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    Medicinal plants and herbs used in Siddha treatment of a particular disease may not be the same as those used in Ayurveda for the same purpose. They are also not known globally like the Ayurvedic and Chinese remedies. However these locally available medicinal plants and their derivatives have been successfully used for treatment of all type of diseases and debilities by Siddha practitioners for centuries in the rural areas of India. A few of them are given below:

    • Country mallow
      The root, bark, leaves, seeds and fruits of Country mallow (Abutilon indicum of the Malvaceae family) contain mucilage, tannin and organic acid which are used as demulcent, laxative, pulmonary sedative for chest affections, piles and leprosy.
    • Climbing brinjal
      Leaves, flowers and fruits of Climbing brinjal or three-lobed night-shade (Solanum triblobatum of the Solanaceae family) have stimulant, expectorant and tonic properties and are used to treat asthma, chronic febrile affections, parturition, tuberculosis and all kinds of lung diseases.
    • Indian atees
      Dried tuberous roots of Indian atees (Aconitum heterophyllum of Ranuculaceae family) are atisine, aconitic, acidic, with tannic acid and starch, having tonic, anti-periodic and aphrodisiac properties and are used in treating dysentery, acute inflammatory affections and diarrhoea.
    • Sweet flag
      Dried Rhizome of Sweet flag (Acorus calamus of Aroideae family) contains volatile essential oil, acorin and acoretin and is used as stimulant, emetic, stomachic and carminative in the treatment of diarrhoea of children, colic, dyspepsia and flatulence.
    • Bael fruit
      The fruit, root-bark, leaves and rind of the ripe fruit of Bael fruit (Aegle maarmelos of the Rutaceae family contains mucilage, pectin, tannin and marmelosin which are used as alterative, astringent, digestive and stomachic in the treatment of habitual constipation, dyspepsia and flatulent colic.
    • Garlic
      Both the bulb and the oil of Garlic (Allium sativum of Liliaceae family) containing acrid volatile oil, mucilage, albumen, sugar and starch have carminative, emmanogogue, alterative and anthelmintic properties and are used in the treatment of high blood pressure, asthma, flatulence and elongated uvula.
    • Indian aloes
      The expressed and dried juice of leaves and pulp of Indian aloes (Aloe barbadensis of Liliaceae family) containing aloin, emoin and isobarbaloin have stomachic, tonic, emmanogogue and purgative properties and are used in the treatment of acne, burns, chronic ulcers and piles.
    • Creat
      The whole of the herb Creat (Andrographis pannicuata of the Acanthaceae family) contains lactone-andrographolid, kalmeghin and chlorophyle and has stomachic, antipyretic, bactericidal, tonic and febrifuge properties making it effective in the treatment of intermittent and remittent fevers, griping, loss of appetite and splenitis.
    • Asparagus
      The roots and leaves of Asparagus (Asparagus racemosus of Liliaceae family) have saccharine matter and mucilage with diuretic, tonic, demulcent, refrigerant, galactagogue and aphrodisiac properties and are used for increasing semen secretion and in treating disorders of female genitals, rheumatism and chronic gonorrhoea.
    • Indian pennywort
      The whole plant of Bacopa or Indian pennywort (Bacopa monnieri of Pennel family) is a brain tonic, hair nourisher, rejuvenator and diuretic and is used in the treatment of depression, hysteria, epilepsy, insanity and gonorrhoeal arthritis.
    • Bamboo
      Stem, young shoots, leaves and roots of Bamboo ( Bambusa arundinacea of Gramineae family) contain siliceous concretions called Tabashir and have silica, iron, potash, lime, colin and betain with aphrodisiac, stimulant, emmanogogue, astringent, tonic and cooling properties which are used in the treatment of stomach, respiratory and menstrual disorders, wounds, nausea vomiting and piles.
    • Palmyra Palm
      The root, bark, flowering stalk, juice and fruit of Palmyra Palm (Borassus flabellifer of Palmae family) contains gum, fat and albuminoids with cooling, restorative, diuretic, stimulant, demulcent and nutritive properties which are useful in the treatment of cough, pulmonary affections, hiccup, gastric catarrh, diabetes, pthisis, gonorrhoea, indolent ulcers, carbuncles and enlarged spleen.
    • Cabbage
      Leaves of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea of Cruciferae family) contain moisture, ether extract, albuminoids and carbohydrates which are useful in the treatment of chronic coughs, bronchitis, asthma and warts.
    • Flame of the forest tree
      The gum, seeds, flowers, bark and leaves of Flame of the forest tree (Butea frondosa of Papilionaceae family) contain kino-tannic, gallic acids, pyrocatachin, kino oil, soluble mucilage and ash with astringent, laxative, anthelmintic, diuretic, depurative and aphrodisiac properties and are useful in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, haemorrhages from stomach and bladder, sore throat and orchitis.
    • Gigantic swallow wort
      Root, root-bark, leaves, flowers and inspissated juice of Gigantic swallow wort (Calotropic gigantean of Asclepiadaceae family) contain madar alban, madar fluavil, akundarin and calotropin with expectorant, emetic, tonic, alterative, purgative and antispasmodic properties and are used in the treatment of leprosy, secondary syphilis, ulcers, ascites, cough, hepatic and spleenic enlargement and hydrocele.
    • Chillies
      Chillies, Spanish pepper or red pepper (Capsicum annum of Solanaceae family) contains capsicin, solanine, fixed oil, resin and fatty acid which are local irritant, stimulant, stomachic, blood purifier and tonic in properties and is used in the treatment of tonsillitis, diphtheria, sore throat, delirium, tremens, gout and tumours.
    • Ring worm shrub
      Leaves of Ring worm shrub (Cassia alata of Caesalpiniaceae family) contain chrysophanic acid, have anti-parasitic, astringent and purgative properties and are used in the treatment of skin diseases, venereal affections, eczema and stomatitis (as mouth wash).
    • Papaya tree
      Milk juice, seeds and pulp of the fruit of the Papaya tree (Carica papaya of Caricaceae family) contain papain, papayic acid, carpaine and carposide with digestive, rubefacient, anthelmintic. Laxative, diuretic and emmanogogue properties and are used in the treatment of ulcers, fissures of the tongue, habitual constipation, bleeding piles, enlarged spleen and liver and intestinal irritation.
    • Mature tea tree
      Roots, leaves, flowers, bark and seeds of Mature tea tree or tanner’s cassia (Cassia auriculata of Caesalpiniaceae family) contain tannin and ash with refrigerant, tonic and alterative properties and are used in the treatment of sore eyes, diabetes, chylous urine, giddiness due to heart disease, excessive menstrual flow and nocturnal emissions.
    • Lime
      Rind, juice and oil, of Lime (Citrus medica of Rutacae family) contain citrene or limonene, citrol and cymene with aromatic, refrigerant, antiscorbutic, sedative, astringent, digestive and tonic properties and are used in the treatment of febrile heat, thirst, bilious vomiting, dysentery and bilious and remittent fevers.