Table 1.

Details of the plants collected, medicinal value and their site of collection for in vitro conservation.

S. no.	Plant species	Family	Part used	Medicinal value	Zone of collection	Coordinates/altitude of site of collection
(1)	Acorus calamus	Araceae	Rhizome	Antiasthmatic, antibronchitis, antidiarrhoea, used in dysentery, stomach ache, and constipation	Western Himalayas	29°54′36′′N 79°37′46′′E; 1,500 mt
(2)	Aloe vera	Aloaceae	Leaves	Purgative, liver tonic, and used against skin allergies	Central Highlands	21°54′N 83°24′E; 215 mt
(3)	Bacopa moneeiri	Scrophulariaceae	Whole plant	Diuretic, cardiac, nervine, and tonic, improve intellect, used against asthma, hoarseness, insanity, epilepsy, potent nervous tonic, and antianxiety agent	Western Ghats	10°31′N 76°13′E; 2.83 mt
(4)	Bergenia ciliata	Saxifragaceae	Whole plant	Used against pimples, sun burn, stomach ache, muscular pain, and running eyes	Western Himalaya	25°34′N 91°53′E; 1,525 mt
(5)	Coleus forskohlii	Labiateae	Roots	Antiglaucoma, antiplatelet, bronchospasmolytic, cardiotonic, hypotensive, antiaging, antiallergic, smooth muscle, and arterial relaxant, antiasthmatic	Western Himalaya	29°54′36′′N 79°37′46′′E; 1,500 mt
(6)	Elaeocarpus spehericus	Elaeocarpaceae	Fruits/seed kernel	Expectorant, used against nervous weakness, insanity, epilepsy, melancholia, mania, other mental disorders, insomnia, headache, jaundice, hypertension, and fever	Central Highlands	21°08′N 81°23′E; 298 mt
(7)	Gentiana kurroo	Gentianaceae	Roots	Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bitter tonic, cholagogue, emmenagogue, febrifuge, refrigerant, stomachic	Northeast Himalaya	27°0′N 88°16′E; 5,307 mt
(8)	Glycyrrhiza glabra	Fabaceae	Roots/rhizomes	Expectorant, diuretic, mild laxative, antiarthritic, antiinflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, antiulcer, memory stimulant, antitussive, aphrodisiac, antimitotic, estrogenic, antioxidant, anticaries agent, antineoplastic, anticholinergic, antidiuretic	Gangetic plain	26°51′N 80°55′E; 128 mt
(9)	Indigofera tinctoria	Fabaceae	Leaves	Blood purifier (detoxify) reduces inflammation and alleviate pain antiseptic, stimulant	Gangetic plain	26°51′N 80°55′E; 128 mt
(10)	Jurinea mollis	Compositae	Root	Eruptions, decoction is given in colic, puerperal fever	Western Himalaya	31°58′N 77°06′E; 1220 mt
(11)	Lavandula officinalis	Labiateae	Whole plant	Known for essence, stimulant, sternutatory and tonic	Semiarid Zone	30.83°N 76.93°E; 656 mt
(12)	Ocimum sanctum	Labiateae	Leaves/seeds	Diaphoteric, antiperiodic, stimulating, expectorant, and anticatarrhal	Gangetic plain	26°51′N 80°55′E; 128 mt
(13)	Papaver somniferum	Papaveraceae	Capsule	Narcotic, analgesic, muscle relaxant, and antimicrobial agent	Gangetic plain	26°51′N 80°55′E; 128 mt
(14)	Paris polyphylla	Trilliaceae	Roots	Analgesic, anthelmintic, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, antitussive, narcotic	Western Himalaya	30°25′N 79°20′E; 2,500 mt
(15)	Picrorrhiza kurroa	Scrophulariaceae	Root/stem	Used in fever, gastralgia, as laxative, liver complaints, anaemia. and jaundice	Western Himalaya	29°49′23′′N 79°26′54′′E; 2,286 mt
(16)	Pyrethrum cinerariefolium	Compositae	Whole plant	Febrifuge, stimulatory, and stimulant of nervous system, insecticide	Western Himalaya	29°54′36′′N 79°37′46′′E; 1,500 mt
(17)	Psoralea corylifolia	Papilionaceae	Seeds	Against bacteria causing skin diseases, leucoderma, leprosy, and psoriasis	Western Ghats	12°58′N 77°34′E; 920 mt
(18)	Rheum emodii	Polygonaceae	Roots	Stomach pains, constipation, dysentery, swelling of throat, and tonsillitis	Western Himalaya	32°22′N 77°14′E;3,979 mt
(19)	Salvia sclarea	Labiateae	Leaves/flower tops	Antidepressant, anticonvulsive, antispasmodic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, digestive, emmenagogue, euphoric, hypotensive, nervine, sedative, stomachic, uterine and nerve tonic	Western Himalaya	31°58′N 77°06′E; 1,220 mt
(20)	Saussurea lappa	Compositae	Root	Antiseptic, disinfectant, bronchitis, asthma, flatulence, and cardiac complaints	Northeast Himalaya	27°0′N 88°16′E; 5,307 mt
(21)	Swertia cordata	Gentianaceae	Whole plant	Blood purifier, febrifuge, anthelmintic, antimalarial, antidiarrhoea	Western Himalaya	29°49′23′′N 79°26′54′′E; 2,286 mt
(22)	Stevia rebaudiana	Asteraceae	Leaves	Sweetener (regulate blood sugar), increase energy level, mental alertness, appetite, vasodilator, skin care	Western Ghats	10°31′N 76°13′E; 2.83 mt
(23)	Valeriana wallichii	Valerianaceae	Roots	Useful in disease of eye, blood, liver, and spleen enlargement. Also useful in cleaning voice, headache	Western Himalaya	30°27′N 78°05′E; 1,876 mt