Week and Your Plants – August 21 to 27

Zodiac sign : Leo / Chingam

Ziziphus jujuba (ഇലന്തി) – Rhamnaceae

It is a much-branched, deciduous thorny tree with a spreading crown. It is a valuable commercial fruit crop. The leaves are shiny-green. Flowers are small and green. Fruits are red or reddish brown. The fruits are highly medicinal.

August 21, Monday : Chithira : Aegle marmelos (കൂവളം) - Rutaceae

Aegle-marmelos

It is a slow-growing deciduous shrub or tree. The tree is armed with spines. Considered a sacred tree in the Hindu culture, the leaves are indispensable offerings to the Lord Shiva. The tree is commonly grown in the premises of temples. The fruit is used to make a very refreshing drink. The fruits, leaves, twigs and root are used medicinally. It is one of the ingredients in Dasamoola.

August 22, Tuesday: Chithira : Aegle marmelos (കൂവളം) - Rutaceae

Aegle-marmelos

It is a slow-growing deciduous shrub or tree. The tree is armed with spines. Considered a sacred tree in the Hindu culture, the leaves are indispensable offerings to the Lord Shiva. The tree is commonly grown in the premises of temples. The fruit is used to make a very refreshing drink. The fruits, leaves, twigs and root are used medicinally. It is one of the ingredients in Dasamoola.

August 23, Wednesday : Chothi : Terminalia arjuna (നീർമരുത്) - Combretaceae

Terminalia-arjuna

It is a very large deciduous tree. A very important medicinal plant in India, where it has been employed in medicine for at least 3,000 years. The tree is also exploited in the wild for its timber and tannin-rich bark. An important source of timber in India.

August 24, Thursday : Visakham : Flacourtia jangomas (വയ്യങ്കത)- Salicaceae

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It is a small, spiny, evergreen tree that branches from very low down on the bole. The plant is cultivated for its edible fruit. The roots, leaves and bark all contain tannins and are used in the treatment of diarrhoea.

August 25, Friday : Anizham : Mimusops elengi (ഇലഞ്ഞി) - Sapotaceae

Mimusops-elengi

A good garden and avenue tree of evergreen nature. It is mainly used for dental ailments such as bleeding gums, pyorrhea, dental caries, etc. The flowers are used to make roseries/ mala.

August 26, Saturday : Thriketta : Aporosa cardiosperma (വെട്ടി) - Phyllanthaceae

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A medium sized tree with elongate leaves and flowers in small spikes. The timber is used for construction purpose. Fruits edible, leaves coolant. Also for fever, etc.

August 27, Sunday : Moolam : Vateria indica (വെള്ളപ്പൈൻ) - Dipterocarpaceae

Vateria-indica-scaled

Tall trees. The dammar resin obtained from bark of the tree is used for the treatment of cough, asthma, leprosy, skin eruptions, crack and wounds. Resin from the bark is also used as an incense in India and as an Ayurvedic medicine.

August 27, Sunday : Pooradam : Salix tetrasperma (ആറ്റുവഞ്ചി) - Salicaceae

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A medium sized tree of riverbanks and wetlands. Its bark has been used in traditional medicine in many countries to alleviate pain, fever, and inflammation. The non-medicinal applications of the plant include the use as fodder, soil binder on embankments and fuel and in making baskets, agricultural tools, sports articles, furniture and roofing material.