Bixa orellana Location Surat, Gujarat India

Ageratum conyzoides Location Surat Gujarat India

Ageratum conyzoides Surat Gujarat India

Ageratum conyzoides is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and is an invasive weed in many other regions. It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve. In Vietnamese, the plant is called cứt lợn due to its growth in dirty areas.

Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides

Family: Asteraceae

Order: Asterales

Kingdom: Plantae 

Solanum trilobatum Location Surat Gujarat India

Solanum trilobatum is an herb that can be consumed by mildly frying it in oil or ghee and then grinding it. The plant is full of thorns, including the leaves. It is important to remove these thorns before cooking as the thorns are considered to be mildly toxic. 

Scientific name: Solanum procumbens

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Solanaceae

Order: Solanales

Oxystelma esculentum Location Surat Gujarat India

Oxystelma esculentum is a species of flowering plant native to China, South Asia, southeast Asia, northeastern Africa, and south-west Asia. The plant is used in traditional medicine and the fruit is eaten. 

Genus: Oxystelma

Rank: Species

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Apocynaceae

Abelmoschus moschatus Muskmallow Location Surat Gujarat India

Abelmoschus moschatus Muskmallow Location Surat Gujarat India

Medicinal uses 

Ambrette is used for stomach and intestinal disorders with cramps, loss of appetite, and stomach cancer. It is also used for headaches, muscle spasms, hysteria, gonorrhea, and lung problems. Some people use it as a stimulant. It has also been used to treat snakebites.

Consult Doctor before use.

Causonis trifolia in Surat Gujarat India 

Causonis trifolia commonly known as bush Grape, fox-grape, three-leaved wild vine or threeleaf cayratia is a species of liana plant native to Australia and Asia. It has black-colored berries, and its leaves contain several flavonoids, such as cyanidin and delphinidin.

Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia

Whole plant is used as diuretic, in tumors, neuralgia and splenopathy. Its climbers wrapped around the neck of frantic bullock and poultice of leaves are used to yoke sores of bullock. The bark extract shows the antiviral, antibacterial, antiprotozoal, hypoglycemic, anticancer and diuretic activity.

Pedalium murex in Surat Gujarat India

Based on traditional healers, the plant Pedalium murex L. was used for the dissolution and prevention of kidney stone formation. Further, it is used for the treating ailments like incontinence of urine, gonorrhoea, promote lochial discharge, antibilious agent, dysuria and control white discharge.

Corchorus tridens in Surat Gujarat India

Corchorus tridens photo location Surat Gujarat India

The species name trilocularis comes from the three-chambered ovary. Young tender leaves are cooked and eaten. Medicinal uses: The leaves are used as a plaster to reduce swellings. The seeds are used in the treatment of gripe and nausea.

Botanical name: Corchorus trilocularis

Synonyms: Corchorus aestuans, Corchorus fru...

Sesamum indicum subsp. indicum Surat Gujarat India

Sesamum indicum subsp. indicum photo location Surat Gujarat India

It is mildly laxative, emollient and demulcent. The seeds and fresh leaves may be used as a poultice. The antibacterial activity of seeds against Staphylococcus and Streptococcus as well as common skin fungi, such as athlete's foot fungus has also been well recognized.

Tridax procumbens Surat Gujarat India

Tridax procumbens photo Location  Surat, Gujarat India

Tridax procumbens, commonly known as coatbuttons or tridax daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is best known as a widespread weed and pest plant. It is native to the tropical Americas, but it has been introduced to tropical, subtropical, and mild temperate regions worldwide. 
Scientific name: Tridax procumbens
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Kingdom: Plantae 

Cassia fistula  Golden shower tree Location Surat Gujarat India

Flueggea leucopyrus Location Surat Gujarat India

Flueggea leucopyrus
Surat, Gujarat,India 

Calotropis procera Location Surat Gujarat India

Calotropis procera
Surat, Gujarat India