Forest Resources of Jharkhand, Eastern India …
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Table 11
Some important medicinal plants of Jharkhand
Sl. No Local Name
Botanical Name
Family
Parts used
Medicinal use
1.
Tulsi
Ocimum tenuiflorum
L.
Lamiaceae
Leaves/Seed
A cough, Cold, Bronchitis,
Expectorant
2.
Amla
Phyllanthus emblica
L.
Euphorbiaceae
Fruit
Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes,
Cold, Laxative, Hyper
Acidity
3.
Ashok
Saraca asoca
(Roxb.) Willd
Fabaceae
Bark Flower
Menstrual Pain, Uterine,
Diabetes
4.
Ashwagandha
Withania somnifera
Solanaceae
Root, Leafs
Restorative Tonic, Stress,
Nerves Disorder,
Aphrodiasiac
5.
Bael/Bilva
Aegle marmelos
(L.) Correa
Rutaccac
Fruit, Bark
Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
Constipation
6.
Guluchi/Giloe
Tinospora cordifolia
(Willd.)
Miers
Menispermaceae Stem
Gout, Pile, General Debility,
Fever, Jaundice
7.
Calihari/PanchanguliaGlori Gloriosa superba
L.
Colchicaceae
Seed, tuber
Skin Disease, Labour Pain,
Abortion, General Debility
8.
Makoi/Kakamachi
Solanum nigrum
L.
Solanaceae
Fruit/Whole plant
Dropsy, General Debility,
Diuretic, Anti Dysenteric
9.
Sarpa Gandha
Rauvolfia serpentina
(L.)
Benth. ex Kurz
Apocynaceae
Root
Hypertension, Insomnia,
High Blood Pressure,
Insanity, Hyesteria
10.
Satavari
Asparagus racemosus
Willd
Asparagaceae
Tuber, root
Enhance Lactation,
GeneralWeakness, Fatigue,
and Cough
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