Latin name: Ficus bengalensis
English name: Banyan tree
Sanskrit name: Vata
 

A very large tree, with spreading branches. The stembark contains ß-sitosterol, a-D-glucose and meso-inositol. The leaves contain petunidin di-glycoside and quercentin 3-galactoside. The fruits contain cyanidin rhamnoglycoside and polysaccharides.

Various parts of the plant are considered medicinal. The milky juice is externally applied for pains and bruises and as an anodyne in rheumatism and lumbago. It is also used as a remedy for toothache. The leaves are heated and applied as poultice to abcesses. The bark is astringent and is used in dysentery, diarrhea and diabetes. An infusion of the young buds is useful in diarrhoea and dysentery. The seeds are considered cooling and tonic. The young tips of the hanging roots are given for obstinate vomiting. An alcoholic extract of the stembark exhibits is significant antidiabetic effect.

Used in Anti-Dandruff Hair Cleanser, Nourishing Hair Cleanser with Conditioner.
 
 

Latin name: Foeniculum vulgare
English name: Fennel 
Sanskrit/Indian name: Shatapushpa

A stout, glabrous, aromatic herb with small, yellow flowers and oblong fruits.
The fruits are aromatic, stimulant and carminative. They are official in the pharmacopoeias of all countries and are considered useful in diseases of the chest, spleen and kidney. The main constituent of the oil from the fruits is anethole. Other constituents are d-a-fenchone, methyl chavicol, d -apinene, camphene, d -a-phellandrene, dipentene and foeniculin (p -anol prenyl ether); basic constituents, anisaldehyde and a nisic acid, are also reported to be present. 
Fennel oil is mildly carminative and is useful in infantile colic and flatulence. It checks griping in purgatives and is considered a good vermicide against hookworm. The essential oil from the seeds is reported to have emmenogogue, oxytocic and abortifacient properties.

Used in Mentat, Abana, Digestive Capsules, Digestive Syrup.