B-29 Superfortress — The B-29 Superfortress, of which almost 4,000 were built during World War II, flew at 644 km/h (400 mph) and had the ability to carry a 907-kg (2,000 lb) bombload for 8,583 km (5,333 mi). The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine heavy bomber propeller aircraft flown by the United States Army Air Forces in World War …

B-24 Liberator — The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was, with the B-17 Flying Fortress, the primary long-range bomber aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Although the B-17 achieved greater fame, the B-24 was built in greater numbers than any other American aircraft, with more than 18,000 Liberators and Liberator variants being manufactured before the end of …

B-1 Bomber — The supersonic, variable-wing B-1 bomber is able to carry more armament (up to 52,160 kg/115,000 lb) than any other combat aircraft. It was designed to replace the B-52 as the primary nuclear bomber of the United States. Its variable wing (forward for subsonic flight; swept back for supersonic flight) gives it a near-sonic, low-altitude penetration capability, as …

Autogiro — An autogiro is a small, quiet, reliable, rotary-winged aircraft. This Wallis autogiro cruises at about 160 km/h (100 mph), weighs about 227 kg (500 lb), and has a range of about 320 km (200 mi). An autogyro (autogiro) is a type of rotorcraft supported in flight by lift provided by a rotor. Unlike a helicopter, the rotor of …

Vinca Rosea (Sadabahar) — Family Name: Apocynaceae Botanical Name: Vinca Rosea Common Name: Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Sadabahar Part Used: Leaves and Roots. Habitat: Grows throughout India and found as an escape in waste places and sandy tracts. Uses: Its alkaloids are hypotensive, sedative and have tranquilising properties and are anti cancerous. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central …

Valeriana Wallichii (Indian Valerian, Valerian Jatamansi, Taggar) — Family Name: Valerianaceae Botanical Name: Valeriana Wallichii Common Name: Indian Valerian, Valerian, Valerian Jatamansi, Taggar Part Used: Roots Habitat: Temperate zone of North western Himalayas upto an altitude of 3000 m. Uses: It is Anti Spasmodic, Stimulant, Calmative and Stomachic. It is useful in diseases of eye blood, livers. It is used …

Tribulus Terrestris (Gokshura) — Family Name: Zygophyllaceae Botanical Name: Tribulus Terrestris Common Name: Land Caltrops, Puncture Vine, Gokshura Part Used: Whole Plant, Seeds Uses: The roots and fruits are sweet, coling, emollient, appetizer, alternate, laxative, cardiotonic, styptic, lithontriptic and tonic. They are useful in strangury, dysuria, vitiated conditions of vat and pitta, renal and vesical calculi, anorexia, dyspepsia, helminthiasis, cough, …

Usefulness of Ginger — Ginger is a tropical plant which is mostly flourished in Southern Asia, Jamaica and Nigeria. It is commonly used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for over two thousand years to treat number of health related problems, like stomach disorder, vomiting, diarrhea, motion sickness and rheumatism. Ginger is anti oxidant in nature. In Chinese medicine, half of …

Tinospora Cordifolia (Gulanshe Tinospara, Gulancha Tinospara, Tinospara, Giloy) — Family Name: Menispermaceae Botanical Name: Tinospora Cordifolia Common Name: Gulanshe Tinospara, Gulancha Tinospara, Tinospara, Giloy Part Used: Stem Habitat: North And South India. Uses: It is an Antiperiodic, Antipyretic, Alterative, Diuretic, Anti-inflammatory. It is a contituent of several compound preparations. It is used in fever, urinary disorders, dyspepsia, general debility and …

Terminalia Chebula (Harithaki, Harad, Karkchettu, Kadukkaya, Harade) — Family Name: Combretaceae Botanical Name: Terminalia Chebula Common Name: Harithaki (Sanskrit and Bengali), Harad (Hindi), Karkchettu (Telugu), Kadukkaya (Tamil), Harade (Marathi and Gujarati). Part Used: Fruits, Roots, Bark Habitat: Grows Throughout India. Uses: It is Astringent, Purgative, Stomachic and Laxative. It is useful in asthma, piles and cough. It is also useful …