Below are the flowers used to prepare bathukamma during bathukamma festival below are the flowers flower names and its significance and scientific reason for using this medicinal valued flowers during the festival this shows how great the culture of telangana is and its relation ship with the nature
Flower Image | Flower Name | Telugu Name | Additional Information |
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Celosia | గునుగు | Celosia has medicinal properties: Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-diabetic, Wound Healing, Antioxidant. Leaves of celosia, bruised and applied as poultice, are used for treating of infected sores. | |
Tanner's Cassia | తంగెడు | Cassia have for millennia played a major role in herbalism and folk medicine | |
Marigold | బంతి | Marigold is a potent antiseptic herb. Several of the active chemical constituents found in the herb are fungicidal or mycotic toxins - especially the resins, in addition these compounds are also bactericidal and anti-viral agents. The roots of the Tagetes exude antibacterial thiophenes.they use different flowers | |
Chrysanthemum | చామంతి | It is an excellent source of antioxidants that help prevent and treat a number of diseases and disorders.It contains essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, folate, iron, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, and copper. | |
Indian Lotus | తామెర పువ్వు | Lotus flowers contain linoleic acid, protein, phosphorus, iron and vitamins B and C.Practitioners of ayurvedic medicine often use lotus flowers on the face for the flowers' soothing, cooling properties. | |
Cucurbita | గుమ్మడి పువ్వు | Used as anti-diabetic, anti-tumor, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory and an anti-bacterial agent. | |
Cucumis | దోస పువ్వు | Used in folk medicine to treat ailments of the stomach | |
Ipomoea | కట్ల | A valuable medicinal plant having anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory properties. | |
Luffa | బీర పువ్వు | Roots is used for dropsy and as a laxative. The leaves are used to treat jaundice. | |
Tridax | గడ్డి పువ్వు | Antiviral, anti oxidant antibiotic efficacies, wound healing activity, insecticidal and anti-inflammatory activity.Some reports from tribal areas in India state that the leaf juice can be used to cure fresh wounds, to stop bleeding, as a hair tonic. | |
Ajwain | వామ పువ్వు | Reduces the gaseous effects |
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