http://siddhaphysician.com/blog Siddha Medicine - Natural Health From The Oldest Medical System Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:41:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am planning a lot of developments to the Siddha Physician website. And among them, one of the important things is to get this blog active and growing. I think this can be one of the greatest things to do because, the more content on Siddha Medicine, we can develop ... http://siddhaphysician.com/blog/2007/09/16/make-a-contribution-to-this-blog/ The Siddha Physician forum, is earning its BUZZ all over the siddha world through the never ending crowd of the internet. The forum, even though slow in its development, has been constantly in its growth pace. We now (at the time of writing) has over 90 + members and over ... http://siddhaphysician.com/blog/2007/09/15/the-siddha-physician-forum/ Lac Carteria lacca or Coccus lacca or Tachardia lacca Vernacular Names Sanskrit - Laksha Malayalam - Laksha Tamil - Kombarakku Source Lac is a resinous substance usually of reddish or dark brown in colour with a disagreeable odour & easily breakable with a cracking sound. It is deposited on the twigs of trees such as banyan, ... http://siddhaphysician.com/blog/2006/05/24/lac-carteria-lacca-or-coccus-lacca-or-tachardia-lacca/ Tiger Felis tigris Vernacular Names:- English - Tiger Malayalam - Kaduva Tamil - Puli Most of the parts of Tiger are used in Siddha medicines. Skin, flesh, blood, bile, fat, nail, bone, excreta & whiskers are used in medicine. All the ... http://siddhaphysician.com/blog/2006/01/15/tiger-felis-tigris/ Phyllanthus emblica, Linn. Family:- Euphorbiaceae Vernacular Names:- English - Emblic, Emblic myrobalan, Indian gooseberry, Indian-gooseberry Malayalam - Nellikka Tamil - Nelli Sanskrit - Amalaki Hindi - Amlika Synonyms (Tamil):- Amalakam, Alakam, Ambal, Aamarikam, Thirathari, Thathiri, Korangam, Miruthupala, Meethunthu. Varieties Of Nelli:- 1. Satharana Nelli 2. Malai Nelli 3. Karu Nelli 4. Aru Nelli Raw fruits are yellowish white in colour, ... http://siddhaphysician.com/blog/2005/12/29/phyllanthus-emblica/ Tribulus terrestris, Linn. Family: Zygophyllaceae Vernacular Names:- English - Puncture Vine, Small Caltrops, Land Caltrops, Goat’s Head Malayalam - Nerunjil Tamil - Nerunjil Sanskrit - Gokshura Hindi - Gakhru Synonyms (Tamil):- Thirikandam, Thirikandakam, Thirithandam, Nerunjiputhum, Aswachattiram, Suvathattam, Kokandam, Kamarasi, Suvathukandam, Kittiram, Kondam, Sutham. Varieties Of Nerunjil:- 1. Sirunerunjil 2. Perunerunjil 3. Seppunerunjil Parts Used:- Entire Plant Taste:- Astringent, ... http://siddhaphysician.com/blog/2005/12/27/tribulus-terrestris/