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VOl. 10 No. 4

PowEr of PlaNTs

RAMPHAL AMAzING AlOe verA!!

a miraculous tree is ramphal. scientific what a fascinating plant, our aloe Vera!
research has shown that it is a very it is probably present everywhere in
useful herb, and is not only being given my area
to cancer patients in india but all over a medicinal plant with fleshy leaves, so
the world. Juice extracted from its fruit is succulent,
particularly beneficial for curing cancer. its use in herbal medicine is indeed very
frequent
Shreeyanshmaan, VIII, D.A.V. Public School, Bhubaneswar
Aratrika Pal, VII, The Heritage School, Kolkata

BAel

One tree about which the rishis who developed ayurveda had
a deep knowledge was the Bael tree. The science of ayurveda
values the bael tree for its medicinal properties.
K. Haritha Reddy, VIII, The Aditya Birla Public
School, Tadipatri, Andhra Pradesh
The fruit, leaves and roots of the bael plant
are used as a medicine to control diarrhoea, kAChNAr
gives strength to stomach, liver and heart. The Kachnar is a beautiful tree with many medicinal
Sanya Pawah, X, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh properties. its bark has astringent properties and is used as
Vidyalaya, Jaipur a blood purifying agent. Kachnar is used to cure asthma,
skin diseases, diarrhoea, sore throat and ulcers. The buds
and roots of this tree can cure digestive problems.
Avantika Tewari, IX, Navy Children School,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
NATIve NeeM
The Neem Trees is known as ‘sacred tree’, ‘heal all’, ‘nature’s drugstore’,
‘village pharmacy’, and ‘panacea for all diseases.’
Devpriya Verma, VI, D.A.V. Sr. Sec. Public School, Naraingarh, Ambala
The two most effective medicines in the siddha
system for curing dengue fever is the juice
extracted from papaya and the Neem tree.
V.S. Priya, IX, Arunachalam Higher Secondary
School, Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari AMlA
The Neem tree has been an integral part of There is an interesting story behind amla. it is believed
ayurvedic medicine for over 5000 years. The that a hermit named Chyawan drank the soup of amla
bark and roots of this plant also has medicinal and became young. it is used in making Chyawanprash
value.
and other ayurvedic formulations. it is used for curing
Diksha Mehta, IX F, D.A.V International School, New Delhi weakness and boosting immunity.
Neem is used in the preparation of many herbal concoctions. it is also Kanika Kanaujiya, VIII B, Sunway School, Rampur
used to cure Chickenpox. it is most beneficial for skin problems.
Bhavika, X F, P.K.R. Jain Sr. Sec. Public School, Ambala Illustrations by: Bhuvaneshwari M., IX, Sri Seshaas Intl. Public School,
Adivaram, Salem
Background Illustration by: Lakshita Seth, IX, Hans Raj Model School,
Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi,

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