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Long Pepper Photo on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piper_longum.jpg Long pepper Piper Longum Long pepper (Piper longum), (Pippali), sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. Long pepper has a similar, but hotter, taste to its close . . . → Read More: Long Pepper Phyllanthus Photo by http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phyllanthus_amarus_%28Carry_Me_Seed%29_W_IMG_3851.jpg Phyllanthus amarus The annual herb Phyllanthus niruri is best known by the common names Stonebreaker (Eng.), Chanca Piedra (Sp.) and Quebra Pedra (Port.), Seed-Under-Leaf (Eng.) but has many other common names in assorted languages, including dukong anak, dukong-dukong anak, amin buah, rami buah, turi hutan, bhuiaonla, Meniran (Indonesia), (Malayalam) . . . → Read More: Phyllanthus Inula Racemosa Inula racemosa Family: Asteraceae or Compositae. Habitats: Borders of fields to an elevation of 3,000 metres. Range: E. Asia - Western Himalayas. Physical Characteristics Inula racemosa is a PERENNIAL growing to 2 m (6ft) by 1.5 m (5ft). It is hardy to zone 7. . . . → Read More: Inula Racemosa Hemidesmus Photo by L. Shyamal Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus) (Kshirini ) is a species of plant that is found in South Asia. It is a slender, laticiferous, twining, sometimes prostrate or semi-erect shrub. Roots are woody and aromatic. The stem is numerous, slender, terete, thickened at the nodes. The leaves are . . . → Read More: Hemidesmus Gymnema photo by J.M.Garg on Wikimedia Commons Gymnema Sylvestre Gymnema sylvestre is a herb native to the tropical forests of southern and central India where it has been used as a natural treatment for diabetes for nearly two millennia. Description Gudmar or Gymnema Sylvestre is Large climbers, rooting at nodes, leaves elliptic, acuminate, . . . → Read More: Gymnema Amla fruit Photo by L. Shyamal on Wikimedia Commons Phyllanthus emblica Phyllanthus emblica (syn. Emblica officinalis), the Indian gooseberry, or aamla, is a deciduous tree of the Phyllanthaceae family. It is known for its edible fruit of the same name. Plant anatomy and harvesting The tree is small to medium in size, reaching . . . → Read More: Amla |
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