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Herbs, named carefully.

Short public notes on plants India already lives with — botanical name first, traditional use attributed, no cure claims and nothing for sale. 527 named species so far. More will be added only when they meet the same bar.

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Kachnar · Bauhinia variegataMantharaiKacholam · Kaempferia galangaKacholamKadugu · Brassica junceaKaduguKadukkai · Terminalia chebulaKadukkaiKaim · Mitragyna parvifoliaNeer kadambamKalakkai · Carissa carandasKalakkaiKalappaikizhangu · Gloriosa superbaKalappaikizhanguKalinga · Citrullus lanatusKalingaKallicchi · Ficus microcarpaKallicchiKalmi · Ipomoea aquaticaKalmiKamalapazham · Citrus reticulataKamalapazhamKambagom · Hopea parvifloraIrumboraiKambu · Cenchrus americanusKambuKanak champa · Pterospermum acerifoliumTadasuKanavazhai · Commelina benghalensisKanavazhaiKandankathiri · Solanum virginianumKandankathiriKanthari · Capsicum frutescensKanthariKaramani · Vigna unguiculataKaramaniKaraya · Sterculia urensKitholiKarisalankanni · Eclipta prostrataKarisalankanniKarmal · Dillenia pentagynaNaytekkuKarpokarishi · Cullen corylifoliumKarpokarishiKarpooravalli · Coleus amboinicusKarpooravalliKarunai · Amorphophallus paeoniifoliusKarunaiKarungali · Senegalia catechuKarungaliKarunjeeragam · Nigella sativaKarunjeeragamKarunochi · Justicia gendarussaKarunochiKaruppu elakkai · Amomum subulatumKaruppu elakkaiKaruppu musukette · Morus nigraKaruppu musuketteKaruvelam · Vachellia niloticaKaruvelamKaruveppilai · Murraya koenigiiKaruveppilaiKathirikkai · Solanum melongenaKathirikkaiKatrazhai · Aloe veraKatrazhaiKattamanakku · Jatropha curcasKattamanakkuKattu valli · Dioscorea bulbiferaKattu valliKattukkodi · Cocculus hirsutusKattukkodiKatuk · Phyllanthus androgynusThavasai keeraiKeezhanelli · Phyllanthus amarusKeezhanelliKenaf · Hibiscus cannabinusKenafKezhvaragu · Eleusine coracanaKezhvaraguKhirni · Manilkara hexandraUlakkai palaiKichili kizhangu · Curcuma zedoariaKichili kizhanguKirambu · Syzygium aromaticumKirambuKiwifruit · Actinidia chinensisKiwiKodampuli · Garcinia gummi-guttaKodampuliKodukkapuli · Pithecellobium dulceKodukkapuliKokum · Garcinia indicaKokumKolingi · Tephrosia purpureaKolingiKollu · Macrotyloma uniflorumKolluKondakadalai · Cicer arietinumKondakadalaiKoraikizhangu · Cyperus rotundusKoraikizhanguKothamalli · Coriandrum sativumKothamalliKottakaranthai · Sphaeranthus indicusKottakaranthaiKovakkai · Coccinia grandisKovakkaiKoyya · Psidium guajavaKoyyaKudasappalai · Holarrhena pubescensKudasappalaiKumizham · Gmelina arboreaKumizhamKundumani · Abrus precatoriusKundumaniKungumapoo · Crocus sativusKungumapooKuppaikeerai · Amaranthus viridisKuppaikeeraiKuppaimeni · Acalypha indicaKuppaimeniKusum · Schleichera oleosaPuvanKuth · Dolomiaea costusKostamKuthiraivali · Echinochloa colonaKuthiraivali

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Maadhulai · Punica granatumMaadhulaiMagizham · Mimusops elengiMagizhamMakeerzhangu · Decalepis hamiltoniiMakeerzhanguMakkacholam · Zea maysMakkacholamMakrut lime · Citrus hystrixMakrut elumichaiMalabar mahogany · Kingiodendron pinnatumKulavuMalai vembu · Melia azedarachMalai vembuMale bamboo · Dendrocalamus strictusKallan moongilMalligai · Jasminum sambacMalligaiMamaram · Mangifera indicaMamaramManathakkali · Solanum nigrumManathakkaliManga inji · Curcuma amadaManga injiMangosteen · Garcinia mangostanaMangosteenManjal arali · Cascabela thevetiaManjal araliManjanathi · Morinda pubescensManjanathiManjitti · Rubia cordifoliaManjittiMantharai · Bauhinia purpureaMantharaiMaramanjal · Coscinium fenestratumMaramanjalMaravalli · Manihot esculentaMaravalliMarotti · Hydnocarpus pentandrusMarottiMarudhaani · Lawsonia inermisMarudhaaniMasoor · Vicia lensMysore paruppuMavalingam · Crateva magnaMavalingamMilagai · Capsicum annuumMilagaiMilagarani · Zanthoxylum asiaticumMilagaraniMilagu · Piper nigrumMilaguMochai · Lablab purpureusMochaiMorai · Buchanania lanzanMoraiMoringa · Moringa oleiferaMurungaiMoth bean · Vigna aconitifoliaTulkapayaruMountain pomegranate · Catunaregam spinosaMarukkaraiMudakathan · Cardiospermum halicacabumMudakathanMukkurattai · Boerhavia diffusaMukkurattaiMulampazham · Cucumis meloMulampazhamMullangi · Raphanus sativusMullangiMullilam · Zanthoxylum rhetsaMullilamMullu keerai · Amaranthus spinosusMullu keeraiMullu seetha · Annona muricataMullu seethaMundiri · Anacardium occidentaleMundiriMunnai · Premna serratifoliaMunnaiMusk mallow · Abelmoschus moschatusKasturi vendaMusukette · Morus albaMusuketteMusumusukkai · Cucumis maderaspatanusMusumusukkaiMuttaikos · Brassica oleraceaMuttaikosMysore gamboge · Garcinia xanthochymusKulavi

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Paakku · Areca catechuPaakkuPaathiri · Stereospermum colaisPaathiriPachai payaru · Vigna radiataPachai payaruPada kizhangu · Cyclea peltataPada kizhanguPadiri · Stereospermum chelonoidesPadiriPala · Artocarpus heterophyllusPalaPalmarosa · Cymbopogon martiniiPalmarosaPaluppakal · Momordica dioicaPaluppakalPambalimasu · Citrus maximaPambalimasuPanai · Borassus flabelliferPanaiPanivaragu · Panicum miliaceumPanivaraguPanji ilavu · Ceiba pentandraPanji ilavuPannaikeerai · Celosia argenteaPannaikeeraiPappali · Carica papayaPappaliParangikkai · Cucurbita maximaParangikkaiParppadagam · Oldenlandia corymbosaParppadagamParsley · Petroselinum crispumParsleyParuppukkeerai · Portulaca oleraceaParuppukkeeraiParwal · Trichosanthes dioicaKombu peerkangaiPasalai · Basella albaPasalaiPassion fruit · Passiflora edulisPassion pazhamPatha · Cissampelos pareiraVattathiruppiPattani · Lathyrus oleraceusPattaniPavakkai · Momordica charantiaPavakkaiPavazhamalli · Nyctanthes arbor-tristisPavazhamalliPeach · Prunus persicaPeachPeacock flower · Caesalpinia pulcherrimaRajamalliPeerkangai · Luffa acutangulaPeerkangaiPei athi · Ficus hispidaPei athiPencil cactus · Euphorbia tirucalliThirukalliPeppermint · Mentha × piperitaPeppermintPerarattai · Alpinia galangaPerarattaiPericham · Phoenix dactyliferaPerichamPerum valli · Dioscorea alataPerum valliPerungayam · Ferula assa-foetidaPerungayamPey thumbai · Anisomeles indicaPey thumbaiPeymarutti · Anisomeles malabaricaPeymaruttiPhalsa · Grewia asiaticaPhalsaPippali · Piper longumThippiliPirandai · Cissus quadrangularisPirandaiPirayan · Streblus asperPirayanPistachio · Pistacia veraPistaPlum · Prunus domesticaPlumPodalangai · Trichosanthes cucumerinaPodalangaiPoduthalai · Phyla nodifloraPoduthalaiPonnanganni · Alternanthera sessilisPonnanganniPonnankottai · Sapindus emarginatusPonnankottaiPoonaikali · Mucuna pruriensPoonaikaliPoondu · Allium sativumPoonduPoovarasu · Thespesia populneaPoovarasuPorasu · Butea monospermaPorasuPrickly pear · Opuntia ficus-indicaNagathaliPride of India · Lagerstroemia speciosaSemmaruthuPudina · Mentha spicataPudinaPuli · Tamarindus indicaPuliPulicha keerai · Hibiscus sabdariffaPulicha keeraiPulichakkai · Averrhoa bilimbiPulichakkaiPulivanji · Solena amplexicaulisPulivanjiPuliyarai · Oxalis corniculataPuliyaraiPungam · Pongamia pinnataPungamPunnai · Calophyllum inophyllumPunnaiPutranjiva · Putranjiva roxburghiiKarupala

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Sacred garlic pear · Crateva religiosaPacific mavalingamSadakuppai · Anethum graveolensSadakuppaiSafflower · Carthamus tinctoriusSendurakamSakkaravalli · Ipomoea batatasSakkaravalliSal · Shorea robustaSalSamai · Panicum sumatrenseSamaiSandanam · Santalum albumSandanamSangu poo · Clitoria ternateaSangu pooSankhapushpi bindweed · Convolvulus prostratusSankhapushpiSappan · Biancaea sappanPathimugamSarakkonrai · Cassia fistulaSarakkonraiSarkaraivembu · Scoparia dulcisSarkaraivembuSarpagandha · Rauvolfia serpentinaSarpagandhiSathi · Trianthema portulacastrumSaranaiSathukudi · Citrus sinensisSathukudiSausage tree · Kigelia africanaMarapalamSeeragam · Cuminum cyminumSeeragamSeethapazham · Annona squamosaSeethapazhamSeevi pala · Artocarpus altilisSeevi palaSemmulli · Barleria prionitisSemmulliSemparuthi · Hibiscus rosa-sinensisSemparuthiSeppankizhangu · Colocasia esculentaSeppankizhanguShahi jeera · Elwendia persicaShahi seeragamShallaki · Boswellia serrataKungiliyam (salai)Shatavari · Asparagus racemosusThanneervittan kizhanguShenbagam · Magnolia champacaShenbagamShengottai · Semecarpus anacardiumShengottaiShikakai · Senegalia rugataSeekakaiSiamese senna · Senna siameaManjakonnaiSingle-leaf spider-flower · Cleome monophyllaOruilai naikaduguSiris · Albizia lebbeckVagaiSiru valli · Dioscorea esculentaSiru valliSirukurinjan · Gymnema sylvestreSirukurinjanSirunagapoo · Mesua ferreaSirunagapooSirupeelai · Aerva lanataSirupeelaiSissoo · Dalbergia sissooSissooSithagathi · Sesbania sesbanSithagathiSivadai · Operculina turpethumSivadaiSivanar vembu · Indigofera aspalathoidesSivanar vembuSivappu sandanam · Pterocarpus santalinusSivappu sandanamSkunkvine · Paederia foetidaMudiyattumSnake jasmine · Rhinacanthus nasutusNagamalliSombu · Foeniculum vulgareSombuSour cherry · Prunus cerasusSour cherrySoya bean · Glycine maxSoya beanSpanish jasmine · Jasminum grandiflorumPichchi malligaiSpider plant · Cleome gynandraThaila keeraiSpikenard · Nardostachys jatamansiSadachiSpinach · Spinacia oleraceaSpinachSpleen amaranth · Amaranthus dubiusAraikeeraiStevia · Stevia rebaudianaSteviaSticky cleome · Cleome viscosaNaikaduguStinking passionflower · Passiflora foetidaSiru kodipazhamStrawberry · Fragaria × ananassaStrawberrySugarcane · Saccharum officinarumKarumbuSummer squash · Cucurbita pepoSummer squashSundaikkai · Solanum torvumSundaikkaiSunn hemp · Crotalaria junceaSanappuSuraikai · Lagenaria sicerariaSuraikaiSuriyakanthi · Helianthus annuusSuriyakanthiSwamp jasmine · Tamilnadia uliginosaPerunkaraiSweet bay · Laurus nobilisLavrangapattai ilai (European)Sweet cherry · Prunus aviumCherrySweet marjoram · Origanum majoranaMarjoram

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