PALAS English : Bastard teak/Bengal Kino/Butea flowers Urdu : Dhak/Palas/Tesu Telugu :Palasamu/Paladutu/Modugo Description : It is a medium-sized deciduous tree with a somewhat crooked trunk.The bark is bluish-grey or light-brown and yields a gum known as Chunia gond or Butea…

NAMAK-E-SIYAH English : Black Salt Urdu : Namak-e-siyah/Kala Namak Telugu : Swarchala Lavanamu Description : It is an artificially prepared salt in dark-red shining granules.It consists mainly of Sodium chloride with traces of sodium sulphate,Alumina, Magnesium,Ferric oxide and Sulphide of…

NAKHUNA English : Crescent legnum Urdu : Nakhuna Telugu __ Description : Nakhuna is the fruit of a plant like fenugreek.It is also considered as a species of wild fenugreek.They contain small and round seeds. Few authors consider lkil-ul-malik as…

MUQIL English : Gum-guggul/Muqul/indian bdellium Urdu : Muqul/Gugul/Guggul Telugu : Guggilamu Description : It is a small tree or shrub with spinescent branches occuring in the arid rocky tracks.It is sometimes planted in hedges.It is about 1.20-1.80 m high,having greenish…

MUNAQQA English : Dried grapes/Raisin/Large Raisin Urdu : Munaqqa/Monaqqa/Angur-e-khusk Telugu : Draksha Description : Vitis vinifera species is the most important and widely cultivated grapevine out of more than 50 known species of vitis.Many types of grapes are grown in…

MULI English : Radish/Common Radish/Indian Radish Urdu : Muli Telugu : Mullangi Description : This is an annual or biennial bristly herb with a white or brightly coloured tuberous tap root.Stems are simple or branched,erect, 20-100 cm,basal leaves long, flowers…

MULATHI English : Liquorice/Sweet wood Urdu : Mulathi/Mulhatti/Mithi Lakdi Telugu : Yashti-madhukam Description : It is a small 1-5 m high,erect,herbaceous perennial having leaflets 4-7 pairs,oblong to lanceolate,acute or obtuse,violet coloured flowers 1 cm long and many-seeded,compressed,small and glandular pods…

MEHNDI English : Henna/Henna leaves Urdu : Mehndi/Mehendi/Menhdi Telugu : Gorianta Description : It is a medium-sized or large,much branched shrub,sometimes tree-like with greyish brown bark and 4-angled branches,usually ending in a sharp point. Leaves are opposite 2.5-5 cm long…

MAZU English : Oak galls/Galls/Magic nut Urdu : Mazu/Mazu subz Telugu : Mashi-Kaya/Machi-kaya Description : Galls are obtained from various species of oak and a species of sumach.They result from the pucture and deposit of an egg or eggs of…

MAURID English : Myrtle/Common Myrtle/Myrtle berries or leaves Urdu : Maurid/Murad/Murid Telugu : __ Description : This is an evergreen shrub, 1.0-3.0 m in height , often grown for its attractive foliage,flowers,and berries.Leaves opposite,ovate to lancelate, aromatic,flowers white,fragrant axillary,and berries…