ISHAN INSTITUTE

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MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

NEAR TO NATURE

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY:DR. D.K GARG SIR UTSAV KUNDU

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[CHAIRMAN SIR] 20TH BATCH

NAME = UTSAV KUNDU

DATE OF ASSIGNMENT = 20/0CT/2014

ASSIGNMENT TOPIC = NEAR TO NATURE

GUIDE’S NAME = MRS. REETA MAM

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I owe my gratitude to our chairman Sir (DR.D.K GARG), for providing me the opportunity to do this assignment.

It is my foremost duty to express my deep sense of gratitude and respect to Mrs. REETA MAM for her valuable guidance, sharing her insights on the topic and for being a constant source of inspiration.

UTSAV KUNDU

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CONTENTS

NO.TOPICS PAGE

NO.1. DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENT 2

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3

3. Terminalia chebula 5

4. Justicia adhatoda 6 & 7

5. Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. 8

6. Rauvolfia serpentina 9 & 10

7. Andrographis paniculata 11

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NAME OF TREE- Terminalia chebula

Name in other language –

• English - Yellow Myrobalan

• Sanskrit – Harītakī

• Bengali - হরতকী�

Availability .- Southern Asia from India and Nepal east to south western China(Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Part USE - it is native to Nepal and parts of India.

Medical value –

1. The dry nut's peel is used to cure cold-related nagging coughs.2. The bark/peel of the nut is placed in the cheek.3. The material does not dissolve, the resulting saliva, bitter in taste, is

believed to have medicinal qualities to cure cold related coughs. Controls diabetes: Dry latex of Haritaki plant is very much helpful in controlling

diabetes to a considerable extent. It was noted to induce a increase in blood level.

The dry latex administered, was found to have prevented the weight loss in the test

animals.

Paste with water is found to be anti-inflammatory, analgesic and having purifiying

and healing capacity for wounds. Its decoction as a lotion is surgical dressing for

healing the wound earlier.

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NAME OF TREE- Justicia adhatoda

Name in other language –

English - Malabar Nut

Sanskrit - Sinhapuri, Vasaka

Bengali - Vasak Pata

Availability - The plant's range includes Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Indonesia,Malaysia, and China, as well as Panama where it is thought to have been introduced..

Part USE –  Trunk has many, long, opposite, ascending branches, where the bark is yellowish in color. Flowers are usually white and the inflorescence showslarge, dense, axillary spikes. Fruits are pubescent, and are with clubshapedcapsules.

Medical value – This shrub has a number of traditional medicinal uses in Siddha Medicine, Ayurvedic and Unani systems ofmedicine. Vasicine, the active compound, has been compared to theophylline both in vitro and in vivo. Another,vasicinone, showed bronchodilatory activity in vitro but bronchoconstrictory activity in vivo. Both the alkaloids in combination (1:1) showed pronounced bronchodilatory activity in vivo and in vitro. Both alkaloids are also respiratory stimulants. Vasicine has a cardiac–depressent effect, while vasicinone is a weak cardiac

stimulant; the effect can be normalized by combining the alkaloids.[7][8] Vasicine

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is reported to have a uterine stimulant effect.[8] Vasicinone was shown to have an antianaphylactic action. Clinical trials of a commercial drugcontaining vasicinone and vasicinone have not revealed any side effects while treating bronchial asthma.

NAME OF TREE- Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.

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Name in other language –

English – Liquorice

Sanskrit – Mulathi

Bengali - Yashti Madhu

Availability. India, Egypt, Greece, Italy and Mediterranean and certain areas of Asia.

Medical value –

Its traditional uses include treating peptic ulcers, asthma, pharyngitis, malaria, abdominal pain, insomnia, and infections.

Decoction of the dried root is taken orally as a diuretic, depurative and emollient. It is also used in the treatment of kidney stones and stomach ache Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) preparations are useful in treating various types

of ulcers, while topical licorice preparations have been used to sooth and heal skin eruptions, such as psoriasis and herpetic lesions.

Licorice has been reported to have antioxidant, antiulcer, hepatoprotective, anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-diabetic and anticancer activities

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NAME OF TREE- Rauvolfia serpentina

Name in other language –

English – Indian snakeroot

Hindi - Dhaval barua

Bengali - Chander

Availability .- Grows in shady forests in India. It is an endangered species in many parts of India. Hence export of this plant is restricted from India.

Medical value –

Rasa (Taste) – Tikta (Bitter)Guna (qualities) – Rooksha – drynessVipaka- Katu – Undergoes pungent taste conversion after digestionVeerya- Ushna – Hot potencyEffect on Tridosha – Balances Vata and Kapha Doshas.Prabhava – Nidrajanaka – induces sleep

Reserpine (an indole alkaloid ) - It is the antihypertensive principle having tranquillizing property also. Ajmaline in combination with other hypertensive agents, is used in the treatment of HNT complicated with arrhythmia.

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Vranahara – useful to heal wound quickly krumihara – useful to relieve worm infestation and infection

useful in the treatment of insect bite, scorpion bite, rat bite etc. Removes the toxic effect of rodent bite.

Vishamajwara – useful in recurrent and chronic fever sarpagandha has calming effect over mind and brain. It induces sleep.

It also relieves excited state of mind, hence useful in schizophrenia (insanity).It decreases blood pressure.

It contracts uterus and induces menstruation. It is used in the treatment of epilepsy, panic attacks and

anxiety. Although, it is not indicated in the treatment of depression. It suppresses early ejaculation. Hence used in the treatment

of premature ejaculation and early excitement.

Sarpagandha side effects –Because it stimualtes uterus, this herb should not be used during pregnancy.This medicine should be used strictly under medical supervision.It is not suitable to be used in cases of depression.It is not ideal to use this in children and after delivery.It is not ideal to take this medicine along with Digoxin, Levodopa.

NAME OF TREE- Andrographis paniculata10

Name in other language –

English – Green chirayta, creat, king of bitters

Sanskrit – Kālamegha (का�लमे�घ), Bhūnimba

Bengali – Kalmegh

Availability- It is widely cultivated in Southern and Southeastern Asia specialy in India and Sri lanka, where it has been traditionally used to treat infections and some diseases.

Part Use - Mostly the leaves and roots were used for medicinal purposes.

Medical value –

Since ancient times, A. paniculata is used in traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in tribal medicine in India and some other countries for multiple clinical applications.The herb has a number of purported medicinal uses, although research has found evidence of its effectiveness is limited to treatment of upper respiratory infection, ulcerative colitis and rheumatic symptoms; in particular, there is no evidence of its effectiveness in cancer treatment.Pregnant women shouldn't use andrographis because it could terminate pregnancy.

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