Rose flower and its importance

The Rose is a deciduous tree. Rose flower has great importance in Hindu Puja. The roses are found in various color like red, orange, white, orange, pink etc. Red rose is liked most of the person. Red rose plays vital role specially on Valentine day. On this day, Boy and Girl propose give red rose to each other and express his/her love to each other. Red rose plant has prickle on its stem naturally to protect its flower.

It is propagated in almost all part of India. Most of the people propagate it in earth pot and decorate their houses with it.

Rose flowers can be propagated by the seeds, cuttings, layers and by budding. Budding is the most usual method to propagate it. It requires at least six hours sun light to grow well. The best time for its cultivation is between September to October. It requires manures and fertilizers only at the time of planting. Besides, it requires water every week and presence of direct sunlight.

Medicinal uses :

• It is used to make Gulab Jal which gives us freshness when we wash our face with it.
• The fruits of roses are rich of vitamin C so it is used in the treatment of many diseases.
• Rose Petals are used by the Indian women to get healthy and glowing skin.
• Its herbal tea is very effective in the treatment of cold and cough.
• The rose scent is most demanded in market due to its fragrance.
• Rose has highly importance in relaxing therapy.
• It is used in Jam and jellies. It increases its flavor and make it even more delicious.

Lotus Flower and its medicinal uses

Lotus Flower is a sacred flower and has major importance in Hindu Religion. Lotus flower is the national flower of India. It is a water plant having broad floating leaves and produces bright fragrant flowers. Its leaves and flowers floats on water because its stem contains air. Its leaves are around 50CM diameter and helps it to float on water surface. The flowers are in many colors like rosy, red, white, rosy pink, pink etc.

The Lotus Flower opens in the morning and the petals fall in the afternoon. So, many times, when some insects goes inside it in evening to suck the sweet flowers, gets out only in morning when it opens in the sun light.

It is cultivated through seeds. Its seeds are rooted in the damp soil. It requires proper sun light around 6 hours a day to grow.

Medicinal uses :

1. Lotus seeds are used as astringent and and used to cure kidney, spleen, and heart related diseases.
2. Lotus seeds are used to treat weak sexual function in men and leukorrhea in women.
3. Lotus seeds also helps in curing many diseases like restlessness, palpitation and insomnia.
4. There is green embryo inside the lotus seeds. Having it benefits the heart.
5. The Lotus disorders are very helpful in heart and liver disorders.
6. It is prescribes as an antidote for mushroom poisoning.
7. Its leaves are taken with the mixture with other herbs to treat sunstroke, dysentery, fever and vomiting blood.

Turmeric Plant

Turmeric Plant is a plant that does not have much wood and its stems. The turmeric powder is mixed with cooked vegetables to make it tasty. The average height of turmeric tree is around 60-90cm. It grows very fast and produces flowers and seeds in a very short span of time. The seeds of turmeric tree are not viable. It plants looks like ginger plant and widely cultivated in different part of India.

It is planted in the month of September - October. It requires light black, loamy and red soils. It requires proper irrigation on regular basis to grow well.

Medicinal Uses:

1. A mixture of milk and turmeric powder gives relief from cough.
2. It works as blood purifier and widely used in the treatment of cough, wounds, cold, leprosy, intermittent, affections of the liver, dropsy, inflammation and wound healing.
3. The Turmeric powder is used to make aromatic and antiseptic cream.
4. It is used to make skin tonic and skin cream.
5. It is used to give cooked food good flavor and color.
6. It is widely used in the preparation of medicinal oils, ointments and poultice.

Other Uses:

1. It has a great importance in Hindu religious ceremonies.
2. The dry turmeric root is considered as the symbol of purity and prosperity. So it is used in Indian rituals.
3. The dried turmeric roots in betel leaves are given to the women during the ceremonies as they are considered as fertile and bring good luck.
4. Turmeric powder is rubbing on the face and other parts of body to get natural beauty.

Teak Tree

Teak Tree is a tall and evergreen tree. Its height is up to 40 meter. Its leaf is broad and in the shape of leaf of the tobacco. The teak tree is planted in all over the India. It requires very less water to grow. Generally, it is propagated through seeds. But, it can be propagated through cuttings as well. It requires moisture and loamy soil to grow well. The flowers start to appear in the month of February and March. Teak Tree holds many medicinal values. Some of the important uses of it are as below:

Medicinal Uses:

1. Its bark is used to make bitter tonic which is very useful in the treatment of fever.
2. It is very good in the treatment of stomach related problems and headache.
3. The wood or bark of the teak tree is very useful to enhance the digestion.

Other Uses:

1. Its hard wood is used to make house-hold furniture, boat and office-decoration wood works.
2. The stem of teak tree is very hard and used to make door and windows
3. Its wood contains scented oils which is good repellent to insects.
4. Its leaves are used to make dye and astringent which good to dye the clothes.

Cork Tree

Cork Tree is a widespread, tall and deciduous tree. The average height of Cork Tree is around 25-30 meter. Cork tree is found mostly in Central India. It requires full sunlight and little bit of humidity in soil. So it can be propagated in any type of soil.

Medicinal Uses:

1. The dried flower of Cork Tree is used to make lung tonic.

2. The tonic prepared with the flower of cork tree is very helpful in the treatment of cough disease.

3. The stems and roots of Cork tree is used for the treatment of many diseases

4. The flowers of Cork Tree is used in the rituals

5. The bark of Cork Tree is used to make dye

Sal Tree and Its uses

Sal Tree is a deciduous tree of average height 35 meter. It is a evergreen tree. Its leaves are green and flowers are of yellow color. The Sal Tree is found throughout India. It is mostly found on the foothills of the Himalaya. Sal Tree requires more water so it is generally propagated where there is moist and sandy loam soil. It is mostly propagated through cuttings. Its fruits ripe in the month of June-July.

Medicinal Uses:

1. Its resin is used to make medicine which works as astringent and detergent for the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery.
2. It is used as ingredient for making ointments which is very effective for curing skin diseases.
3. Its drop is used in ear troubles
4. It is used to make cream for foot
5. The fruits of the Sal Tree is very effective in the treatment of excessive epilepsy, salivation and chlorosis.
6. Its powder is used as insecticides
7. Its powder is very good and used for dental treatment
8. It is used to make cleanser for skin

Other Uses:

1. The leaves of Sal Tree is heavily used for making smoking
2. The leaves are used to make plates, bowls and platters
3. Its leaves are used to make perfumes
4. It is used to flavor in the gums and tobacco.
5. Its leaves and stems are used to make fertilizers
6. Its stems are hard and used to make ship, boat, and other household wooden thing

Kikar Tree

Kikar Tree is a small tree full of thorn. The average height of it is 7-12 meter. Its flower is of yellow color. Its bark is rough and blackish. Its leaves are dark green and 120 mm long and 50 mm wide. Its flower is around 10-15 mm of diameter and sweetly scented.

It can be found in Haryana in India and in some part of other states of India.

Medicinal Uses:

Its bark and seeds are full of tannin so it is used in medical treatment. The Kikar Tree is used in the treatment of Diarrhoea and Bleeding. Its gum is very good and applied on skin to soothe the irritation of the skin. The new pods of Kikar Tree is very effective to improve sexual disorders like loss of Viscidity of the semen and premature ejaculation. Its wood is used in the production of paper.

Khair Tree

Khair tree is a deciduous tree and the height of it is up to 15 meter. It bark is rough and the color of it is dark brown. The size of its leave is around 8-10cm. The color of its flower is of yellow and its starts to appear on its twig in the month of June-August. The fruits start to ripe in the month of January and it lasts in the month of March. Khair tree is generally propagated through its seeds and found in south India.

The seeds are shown on sandy and black cotton soil in the month of June-July. It requires a little of water while it is young.

Medicinal Uses:

1. It is used in Medicine to cure dental problems
2. It gives relief in dry cough
3. Its stem is used in the treatment of ulcers, boils and eruption of the skin.
4. The juice of khair tree is helpful in the treatment of haemoptysis
5. If there is pain in throat then the use of khair tree is helpful to get relief instantly
6. It is used in the treatment of Anaemia, Leprosy, Bronchitis, Pruritus, Diarrhoea and stomatis

Other Uses:

1. It is used to fire in Puja
2. Its wood is used for tanning and dying khaki
3. Its wood is hard and used in raw industry to make different thing
4. Its wood is very good to make ship because it is hard and be intact for longer.