🌱 Shrubs

Detailed profiles of shrubs used in Ayurveda and traditional medicine.

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Hibiscus plant
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Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Vibrant flowering shrub used for hair care, blood pressure, and as a vitamin-C-rich herbal tea.

Hair growth Blood pressure Vitamin C source
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Henna (Mehendi) plant
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Henna (Mehendi)

Lawsonia inermis

Ancient dye plant with cooling, antifungal, and hair-conditioning properties.

Hair dye Cooling agent Skin conditions
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Night Jasmine (Parijat) plant
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Night Jasmine (Parijat)

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Sacred fragrant shrub whose flowers bloom at night — used in Ayurveda for fever and arthritis.

Fever Arthritis Antifungal
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Butterfly Pea (Aparajita) plant
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Butterfly Pea (Aparajita)

Clitoria ternatea

Electric-blue flowered plant used in herbal teas, natural dyes, and nootropic remedies.

Memory boost Anxiety relief Anti-inflammatory
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Ixora (Jungle Flame) plant
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Ixora (Jungle Flame)

Ixora coccinea

Ornamental shrub used in Ayurveda for skin diseases, wound healing, and fever management.

Wound healing Skin diseases Fever
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Ashoka Tree (shrub) plant
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Ashoka Tree (shrub)

Saraca asoca

Sacred tree of India — a key Ayurvedic remedy for women's reproductive health.

Women's health Menstrual disorders Uterine tonic
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Lantana plant
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Lantana

Lantana camara

Colourful flowering shrub with traditional uses for skin ailments, fever, and respiratory issues.

Skin ailments Fever Wound antiseptic
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Periwinkle (Sadabahar) plant
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Periwinkle (Sadabahar)

Catharanthus roseus

Cheerful flowering shrub known for anti-diabetic properties and cancer-treatment compounds.

Blood sugar control Cancer compounds Wound healing
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Bougainvillea plant
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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

Spectacular thorny climber-shrub with vibrant bracts — also used for respiratory and skin conditions.

Cough relief Asthma Wound healing
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Duranta (Golden Dewdrop) plant
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Duranta (Golden Dewdrop)

Duranta erecta

Ornamental shrub with small purple flowers and golden berries — used as hedge plant and in folk medicine.

Fever Malaria (folk) Antifungal
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