Cultivation: It does best in a sunny location. The seeds are sown during May-June. The seedlings are transplanted at a distance of 60 cm x 30 cm. Medicinal use Since ancient times, A. paniculata is used in traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in tribal medicine in India and some other countries for multiple clinical applications. The therapeutic value of Kalmegh is

Traditional medicinal uses Malaysians use the leaves for headaches, arthritis and joint pain. In Thailand and China the roots are crushed and blended with salt to relieve toothache. In Indonesia leaves are chewed with betel nut, and the masticated juice swallowed for relief from coughs and asthma. A lady rang the farm seeking a betel leaf plant, and shared how it is used in her homeland of Indones

Family Name: Appiaceae Common Name: Pennywort, Indian Pennywort, Artayniya-e-hindi, jal brahmi Parts Used: Whole plant Uses: It is tonic, diuretic and alterative. It is used in treatment of leprosy and known to ameliorate the symptoms of the disease and improves general health of the patient. It is a brain tonic and stimulates hair growth.

Close relatives of spearmint, peppermint, curly mint, ginger mint, apple mint, pineapple mint, eau de cologne mint, water mint, pennyroyal Botanical description: A branching annual glabrous herb 30-60 cm high with slender, spreading leaf-bearing branchlets: leaves numerous, distichous, subsessile, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, base rounded; flowers yellowish, greenish