Week and Your Plants – October 16 to 22
Zodiac sign : Virgo / Kanni
Mangifera indica (മാവ്) - Anacardiaceae
A large evergreen tree of multiple utility. For wood, fruit, medicine and more. The fruits are sweet and delicious with high market demand. An infusion of leaves and bark is used as an astringent, and it is applied as a mouth wash for toothache, sore gums, sore throat, and similar affections. The trees are of significance in spiritual functions.
October 16, Monday : Chothi : Terminalia arjuna (നീർമരുത്) - Combretaceae
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.
October 17, Tuesday : Visakham : Flacourtia jangomas (വയ്യങ്കത)- Salicaceae
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.
Zodiac sign : Libra / Thulam
Mimusops elengi (ഇലഞ്ഞി) – Sapotaceae
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.
October 18, Wednesday : Anizham : Mimusops elengi (ഇലഞ്ഞി) - Sapotaceae
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.
October 19, Thursday : Thriketta : Aporosa cardiosperma (വെട്ടി) - Phyllanthaceae
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.
October 20, Friday : Moolam : Vateria indica (വെള്ളപ്പൈൻ) - Dipterocarpaceae
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.
October 21, Saturday : Pooradam : Salix tetrasperma (ആറ്റുവഞ്ചി) - Salicaceae
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.
October 22, Sunday : Uthradam : Artocarpus heterophyllus (പ്ലാവ്) – Moraceae
Large evergreen trees with milky white exudate and are cultivated. Fruits are edible,large agrregate (sorosis) with yellowish-green conical tubercles.