Table 1.
Selected Indian medicinal used to treat various kinds of human diseases
| S.N. | Plant (Voucher number) |
Plant part used |
Ayurvedic or Traditional Uses |
| 1. | Abutilon indicum (245) | Whole plant | The plant is used to treat impotency, rheumatism, menorrhoea, polyuria, gout and hemorrhagic diseases |
| 2. | Acacia leucophloea (3218) | Bark | Bark of plant is used as antimicrobial, anthelmentic, expectorant and blood purifier. It is also used to treat skin diseases (leprosy), ulcer, gum bleeding, mouth ulcer, dry cough, dysentery, diabetes and fever |
| 3. | Acacia nilotica, (591) | Bark | Bark is used to treat cough, acute gonorrhoea dysentery, diarrhoea, cancers, syphilitic affections and genitourinary affections |
| 4. | Aegle marmelos (346) | Fruit | Fruits are used in diarrhoea and dysentery |
| 5. | Bacopa monnieri (371) | Leaves | Leaves of plant are used to treat epilepsy, insanity and other nervous disorders |
| 6. | Bombax ceiba (579) | Bark | Bark of plant is demulcent, tonic and expectorant and used to treat ulcer |
| 7. | Calotropis procera (97) | Whole plant | Plant is used to treat leprosy |
| 8. |
Chlorophytum borivilianum (577) |
Root | Roots are used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery and also used as demulcent and galactogogue |
| 9. | Chlorophytum laxum (574) | Root | Roots are used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery and also used as demulcent and galactogogue |
| 10. |
Chlorophytum tuberosum (372) |
Root | Roots are used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery and also used as demulcent and galactogogue |
| 11. | Holoptelea integrifolia (146) | Stem Bark | Stem bark is externally used in inflammation and internally used to treat piles, skin disease anthelmentic and obesity |
| 12. | Jatropha gossypifolia (3325) | Latex and Leaf |
Root is used in diarrhoea and dysentery. Oil used as purgative and locally applies in skin disease and arthritis. Latex and leaf juice are used to treat ulcer, skin disease (leprosy) and gum infections |
| 13. | Justicia zeylanica (3128) | Leaf | Leaf of the plants are used in microbial infections, bronchitis, asthma, fever and arthritis |
| 14. | Lantana camara (507) | Leaf flower | Leaf juice is used as antimicrobial in skin diseases |
| 15. | Mangifera indica (122) | Root | Roots are used in menorrhoea, leucorrhoea and scabies |
| 16. | Phyllanthus emblica (37) | Fruit and Seed |
Fruits and seeds are used to treat asthma, bronchitis and biliousness |
| 17. | Phyllanthus urinaria (342) | Whole plant | Plants is used to treat cough, bronchitis, skin disease, enlarged spleen and liver, jaundice, and fever |
| 18. | Pithecolobium dulce (3306) | Root | Root and bark decoctions are taken orally to treat diarrhoea; fruit pulp is taken orally to stop blood flow in case of heamoptysis. The seed juice is inhaled into the nostrils against chest congestion. |
| 19. | Saraca asoca, (119) | Bark | Bark is used to treat menorrhoea, bowel, pimple, weakness, hemorrhage, dropsy and uterine sedative |
| 20. | Solanum surattense (99) | Whole plant | Plant is used to treat skin disease, cough, cold, bronchitis and asthma |
| 21. | Tamarindus indica (369) | Whole Plant |
Plant is used to treat diarrhoea, lotions and pustules, sores, boils, asthma and amenorrhea |
| 22. | Tephrosia purpurea (219) | Whole plant Root |
Plant is recommended in ulcers, spleenomegaly, liver dysfunction, anthelmentic, cough, cold, Skin disease (antimicrobial) and fever |
| 23. | Thevetia nerifolia (1470) | Root | Paste of root is recommended to apply externally to treat Leprosy (Skin disease), Syphilis, internally heart disease (action like digitalis) and fever |
| 24. | Woodfordia fruticosa (96) | Flower | Flowers are used to treat ulcer, wounds, cough and small pox |