Monday, November 1, 2010

Indian Tulip Tree

The Height of Indian Tulip Tree is approximately 50 feet or more. It is very large tree. It leaves are of heart shaped. Its stem is very hard so it is used for making furniture, chair, almirah, Bed, Table etc. It is a evergreen tree. Most of the branches goes straight. Its fruits is in the shape of round capsule. Indian Tulip Tree can be propagated through its seeds in deep rich soils. It can be propagated with its cuttings also. It sheds its leave in the months of February and new leaves produced in the month of march-april.

Medicinal Uses:

  • Inner Bark of Indian Tulip Tree is used for diuretic and stimulant.
  • Its green bark is chewed as an aphrodisaic.
  • Its tea is taken in the treatment of indigestion, dysentery, rheumatism, coughs and fevers.
  • Its bark is used for the treatment of skin diseases and haemorrhoids.
  • Its leaves are applied on swollen joints.
  • Its leaves are applied on ringworm.
  • Its roots are used as the tonic.

Other Uses:

  • fruits, flowers and young leaves are edible.
  • Its bark is used to make boat.
  • Its fruits is used to make yellow dye.
  • Its fruits is used for making of gum, oil and tannin.
  • Paper is made using its timber
  • Bowls, paddles and other carved objects are make with its wood.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Indian Rosewwod Tree

Indian Rosewwod is a long and deciduous tree. Its height may be upto 30 meter. Its average diameter is 4 meter. Indian Rosewood is cultvated throughout India. It is mostly propagated using seeds. It requires fertile land for good growth. Its seeds are germinated, keep in water for 2 days before sowing. It requires prper sunlight and water so plants are watered time to time. Indian Rosewood have so many medicinal properties. some of them are as below:

1. Rosewood oil is good for skins because it stimulates new cell growth, regenerate tissues, and heps minimize lines and wrinkles.
2. It makes a proper balance of both dry and oily skin.
3. To Massage with Rosewood oil is useful against acne.

Other uses :
1. Its stem is used for fuel wood
2. its stems is used for shade and shelter.
3. Its woods is hard and durable so Its wood is used for the making furniture,chairs, table, doors, windows, ship floors, plywood, skis, musical instruments, carvings etc.
4. Its oil contains good fragrance so it is used in Perfumes.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Indian Mahogany

Indian Mahogany is found in most of the parts of India. Indian mahogany is a very long tree. Its height is about 50 feet. There are some symmetrical crown in the tree. It is spread over 25-35 feet. It fruit is of greenish brown color. It s wood is red brown in color. It has flower of male and female on the same plant. Its brak is of brown color.
Indian Mahogany is propagated through seeds. It is irrigated periodically in early age. when it grows it needs only sun light and partial shade. It leaves its leaves every year in the month of November-December.

Medicinal Uses:

1. The Bark of Indian Mahogany is used for astringent for wounds.
2. Indian Mahogany is used for the treatment of many diseas. For example - fever, malaria, anemia diarrhea, dysentery and depurative etc.
3. Indian Mahogany Leaves is used for making lemonoids.

Other Uses:

1. The wood of Indian mahogany is used for making furniture, fixtures, musical instruments, inlay, boat, caskets etc.
2. Its wood is a very popular and a good material for drum making.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Eucalyptus Tree

Eucalyptus Tree is a evergreen tree. Its height is very high around 300 feet. The color of bark of Eucalyptus varies with the age of it. Is is found in almost all over the country but mainly it is widely grown in Kerala, Uttaranchal,Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Haryana, Mysore.

It is propagated either of these threee ways:

1. Semi hard wood cuttings
2. Soft wood cuttings and
3. through seeds

At the time of planting it, take care the roots are not broken. It needs water before planting and after planting for few days.

Medicinal uses:

1. Eucalyptus is added in leaf tea because it is good for ease breathing and congestion in colds.
2. Its oil works as pain reliever and used for overextended muscles.
3. Eucalyptus oil contains cineole that helps to kill fungi and bacteria.
4. It is good for cardiac patients.
5. It helps to recover fever soon.
6. It purifies our blood.
7. It is good for diabetes patients because it lowers the sugar level.
8. It gives relief to the Asthma patients.
9. Its good to massage with its oil. It is used for rheumatism and aching joints.
10.It is good for Blood Circulation.

Other Uses:

1. Eucalyptus pulp is used in production of paper.
2. Its stem is used for making furniture like doors, windows, sofa, chair etc.
3. It is used as pole to support the house.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Medicinal Uses of Brahmi

Brahmi belongs to shrub. It is a small creeping herb which has many branches. It grows upto 4 feet and its branches are spread all over the earth to get support. Its leaves are oval shaped and upto 3-8 mm thick. Leaves are in the form of Pair. It has all the branches in the earth to get support. Branhmi is mostly found in the place where there is streams or ponds. It means it grows well where there is existence of more water. It is mostly found in `Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.

Medicinal Uses:
1. It is used in the treatment of chronic cough, Asthma etc.2. It is good for the constipation.3. It stops falling of hair.4. It is used to treat skin problems like eczema, alceration etc.5. It is used for the treatment of cancer also.6. It helps to remove stress and anxiety.7. It reduces the oxidation of fat in the blood stream.

Other Uses:
1. It is rich source of vitamin C so it is used in sandwiches, soups and salad.2. Bramhi oil is good for hair and memory.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha belongs to shrub and its a evergreen tree which grows upto 2 meter. It has green leaves in all the season. Its flower have the female and male organs and it is greenish yellow of color. It is small shrub which has flowers in every season. It is found in every corner of India.

Medicinal Uses:

1. It is very a herb so its powder is taken daily with water for good health.
2. It improves our mental functioning.
3. It is good for nervous system, Immunity system.
4. It reduces the stress.
5. It improves general weakness and good for improving sex power.
6. It is used in the curing of arthritis, leprosy and rheumatism.
7. It is used for toning the uterus.
8. It is used for treatment of cancer.
9. Its powder is mixed for making herbal medicines.

Other Uses:

1. It is used as a soaps.
2. It is a good for making facial toner. It is used with rose water and almond oil for making facial toner.
3. Ashwagandha is good for deep sleep. so it is taken in night before going to bed with milk.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Amla Tree


Amla Tree is one of sacred tree in India. Its fruits are full of nourishment. Amla Tree is the medium sized tree. Its height is around 8-20 meter. Its branches are spread out like Lemon tree. Its yellow flower are very attractive. Its fruit are of green color with six vertical furrows. Its weight is around 50-60 gram and tastes sour. Amla tree is mainly found in Uttar Pradesh in India. The Amla Fruit is rich source of Vitamin C.

Amla medicinal uses:

1. It is used as the cardio protective, useful in hemorrhage, menprrhagia and leucorrhoea.
2. Amla Oil and Powder are used for the treatment of scalp.
3. Amla Powder are good for immune system and physical strength.
4. If it is taken regularly then it keeps our hair black for longer.
5. It removes wrinkles which has become before old age.
6. It is very helpful for constipation.

Other uses of Amla:

1. It is full of Vitamin C so it is used in Shampoo to clean the dust from our hair.
2. Amla Oil is good for our hair.
3. Amla is used in Sauces, pickle, jellies, candy, dried chips and powder.
4. Amla is used to make dyeing product.
5. Amla is used for making ink.
6. Amla wood is used for firework.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Aloe Vera


The Aloe vera is one of the Herbal Plant. It looks like onion/garlic. It is full of amino acids, vital minerals like calcium, magnesium, sodium, enzymes,

vitamines, nitrogen and other coponents. It has many medicinal uses. It is used in making wound creams,gels, moisturizers, cleansers, health drinks etc.

Medicinal Uses of Aloe Vera:

1. Its drink is taken for controlling the cholestrol
2. Its drink is beneficial in the treatment of arthritis and diabetes.
3. Aloe vera drink helps to maintain sugar level. so it is good for diabeates patient.
4. It is good for Digesting function. It cures digestive disorders.
5. It is used for curing ulcers, heartburns, irritable bowl syndrome and indigestion.
6. There are many Aloe Gels are available in market which treat cuts, bruises, wounds and scrapes.
7. Threre are many anti-wrinkle cosmetic available in market which are more effective in comparison to other cosmetics.
8. There are many cleanser available in market. The cleanser made of Aloe Vera is more effective than others.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Medicinal Uses of Arjuna Tree


Arjuna Tree is one of the sacred tree and worshiped in India by Hindus. Arjuna Tree is the large size tree. Its height is approximately 100 feet. Its a evergreen tree. Its leaves are yellowish and flowers are conical shaped.
Its fruit is upto 3.5 cm long, full of fibre, glabrous with 5 hard wings. Arjuna Tree flowers between March to June and fruits between September to
November.

Medicinal Uses:

1. The Bark of Arjuna Tree are huge resource of Calcium, Magnesium and glucosides. So it is used for curing dysentry and earache.
2. Arjuna Powder is taken ragularly which helps to keep cholesterol level normal.
3. It is taken for maintaining and functioning our heart properly. It is also taken for strengthen our heart muscles.
4. It is also taken for improving the cardiac muscles.
5. It is used in the treatment of many other diseases like: hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery diseases, heart failure, edema, angina etc.
6. Its powder is very beneficial in the treatment of Asthma.

Other Uses:

1. It is planted in the villages for shade and making agricultaral implements and weapons.
2. Its twing is used in making home because its twing is hard.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Garden Asparagus

Garden Asparagus is a herbaceous perennial tree. Its young shoots are very tasty to eat. Its green stems are of 3-10 feet tall. Its green slender branches looks like leaves. Some plants of Garden Asparagus is male and some plants are female. The color of its fruit which is also called berries is round bright red and it is produced on the female Garden Asparagus. Berries are full of seeds which are of black color.

The tree of Garden Asparagus can be found throughout india but it is mainly produced in Northern India. It is cultivated in Jungles which should on high altitude. It is propagated through seeds and it requires water specially when it is young. It is planted in spring season and its shoots come out in next spring. Its fruit ripe in September to October.

Medicinal Uses:
1. The fruit of it is used in the treatment of the rheumatism and edema due to heart failure.
2. It is good to take its juice for curing the diuretic and laxative.
3. It consists folic acid which is beneficial for the prevention of liver diseases.
4. Its fruit consists potassium which is good for muscle recovery and prevents cramping.
5. It is full of B6 Thiamin, Vitamin C, and fiber.
6. Its juice is good for Cancer disease. It acts as cancer fighter.
7. The roots of Garden Asparagus is good for diarrhea and dysentery.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Banyan Tree

Banyan Tree is a huge Tree with several branches. It gives shelter to animal and human. At one time, more than 500 hundred people can sit under Banyan Tree. It is a sacred Tree for Hindus. It is a evergreen tree. When it grow, its branches spread out and some of the branches start to bend and its trunk start to spread a long root to earth so that it can support its weight. The leaves are broad, oval shaped and upto 10-20 inches.
It is a National Tree of India and very easy to root at your place. Do a small cut on its trunk and pour some wetted soil on it and round a sack around it. Now daily pour some water on it so that roots can be developed. when the roots are developed then cut the trunk and root it some other places.
It is a sacred tree and considered as "Kalpa Vriksha" which fulfills all wishes. so Hindus worships it pray to fulfill their wishes.

Uses of It:

1. Its fig, seed, leaf, bark are used for curing different diseases like polyuria, diarrhea, dental, diabetes and urine disorders.
2. Its hard wood is used to make door panel, door, window, window panel etc.
3. Paper and ropes are made with its bark.
4. Its milky latex are used for making Ayurvedic medicines.
5. Its leaves are used to make plates.
6. It is planted for the soil conservation.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Holy Basil


It is a herbal small tree, widely known because of its medicinal importance. It is also called Tulsi. The Hindus worship Tulsi Tree. It is a strong symbol to be Hindus and it can be found in every hindus house.

There are two kinds of Tulsi:
1. Dark Shyama Tulsi
2. Rama Tulsi

Due to its medicinal importance, Ancient people planted Tulsi Tree in there home and it has become a tradition to plant Tulsi Tree in our home.

Medicinal Uses:

1. It acts as a Tonic and makes our immune system working proper.
2. If there is cough then you can have the tea of Tulsi Leaves. It helps to eradicate old cough.
3. It cures your wound if you apply the paste of Tulsi Leaves on it.
4. It improves our digesting function.
5. It exhale oxygen all the twenty four hours. So there is no harm to keep its plant in sleeping room.
6. It kills germ. so it is good to chew its leaves.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Peepal Tree


Peepal Tree is one of the common tree found in every corner of country. It is one of the oldest tree which has numbers of advantage. It is one of the sacred tree for Hindus and Jains and has great importance of it. Its height is very high. It is worshiped because people believe that Goddes lives in it. Lord Budha got enlightment when he was worshing in the shed of Peepal Tree. Its leaves are heart shaped. It not only gives shelter to human but also gives shelter to birds. It provides us cool and fresh air. It emits oxygen all the twenty four hours.

Medicinal uses of Peepal Tree:

  • 1. The Juice of Peepal leaves are used as ear drop.
  • 2. Its bark is used to heal the wounds.
  • 3. The hard bark of the Peepal tree is used in inflammations and glandular swelling of the neck.
  • 4. Peepal root bark is used for clean ulcers, stomatitis and promotes granulations.
  • 5. Its roots are very effective to medicate the gout.
  • 6. Chewing its roots can be helpful to prevent gum diseases.
  • 7. Peepal fruit which is laxative which promotes digestion and checks vomiting.
  • 8. Its ripe fruits are used for heart diseases.
  • 9. Peepal fruit is taken to cure the Asthma.
  • 10. It seeds are helpful in the case urinary troubles.
  • 11. Its leaves are used for constipation.

Neem Tree

Neem Tree is one of the oldest herb tree, which is not only used for giving us shelter but also used in medication. It has green leaves and the height of it be upto 100 feet. It is very popular tree, found every corner of country. It consumes little water and plenty of sunlight to make its food in presence of sunlight.

Medicinal Uses of Neem Tree:

  • 1. Neem Oil which is extracted from its seed is used in pest control, medicines and cosmetics etc.
  • 2. Neem Leaves are used in the treatment of Chickenpox which is a common disease in India.
  • 3. Neem tea should be taken to reduce the headache and fever.
  • 4. The Paste of Neem tree is used to cure the pubs and wounds.
  • 5. Skin diseases can be root out using the Neem Tree. For this, We either need to chew new neem leaves or use the products created with the mixture of Neem Powder.
  • 6. It helps us to minimize the effect of diabeates.
These are few importance. But there are thousands of importance of Neem which can not be counted.

Other Uses of Neem:

  • 1. Its twing is used to brush the teeth. Its not only cure our teeth but also keeps our teeth jerm free. It keeps our breathe fresh the whole day. If we compare it with toothpaste then we find that it better.
  • 2. The garbage of Neem Tree is used to rehabililate the waste land areas.
  • 3. Its woods are used to make the furniture.
  • 4. Neem Seed pulp is used for methane gas production.
  • 5. It reduces the effect of Global Warming.
  • 6. Neem tree exhale oxygen all the twenty four hours which human beings inhale.
  • 7. It is used for fertilizer and pest controls.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Delhi Nursery

Delhi Nursery sells all the stuff to keep the environment of India's capital safe for human. It sells all types of green plants which will help us to minimize the effect of Green House Effect. It is asked that Green Plants inhale Carbon Dioxide and exhale Oxygen which is very necessary for human beings to live on this earth because Human Beings inhale Oxygen and exhale Carbon Dioxide. The Green Plants make their food consuming the carbon dioxide in present of Sun Light.

We should Plant numbers of plants each year to minimize the effect of Sun Heat on earth. Green Plants not only saves our environment but also decorate our houses.

There are many plants which do not need sun light to grow. You can keep inside your bedroom for natural decoration of your room.