An erect herb with thick rhizomes covered with a bundle of fine, reddish brown fibres, fragrant; Flowers pinkish white. Distributed throughout Nepal at 3200-5000 on the rocky places at hill sides. Good for all skin and hair types; normalizes Oily skin and also useful to detoxify and clear acne, congested, pimpled, dull, dry and mature skin; help to eliminate blackheads; its rich antioxidants help in anti-aging. Good forv greying and falling hair.

1. Dried leaves and rhizomes are used in inscence. 2. Rhizomes are used in wounds, cough, cold, chronic fever, fever and skin diseases.

An erect herb about 1 m high; leaves stalked, ovate,gland dotted beneath; flowers purplish whites in recemes. Distributed in eastern and central Nepal at 300-1500 m (Terai-Mid hills) in open, sunny places.Stimulate and re-vitalize the skin; Very good for skin diseases; having antiseptic properties. enhances and tone up the luster of dull looking skin; helps to control acne; its anti-oxidant properties along with vitamin A and C, prevents from free radicles and helps to control skin aging and wrinkle formation; provide extra moisture to the skin to stay healthy & supple; its calming effect get relief from stress.

1. It is believed to protect against misfortune and represents purity, harmony, serenity and luck. 2. It is also used to treat many skin conditions as well as coughs, bronchitis and diabetes. 3. It is regarded as the most sacred plant after the lotus and is grown by most Hindu homes, and around temples, for its protective influence.The lady who worship tulasi, is blessed with long life of husbend, longevity, prosperity, fortunee and wealth.Herbs used in :-

Olive oil is a skin conditioner. It attracts moisture, holds it close to the skin, and forms a breathable film that prevents moisture loss.

Palama rosa

Patchouli oil

This uplifting oil has a great all-over balancing effect on the mind and this uplifting property also extends to the effect it has on the skin - where it helps to create balance between oily and dry skin. It helps to sort out emotions - where it helps to relieve feelings of stress and anxiety, and also works on the adrenal cortex, which has a balancing effect on the hormone system.

A clear light pale yellow colored natural oil; beneficial for all skin types; having excellent regenerative, emollient with anti-wrinkle, anti-bacterial, and anti-oxidant properties; it's easily absorbable, deep tissues penetration ability, wonderful emollient and collagen formation properties, makes this oil ideal for mature skins to fight against wrinkle formation and aging; its softening, moisturizing, regeneration and rejuvenation properties also helps to reduce blemished, age spot, sun damage and scars in the mature skin.

Stimulant to the circulatory, digestive and lymphatic systems and used for rheumatism and skin disease, nervous headaches, varicose veins, congestion and as a convalescent tonic. Excellent for easing the discomfort of any sort of respiratory ailment, either inhaled, or as a chest rub.

Tree; leaves simple, alternate, appearing after the flowers, oblong-lanceolate; flowers peduncled, pink. Distributed in central Nepal to about 2500-3500 m, cultivated. A refreshing, uplifting sweet, fruity aroma herb; having an emollient and nourishing properties;suitable for all skin types; especially useful for dry and aging skin; an excellent moisturizer, therefore plump cells and increase moisture retention in lip and skin; presence of GLA, vitamins A and E soothe, rejuvenates the skin; good to cure skin infections and to fight with acne, cellulite; Also helps to lift depression, anxiety, dizziness, nervousness and lighten mood.

1. Oil of this herb is good for the treatment of cracked skin and skin diseases

It is particularly helpful for dehydrated, delicate, mature and sensitive skin, and it helps to sooth inflammation. It also helps in making the hair soft and shiny. It moisturizes and nourishes the hair root as well as the hair. Regular application of apricot kernel oil is known to promote hair growth too.

Small shrub with elliptic to ovate leaves; flowers yellow. Distributed throughout Nepal at 3300-4600 m on open, moist, hill side. Beneficial for mature and Dry skin; Acts as astringent, therefore, a great skin toner

1. Fragrant dried and powdered flowers mixed with bland oil are used for massage over the entire body in post-delivery complications like fevers, cough and cold. 2. Fragrant flowers used as tea to treat liver disorders, in allergy and vomitting. 3. Leaves and flowers are used as inscence

Good for oily skin. Astrigent and moisturises the skin.An infusion of dried rose petals is taken for headache and dizziness and with honey added, as a heart and nerve tonic and a ‘blood purifier’. A decoction of the petals made with wine invigorates the tired body and is useful to ease uterine cramps. Associated with pure love and femininity, it is valued by aroma therapists for its rejuvenating qualities. Useful for dry, chapped, aging skin and eczema. helps to ease depression, frigidity, nervous tension and headache.

Rose have been important since earliest times in ritual, cosmetics, perfumes and medicines. Various kinds were used medicinally by the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Persians; in AD77 Pliny recorded 32 different disorders that responded well to treatment by rose preparations. Red rose petals were listed in the British Pharmacopoeia until the 1930s as an astringent and flavouring for medicines.Herbs used in :-

On the skin, it helps to ease congestion, puffiness and swelling and can also be used for acne, dermatitis and eczema, but a very popular use of this oil is the use in hair care products, as it has a pronounced positive effect on the health of the hair and scalp.

Rosewood

Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage).

Shrink pimples. Sandalwood can reduce random pimples overnight. Treat pimples with a paste made from one teaspoon of sandalwood powder mixed with one teaspoon of turmeric. Sandalwood has antimicrobial properties, making it a popular herbal antiseptic for treating minor skin abrasions. It helps heal cuts, scrapes, and burns. The distilled oil is used in perfumes, The essential oil is distilled from the wood and used in aromatherapy for tension, anxiety and as an aphrodisiac.

it is believed that evils spirits fear to thread and cannot rush to place where the fragrance of sandal pervades

use for skin problems - especially for skin sores and leg ulcers and as an insect repellent. Clove oil can be used in a blended massage oil to assist with diarrhea, bronchitis, chills, colds, muscular numbness, spasms, rheumatism and arthritis. For toothache the outer jaw can be massaged with this oil.

It has antiseptic property and can be used for boils, swellings, and ulcers. Relives from rheumatic pains, can be used in skin problems. Anti-tumer activity, useful as an adjunct to chemotherapy,cough, asthma uterine diseases, to aswagandha is strength giving and anti-tumor herbal tonic, reduce chromosomal damage and restores impaired bone marrow activity etc. Good for Antihekminthic and lower blood pressure also.

The distilled root essential oil scents quality soaps, cosmetics and aftershaves. Aromatic, stimulant and tonic. Used to treat rheumatism. it can be used to reduce tension.

The roots are rich in volatile oil, known as “ the oil of tranquility” in India and Srilanka. It has a heavy, earthy aroma, and is strongly repellent to flies, cockroaches, bedbugs , and cloth moths.Herbs used in :-

Large woody climber with bifid tendrils; leaves stalked, deeply five lobed; flowers yellowish in umbel like cymes. Distributed throughout Nepal to 1400 m, cultivated.Beneficial for skin and hair. Having antiseptic, astringent and skin tone up properties; cleanses toxins from the skin, moisturizes and revitalize it, especially Oliy, sluggish and dull skin and good for all hair type. Helps to remove dandruff and strengthen the hair follicles and make them strong and healthy with great sheen.

Expressed juice of young branch is useful in skin diseases.