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Table 11
(continued)
Sl. No Local Name
Botanical Name
Family
Parts used
Medicinal use
21.
Mexican poppy
Argemone mexicana
L.
Papaveraceae
Whole plant; Seeds; Seedoil,
Flowers; Latex Roots; Leaves
Infestation, Skin Diseases,
Leprosy, Inflammations,
Colic, MalarialFever
Wounds, Ulcers. Asthma,
Constipation, In Dropsy,
Jaundice, Leprosy
22.
Khokali
Acalyphaindica
Linn.
Euphorbiaceae
Whole plant, roots, leaf
Anthelmintic, Expectorant,
Emetic, Hypnotic, Asthma,
Pneumonia
23.
Sada Dhatura
Datura metel
L.
Solanaceae
Seeds, Flowerl
Dangerous level of poison
like Tropane Alkaloids
Atropine, Hyoscyamine,
Scopolamine, which are
considered as Deliriants or
Anticholinergics
Source
Ansari et al. (2016)