Description
Sans.-Apoedika; Potaki. Eng.-Indian spinach or malabar night-shade. Hind.-Poi. Mab.-Velbondi. Bom.-Velgonda. Tel.-Bachali. Tam.-Pachalai. Can.-Basale.
Uses.-It is used as a substitute for spinach. It makes a whole some and a most easily digested spinage and acts as a mild laxative. Leaves are reduced to pulp and applied to boils, ulcers and abscesses to hasten suppuration, and are also used in urticaria. Infusion of the dried leaves of basella lucida makes a nice drink,and mucilagin etc.
“Pachai illai” (Tamil for green leaf) generally refers to aromatic medicinal herbs, with Thiruneetru Pachai (Sweet Basil/Ocimum basilicum) being the most common, often used for treating colds and respiratory issues. Other notable herbs include Aruvatham Pachai (Common Rue) for medicinal oils and Pachai Malli (Coriander).
- Thiruneetru Pachai (Tamil): Sweet Basil, Great Basil, Ram Tulsi (Hindi), Sabja (Marathi).
- Aruvatham Pachai (Tamil): Common Rue, Sudabu (Hindi), Aruda (Telugu), Aruta (Malayalam).
- Pachai Malli (Tamil): Green Coriander Leaves, Hara Dhania (Hindi).
- Pachalai (Tamil): Indian Spinach, Poi (Hindi), Basale (Kannada).
These herbs are extensively used in Ayurveda and traditional Indian cooking for their aromatic and medicinal properties, such as treating congestion, skin conditions, and inflammation
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