Map of Pope Francis Herbal Garden

1. Indian Pennywort (Mandukparni)

2. Touch me not (Lajalu)

3. Spear Mint

4. Water Hyssop (Nir Brahmi)

5.  Turmeric (Haridra)

6. Sweet Flag (Velchand / Vacha)

7. Vetiver / Khus khus grass (Vala / Ushira)

8. Lemon Grass (Gavati chaha)

9. Insulin  Plant (Bandhuka pushpa)

10. Sweet leaf  bush (Multivitamin)

11. Indian Borage (Panova / Pamayavani)

12. Miracle leaf  (Pam Bheej)

13. Basil (Tulsi)

14. Leadwort (Chitrak)

15. Pudina

16. Winter Cheery (Ashwaganda)

17. Heart leaved Moonseed (Maduparni)

18. Indian Madder (Manjistha)

19. Malabar Nut (Adulsa)

20. Five leafed chaste (Nirgundi)

21. Adulsa

22. Porcupine flower  (White Korandi)

23. Common Sage

24. Toothache Plant / Paracress (Akal kada)

25.  Odomos

26. Ashoka (Shitashok)

27. Cape Periwinkle (Sada pushpa /  Barmaasi)

28.  Bermuda Grass (Durva)

29. Jasmine (Jai)

30. Moon plant  (Sherni)

31. Night Jasmine (Parijatak)

32. Stinking plant (Narkya)

33. Shy plnat (Ankol)

34. Soap Pod (Shikakai)

35. Indian Bael (Bel)

36. Bayur Tree (Muchkund)

37. Soap Nut (Ritha)

38.  Lipstick Tree (Shendri)

39.  Kokam

40.Gooseberry (Amla)

41. Indian Bay leaf (Tamalpatra)

42. White Mulberry  (Tuti)

43. Orchid (Kanchan)

44. Palma Christi    (Eranda)

45.  Allspice

46. Tamalpatra

47. Brazil Nut (Kailaspati)

48. Shendri

49. Clove (Lavanga)

50. Child Life Tree (Putranjivak)

51. Coromandel  Ebony (Temburni)

52. Devil’s Backbone (Hadsandhi)

53. Indian Asparagus (Shatavari)

54. Samudhravel

55. Mahendhi/Madhyatikai (Henna)

56. Hibiscus (Japa)

57. Velvet Leaf (Pahadimul)

58. Passion Fruit

59. Indian Aloe  (Kumari)

60. Indian Long Pepper (Pippali)

61. Papaya (Chirbhita)

Medicinal Plants (Nos. 1 - 6)

1) Centella asiatica

Family: Apiaceae

Common Name: Indian Pennywort (Mandukparni)

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses: Cough, improves intelligence & memory, fever, cold, heart ailments, asthma, anti depressant, treating poisoning

2) Mimosa pudica

Family: Fabaceae        

Common Name: Shy plant/ Touch me not (lajjalu)

Part Used: Root, flower, leaves 
Uses: Wound healing, piles, diarrhea, dysentery, impotency, skin diseases, bronchitis

3) Mentha spicata

Family: Lamiaceae

Common Name: Spear Mint

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses: Indigestion, nausea, diarrhea, sore throat, cold, toothaches

4) Bacopa monnieri 

Family: Scrophularaceae / Plantaginaceae 

Common Name: Water hyssop (Nir Brahmi)

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses: Anti aging, anti diabetic, improves intelligence, anemia, fever, skin diseases, relieves itching, asthma, urinary problems, anti stress tonic

5) Curcuma longa

Family: Zingiberaceae

Common Name: Turmeric (Haridra)

Part Used: Rhizome 
Uses: Indigestion, poor circulation, cough, amenorrhea, pharyngitis toothache, chest pain, blood urine, hemorrhage, skin disorders, diabetes, arthritis, anemia, wounds, bruises, anti biotic, anti bacterial, joint and muscular pain

6) Acrous calamus

Family: Araceae /Acoraceae

Common Name: Sweet Flag (Velchand/Vacha)

Part Used: Rhizome 

Uses: Improves digestion, speech, voice, intelligence, against epilepsy, constipation, syphilis, fever with body ache, gastric 

Medicinal Herbs (Nos. 7 - 12)

7) Vetiveria zizanioides

Family: Graminae

Common Name: Vetiver / Khus khus grass(Vala/Ushira)

Part Used: Root
Uses:  Fatigue, burning sensation, fever, skin disorders

8) Cymbopogon citratus

 Family: Poaceae

Common Name: Lemon grass (Gavati chaha)

Part Used: Leaves & Stem 
Uses: Indigestion, energizer, scabies, arthritis, athlete’s foot, lice, dandruff, cramps, muscle pains, antiseptic, and antidepressant and ringworm.

9) Costus igneus

Family: Costaceae

Common Name: Insulin plant (Bandhukapushpa)

Part Used: Leaf 
Uses: Anti diabetic, long life, fever, asthma, bronchitis, intestinal worms

10) Sauropus androgynus

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common Name: Sweet leaf bush (Multivitamin)

Part Used: Leaf & root 
Uses: Increases lactation, Vit K, measles, ulcers, obesity, High BP, Nose bleeding

11) Coleus ambionicus

Family: Lamiaceae

Common Name: Indian Borage (Panova/pamayavani)
Part Used: Leaf

Uses: Cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, rheumatism

12) Byrophyllum pinnatum

Family: Crassulaceae

Common Name: Miracle leaf (Panfuti)

Part Used: Leaf 

Uses: Hypertension

Medicinal Herbs (Nos. 13 - 18)

13) Ocimum sanctum

Family: Lamiaceae

Common Name: Holy Basil (Tulsi)

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses: Antimalarial, antistress, antiallergic, anti diabetic, heart ailments, headache, fever, cholera, cough

14) Plumbago zeylanica

Family: Plumbaginaceae

Common Name: Leadwort (Chitrak)

Part Used: Root bark 
Uses: Indigestion, piles, cough, cold, intestinal worm infestation, skin diseases

15) Mentha arvensis

Family: Lamiaceae

Common Name: Mint (pudina)

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses: Treating headaches, rhinitis, cough sore throat, vomiting, sinus, congestion, gastric, hiccups. 

16) Withania somnifera

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: Winter Cherry (Ashwaganda)

Part Used: Root & Berry
Uses: Increases hemoglobin (red blood count) and hair melanin.It stabilizes blood sugar and lowers cholesterol.

17) Tinospora cordifolia

Family: Menispermaceae 

Common Name:  Heart-leaved Moonseed (Madhuparni/Guduchi)

Part Used: Stem and leaves 
Uses: Fever, jaundice, skin diseases, constipation, tuberculosis, and leprosy

18) Rubia cordifolia

Family: Rubiaceae

Common Name: Indian Madder (Manjistha)

Part Used: Root and fruit

Uses: blood purifier and anti-diarrhoeal, appetizer, digestant, wounds and ulcers dressing, loss of appetite, dyspepsia, worm infestations, cleanse and regulate liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys

Medicinal Herbs (Nos. 19 - 24)

19) Adhatoda vasica

Family: Acanthaceae

Malabar nut (Adulsa/Vasa kula)

Part Used: Whole plant
Uses: Asthma, bronchitis and excess mucous, respiratory problems, cold, vomiting

20) Vitex negundo

Family: Verbinaceae

Common Name: Five leafed chaste (Nirgundi)

Part Used: Leaf, root & seeds
Uses:  Pain relieving, anti mosquito, anti anxiety, anti asthma, cleaning wounds, intestinal worms, ringworm

21) Justicia adhatoda

Family: Acanthaceae

Common Name:Malabar nut (Adulsa)
Part Used: Whole Plant 
Uses: (Same as no. 19) 

22) Barleria prionitis

Family: Acanthaceae

Common Name: Porcupine flower  (White Korandi)

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses:  Stomatitis, toothache, joint pains, burns, dental caries, inflammations ascites, respiratory diseases, edema, wounds, fever, nocturnal ejaculation and cracking heel. 

23) Salvia officinalis

Family: Lamiaceae

Common Name: Common Sage (Sage)

Part Used: Whole plant 
Uses: Sprains, swelling, ulcers, bleeding,  sore throat, coughs, improves memory, menstrual bleeding.

24) Spilanthes acmela

Family: Asteraceae

Common Name: Toothache plant/ Paracress (Akal Kanda )

Part Used: Flower heads

Uses:  Toothache, fever, increases testosterone, malaria, aphrodisiac

Medicinal Herbs (Nos. 25 - 30)

25) Pelargonium citrosum

Family: Geraniaceae

Common Name: Odomos (Mosquito plant)

Part Used: Leaves 
Uses: Mosquito repellent

26) Saraca indica

Family: Fabaceae  (Caesalpinaceae)

Common Name: Ashoka (Shitashok)

Part Used: Bark, Seeds and Flowers
Uses: Uterine bleeding, depression

27) Vinca rosea

Family: Apocynaceae

Common Name: Cape Periwinkle (Sada pushpa /Barmaasi)

Part Used: Flower
Uses: Diabetes, malaria, leukemia, hypotensive

28) Cynodon dactylon

Family: Poaceae

Common Name: Bermuda Grass (Durva)

Part Used: Leaves
Uses: Menstrual problems, diabetes, acidity, constipation, skin rashes, piles, obesity, cold, diarrhea

29) Jasminum officinale

Family: Oleaceae

Common Name: Jasmine (Jai)

Part Used: Flower 
Use: Hepatitis, sedative, diarrhea, cancer

30) Sarcostemma acidum (Voigt)

Family: Asclepiadaceae

Common Name: Moon plant (Sherni)

Part Used: Root & leaves

Uses: Viral infections, mental diseases, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis

Medicinal Herbs (Nos. 31 - 36)

31) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis 

Family: Oleaceae

Common Name: Night Jasmine (parijatak)

Part Used: Leaves 
Uses: Arthritis

32) Mappia foetida

Family: Olacaceae

Common Name: Stinking plant (Narkya)

Part Used: Seed & bark
Uses:  Anti cancer, anti viral

33) Alangium salvifolium

Family: Alangiaceae / Cornaceae        

Common Name: Shy plant (Ankol)

Part Used: Bark, leaves, fruit, root
Uses: Snake bites, rabies, asthma, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, ascites, skin diseases and fever, constipation, dysentery, dengue

34) Acacia concina

Family: Fabaceae

Common Name: Soap Pod (Shikakai)

Part Used: Leaf, Pods, Bark, Leaves, Fruits 
Uses:  Hair care in shampoo (fruit pods, leaves and bark of the plant are dried, grounded), detangler     (anti-dandruff  preparations).



35) Aegle marmelos

Family: Rutacae

Common Name: Indian Bael fruit (Sriphal/Bhel)

Part Used: Fruit
Use: Constipation, diarrhea, anti-bacterial, skin cancer

36) Pterospermum acerifolium

Family: Sterculiaceae

Common Name: Bayur Tree (Muchkund)

Part Used: Flower 

Uses:  Headaches, ulcers, cough, anti-toxic, cold, wounds, bleeding disorders, potency 

Medicinal Herbs (Nos. 37 - 42)

37) Sapindus trifoliatus

Family: Sapindaceae

Common Name: Soap nut (Reetha/Ritha)

Part Used: Nut 
Uses: Relief from migraine, epilepsy and chlorosis, eczema

38) Bixa orellana

Family: Bixaceae

Common Name: Lip stick Treee (Shendri)

Part Used: Seeds & leaves
Uses:  Anti bacterial, anti fungal, bronchitis

39) Garcinia pedunculata

Family: Clusiaceae

Common Name: Kokam

Part Used: Fruit 
Uses: Piles, flatulence, constipation, heatstroke, pain, tumour

40) Emblica Officinalis

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common Name: Gooseberry (Amlaki)

Part Used: Fruit 
Uses: Vit C, Immunomodulator, common cold, Hypoglycemic, diabetics, increases hemoglobin, reduce high blood pressure

41) Cinnamomum tamala

Family: Lauraceae

Common Name: Indian bay leaf Cinnamon (Tamalpatra)

Part Used:  Leaf
Uses: Antiseptic

42) Morus alba

Family: Moraceae

Common Name: White Mulberry (Tuti)

Part Used: Bark of root, branch, leaves and fruit 
Uses: Diaphoretic, diuretic, anti rheumatic, expectorant