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Myrtol, a fraction of myrtenol, is absorbed in the intestines, stimulates the mucous membrance of the stomach and deodorizes the breath.
Berry exhibits anti-inflammatory activity The aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the leaves and branches exhibit hypoglycaemic activity in rats.
The essential oil and myrtucommulone B, isolated from the plant, are antibacterial and antitubercular. (Clove myrtle is used in Homoeopathy for treating lung complication of pleurodynia and dry hollow cough.)
Myxopyrum serratulum
A. W Hill.
Familyl Oleaceae.
Habitat Western Chats.
Folk Chathuravalli, Chathuramulla (Kerala). Hem-maalati.
Action Leaves—used with clarified butter in cough, asthma, chest diseases; also in nervous complaints and rheumatism. Oil extract of the leaves is used for massage in fever, headache and backaches.
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Naravelia zeylanica (Linn.) DC. Family Ran unculaceae.
Habitat The tropical forests of eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Deccan Peninsula.
Ayurvedic Dhanavaili (Kerala), Chhagul-bati (Bengal).
Siddha/Tamil Vathomkolli, Neendavalli.
Action Astringent, antiinflammatory, vulnerary, anthelmintic. Used for colic, headache, inflammations, rheumatic pain, wounds and ulcers, intestinal worms, leprosy and skin diseases. Saps of stem—effective in onychia.
Narcissus tazetta Linn.
Family Amaryllidaceae.
Habitat All over Europe. Grown in Indian gardens.
English Narcissus, Daffodil, Lent
Lily.
Unani Nargis.
Action Bulbs—powerfully emetic, diuretic, purgative. Poisonous. Oil is applied for curing baldness.
