applied
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Ramathulasi- Ocimum tenuiflorum (L.)

This plant has been recommended for the treatment of bronchitis, bronchial asthma
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Krishnathulasi- Ocimum sanctum (L.)

This plant is well known for its medicinal and spiritual properties in Ayurveda…
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Panikoorka - Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

The major ethnobotanical uses are for intestinal disturbance and liver fatigue
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Ashokathetti - Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wild

Saraca asoca has been traditionally used in Indian system for treatment of uterine, genital,
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Karinochi- Vitex negundo L.

These bioactive compounds exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic,
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Chuvanna Koduveli- Plumbago indica (L.)

The root is acrid, vesicant, abortifacient and a stimulant. Applied in bland oil, it is used…
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