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Salacia reticulata
1. Anti diabetic property
    Hot water extract of these plant posses an active principle called mangiferin, which has anti diabetic     activity in STZ induced diabetic model and human subjects.
2. Antioxidant property
    Stem and root parts of this plant have antioxidant property.
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Sandal wood - Santalum album
1. Calming
    Sandalwood cools and calms the entire body and mind, with its influence spreading throughout the     circulatory, digestive, respiratory and nervous systems. It relieves fever, thirst, burning sensation and     stops sweating. A few drops of sandalwood oil will relieve heat and thirst, and is good for fever or     overexposure to the sun.
2. Anti-inflammatory
    It is good for almost any inflammatory conditions and for cleansing the blood. Externally, the oil or paste     can be used for most infectious sores or ulcers.
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Senna    Cassia acutifolia
1. Purgative
    Senna is a strong purgative. It has an irritant effect upon the intestinal membrane, and may cause     griping, pain or nausea, along with liquid stools or diarrhoea.
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Sesame seeds - Sesame indicum
1. Tonic
    Sesame seeds is a rejuvenative tonic and help the bones and teeth.
2. Massage Oil
    It forms the base for most of the medicated oils in Ayurveda.
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Shatavari - Asparagus racemosus (Willd.)
1. Gastrointestinal
    The roots, leaves and their different extracts possess many pharmacological properties. They are     demulcent, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, antidysenteric, diuretic, antidiarrheal, anticancer and gastric sedatives
2. Diabetes
    It is galactagogue, and hypoglycaemic and anticoagulant.  
3. Hormone controller
    It has been used to regulate hormonal secretion. Shatavari acts as a galactogogue and is useful in     lactation failure. It promotes lactation.
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Solanum xanthocarpum
1. Anti asthmatic
    Improves the various parameters of pulmonary function in asthmatic subjects.
2. Anti bronchitic
    Solanum xanthocarpum extract has anti bronchitic activity on human subjects.
3. Anti microbial activity
    Non alkaloidal parts from the extract of solanum xanthocarpum have anti microbial activity against wide     range of microorganisms.
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Spirulina
Spirulina is an alga that has been one of the first photosynthetic life forms known. Spirulina was the food of Aztecs and has been eaten for centuries by the Kanembu people of central Africa . Spirulina thrives in natural alkaline lakes. Spirulina platensis is a single celled filamentous alga. Through photosynthesis it converts nutrients in to cellular matter. Spirulina has a rich array of nutrients. It contains 65-70% protein in the form of amino acids, 20% carbohydrates, 5% fats, 7% minerals and trace elements and 3% moisture.

Protein : Spirulina contains all essential and almost all non-essential amino acids. The protein is easily digested, as Spirulina has no hard cellulose cell wall.

Essential amino acid composition Non-essential Amino acids

1. Isoleucine 5.6% 1. Alanine 7.6%

2. Leucine 8.7% 2. Arginine 6.9%

3. Lysine 4.7% 3. Aspartic acid 9.8%

4. Methionine 2.3% 4. Cystine 1.0%

5. Phenyalanine 4.5% 5. Glutamic acid 14.6%

6. Threonine 5.2% 6. Glycine 5.2%

7. Valine 6.5% 7. Histidine 1.6%

8. Proline 4.3%

9. Serine 5.2%

10. Tyrosine 4.8%

Fatty acids : these are required by the body for cholesterol normalization thus reducing hypertension and for prevention of many diseases and health problems. 10g Spirulina has an average of 225mg of essential fatty acids in the form of lenoleic and gammalenolenic acids (GLA). Studies have shown that GLA efficiency figures in many diseases. Other than mother's milk Spirulina is the only dietary source of GLA.

Pigments: This helps make many enzymes necessary for regulating the body's metabolism. There is ten times higher concentration of beta carotene (provitamin A), a pigment, in Spirulina than in carrot. Vitamin A is important in maintaining mucous membranes and for vision. Spirulina is rich in magnesium and iron as it contains Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin, both pigments.

Enzymes: These are catalysts for chemical changes in the body. Spirulina contains a number of enzymes. One is superoxide dismutase (SOD). This is found to quench free radicals and retard ageing.

Glycolipids and Sulpholipids: The three classes of lipids in Spirulina are called neutral lipids, Glycolipids and phosholipides. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) in USA found that Sulpholipids are remarkably active against viral infections including HIV.

Spirulina contains the following: calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium, silica, zinc, vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Biotin, Inositol, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Vitamin B5, vitamin B6 and B12.
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Symplocos Racemosa
1. Anti microbial activity
    Bark extract possess anti microbial activity.
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