Project Green School

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Project Green School

• JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA PEKHUBELA
• DISTRICT. UNA HIMACHAL PRADESH
• INDIA

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Indian Name Neem TreeScientific Name
Azadirachta Indica
In India, neem is known as the village pharmacy
because of its healing versatility, and it has
been used in Ayurvedic medicine for more than
4,000 years due to its medicinal properties. The
seeds, bark and leaves contain compounds with
proven antiseptic, antiviral, antipyretic,
anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer and antifungal uses.
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Bottle Brush
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Gulmohar
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Marigold
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Mustard

• Brown mustard has been used for centuries as a
  medicine to treat conditions ranging from simple
  toothaches to severe convulsions in small
  children. References to mustard as a medicine
  typically mean brown mustard. Such medicine is
  typically extracted from its leaves and seeds. In
  antiquity, the Greeks valued the medicinal
  properties of mustard so highly that they
  considered it a gift to mankind, created by
  Asciepious, the god of healing.
• The most common use of mustard as a medicine is
  external as a liniment, poultice, or plaster.
  Mustard oil, by mildly irritating the skin,
  stimulates circulation, which relieves muscle
  pain. Mustard poultices have been attributed to
  relieving certain cases of bronchitis and
  pleurisy.
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Peepal
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Peepal Tree A Tree of Great UseThe peepal tree
is used for a number of Ayurvedic medicinal
purposes. They are as follows Raw juice of the
peepal plant leaf is very effective in arresting
excessive bleeding.50 ml of juice or 1 tbsp of
dry leaf powder taken with water, can work
wonders towards this cause. This recipe when
consumed with equal quantity of tender leaves,
coriander leaves and sugar can act against
dysentery. Peepal leaves are also used for the
treatment of mumps and boils. The leaf daubed in
ghee or butter can be bandaged lukewarm over the
affected part. A popular remedy for excessive
urination in jaundice patients is soaking a piece
of peepal bark in water overnight and consuming
the water the following morning. Juice extracted
from peepal leaves and held close to fire, can be
used as ear drops. The leaves are effective
against many heart diseases. For this, soak the
leaves overnight in water, distill the next
morning and then store. About 15 mg of this
solution, can be administered thrice daily. It is
known to be effective in the treatment of heart
palpitation and cardiac weakness.
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• Juice from the root bark is effective against
  gout and stomatitis, heals ulcers and enhances
  granulations. Chewing of roots of this tree, is
  known to prevent gum disease. Peepal is an
  excellent remedy for the neck disease scrofula,
  that causes swollen lymphatic glands. A paste
  prepared by mashing its roots under water, is
  applied on the affected region of the neck.
  Peepal leaves have been used against bruises and
  wounds for years. Finely ground leaves mixed with
  jaggery are made into pills. One pill taken daily
  with milk, is an effective pain killer. The
  peepal fruit is also useful in treatment.
  Powdered dried fig fruit is extremely beneficial
  against asthma.

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Cultural importance

• Peepal tree has the great importance in India
  especially among the Buddhist who regard Peepal
  tree as the personification of Buddha. Lord
  Buddha attained enlightenment mediating under the
  Peepal tree. It is regarded as the sacred tree
  and the people uses its leaves for the religious
  purposes. According to the Buddha 'He who
  worships the Peepal tree will receive the same
  reward as if he worshiped me in person'. The
  Peepal tree has its own symbolic meaning of
  Enlightenment and peace. People tie threads of
  white, red and yellow silk around it to pray for
  progeny and rewarding parenthood. Hindus in India
  holds the great spiritual regard for the Peepal
  Tree. They regard it as the tree beneath where
  Lord Vishnu was born.

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Tulsi
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History of Tulsi

• The earliest use of tulsi goes back at least as
  far as the Charhaka Samhita, one of the oldest
  surviving medical texts of ancient India. Tulsi
  occupies a very sacred place in the Hindu
  tradition and is often cultivated in households
  where offerings are made to it to ensure a happy
  and healthy home. Medicinally, tulsi has been
  used as a general infection fighter, as well as
  an overall tonic and to promote longevity.

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Uses of Tulsi

• Antistress
• Antiviral
• Immunity

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Rain Tree
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Silver oak
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Scientific Name Phyllanthus emblica, syn.
Emblica officinalisTree Family
EuphorbiaceaeCommonly Known as Amla or Indian
Gooseberry

• Indian gooseberries contain highest content of
  vitamin C than any other naturally occurring
  substance in nature. Indian Ayurveda considers it
  as the strongest rejuvenator .It has number of
  tremendous medicinal value.

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Arjuna tree

• The Bark of the Arjuna tree contains calcium
  salts, magnesium salts, and glucosides has been
  used in traditional Ayurvedic herbalism Juice of
  its leaf is used to cure dysentry and earache.
  Arjuna helps in maintaining the cholesterol level
  at the normal rate, as it contains the
  antioxidant properties similar to the Vitamin E.
  It strengths the heart muscles and maintains the
  heart functioning properly. It also improves
  functioning of cardiac muscle. Arjuna is used for
  the treatment of coronary artery disease, heart
  failure, edema, angina and hypercholesterolemia.
  Its bark power possesses diuretic, prostaglandin
  enhancing and coronary risk factor modulating
  properties. It is also considered as beneficial
  in the treatment of Asthma.

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Guava Tree
Guavas are often included among superfruits,
being rich in dietary fiber, vitamins A and C,
folic acid, and the dietary minerals, potassium,
copper and manganese. Having a generally broad,
low-calorie profile of essential nutrients, a
single common guava (P. guajava) fruit contains
about four times the amount of vitamin C as an
orange
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Aloe Vera
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Uses of Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is used for enhancing skin growth.
Acid inside Aloe vera is used as effective pain
killers. Antiseptic made from Aloe vera is used
to kill mold, bacteria, funguses and viruses.
Aloe vera uses include help in skin blemishes.
Acne is treated by Aloe vera gel and it's really
effective. Aloe vera also helps in stopping
baldness. Important Aloe vera uses include
relief from cuts, bruises and burns.