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RHUBARB

Rhubarb

Biological Name: Rheum emodi, Rheum officinale, Rheum acuminatum, Rheum speciforme, Rheum webbianum, Rheum moorcroftianum, Rheum australe, Rheum palmatum,Polygonaceae family

Other Names: Rhubarb, amla-vetasa, aml parni, revand-chini, archu, Chinese Rhubarb, Turkey rhubarb, Da huang, Bangla Revanchini, Himalayan rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, Ladakirevanda-chini, Nattu ireval-chinni, Reval-chini, Rhabarber, Rheuchini, Rhubarb de Perse, ...

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ROSEMARY

Rosemary

Biological Name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Other Names: Rosemary, garden rosemary, rosemary plant
Parts Used: Leaves and twigs

Active Compounds:
-Volatile oil: composed of borneol, camphene, camphor, cineole, limonene, linalool, isobutyl acetate, 3-octanone, terpineol, verbenol etc.
-Flavonoids: apigenin, diosmetin, diosmin, genkwanin, 6-methoxygenkwanin, hispidulin, sinensetin, luteolin and derivatives.

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ROUGH CHAFF TREE

Rough Chaff Tree

Biological Name: Achyranthes aspera Family: Amarantaceae

Other Names: Rough Chaff Tree, Prickly Chaff Flower, Apamarga, Apamara, Adharajhada, Aghada, Aghata, Antisha, Apamarga, Apamargamu, Apang, Atkumah, Chirchira, Duk.-Agari, Kadaladi, Katalati, Kharamanjari, Khare-vazhun, Kune-la- mon, Kutri, Latjira, Nayuruvi, Pan- dhara-aghada, Safed hedo, Shiru-kidaladi, Uttaraene, Uttaranee

Description: This small ...

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RUE

Rue

Biological Name: Ruta graveolens,Rutaceae

Other Names: Rue, Common rue, garden rue, German rue, herb-of-grace, countryman's treacle, herbygrass
Aruta, Garden Rue, Somalata, Sadab

Description:
Rue is an aromatic perennial plant native to southern Europe and northern Africa and commonly cultivated in Europe and the U.S., ...

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REISHI

Reishi

Biological Name: Ganoderma lucidum

Other Names: Reishi, Reishi Mushroom, Ling chih, ling zhi, mushroom (reishi)
Parts Used: The fruiting body of the mushroom

Active Compounds:
Reishi contains several constituents, including sterols, coumarin, mannitol, polysaccharides, and triterpenoids called ganoderic acids. Ganoderic acids seem ...

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RED ALDER

Red Alder

Biological Name: Alnus rubra

Other Names: Oregon alder, red alder
Parts Used: bark, leaves

Remedies For:
Astringent, bitter, emetic, hemostatic
Fresh alder bark will cause vomiting, so use dried bark except for emetic purposes.
A decoction of the bark makes a good gargle for ...

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RED RASPBERRY

Red Raspberry

Biological Name: Rubus wallichii

Other Names: Red Raspberry, Gauriphal, wild red raspberry, reapberry

Description
Raspberry grows wild in UK. It is also plentiful in the North-West parts of India. It is cultivated in other parts of the world.

Constitution
Raspberry contains a ...

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