Botanical Name

Local Name

Family

UPP

Ethno-botanical & Ethnomedicinal Uses

MA

Hb

Study sites

Achyranthes aspera Linn.

Khoruch

Amaranthaceae

Wp Rt, Sd

The whole plant extract is given orally once in snakebite. Root decoction is used in stomach pain, fever and cough. Seeds are used for the treatment of hydrophobia and skin disease.

I, E

H

In all sites of Barsur

Aegle marmelos

(L.) J. Corrrea da Serra

Bel

Rutaceae

Lf, Fr

Leaves are used in diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery and piles.

Fruit pulp is used to cure diarrhea and also as tonic.

I

T

SP, GP, MG

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Segta/Siri

Fabaceae

Br Lf

Bark paste is applied externally in ulcers. Bark is used in cough and tosnake bite. Leaf juice used to cure night blindness and also as blood purifier.

E, I

T

SP

Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.

Kataban

Liliaceae

Lf

The pulp is used to cure piles, cough, rheumatic pain, constipation and menstrual disorders. The pulp is also used as blood purifier.

I

H

NP, GP, TP

Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) J. H. Friedrich

Akarkara

Asteraceae

Rt, Sd

Root paste used in headache. Seeds are used in toothache.

E

H

GP, BT

Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall ex Nees.

Bhui Neem

Acanthaceae

Wp

The whole plant is used as blood purifier, in skin diseases, malaria and anti snake venom.

I

H

BT,MG, BT

Annona reticulata Linn.

Ramphal

Annonaceae

Fr, Sd, Lf

Seeds are used in treatment of intestinal worms. Leaves are used in the control of diabetes, tumor and cancer. Fruits are used indigestion.

I, E

T

In all sites of Barsur

Annona squamosa Linn.

Sitaphal

Annonaceae

Lf, Fr, Rt

Leaf juice is used for antiseptic and wound healing. Leaves and fruits are also useful in treatment of tumor and cancer. Fruits are used in burning sensation.

E, I

T

In all sites of Barsur

Argemone mexicana Linn.

Chitricar

Papaveraceae

Rt, Sd, L

Latex is used in jaundice, skin diseases, & wound healing. Roots are used in ant-helmintic. Seeds are purgative used in skin disease.

E

H

In all sites of Barsur

Artocarpus heterophyllus J.B. Lamark.

Fanas

Moraceae

Rt, Lf

Roots used in asthma, diarrhea and toothache. Leaves are used in wound healing and skin diseases.

I, E

T

MN, GP, SP, BT, MG

Azadirachta indica Adrien de Jussieu

Neem

Meliaceae

Sd, Lf, Rh

Bark is used in rheumatism, fever, diabetes, ulcer and bacterial infections. Leaves are used in skin diseases, tuberculosis and toothache. Oil is used in rheumatism, leprosy and ulcer.

I, E

T

In all sites of Barsur

Bambusa arundinacea (L.) Schreb.

Bans

Poaceae

Wp

The whole plant is used in tuberculosis, wound healing, bronchitis and leprosy.

I

T

MN, HM, BT

Barleria prionitis Linn.

Itola

Acanthaceae

Lf, Rt

Decoction of plant is given in cough, and toothache. Leaf juice is used in fever and wounds. Root paste is applied over boils.

I

H

NP, TP, MG