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Packed with healing power
This small plant comes packed with big medicinal power. The plant being referred to is Nilavembu (in Tamil) or Andrographis paniculata. Siddha medicine claims that extracts from this plant are potent against infections and insect bites.
In fact, Nilavembu was used as an antibiotic, before the onslaught of western medicine, and ancient healers advocated chewing a Nilavembu leaf once a week (or once in two weeks, in the case of children) to guard oneself against infections. Nilavembu is supposed to have anti-pyretic qualities too.
Nilavembu is one of the few plants which is used not just in traditional Siddha system of medicine, but also in Ayurvedic and many tribal systems of medicine
Studies are being conducted round the world on this plant’s anti-cancer potential too.
Nilavembu grows best and gains maximum potency when raised in bright sunlight.
The plant grows well in the usual soil mixture of one part sand, one part red earth and one part manure.
Watering the plant with a litre of water everyday is sufficient. Again, as it is a medicinal plant, the plant is not likely to be affected by insect infestations.
HEMA VIJAY
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