Table 5.
Medicinal uses of plant species reported from the present study area
|
Scientific name |
Present study |
|
|---|---|---|
| Plant part used | Medicinal uses | |
|
Aconitium hetrophyllum Wallich |
Root |
Fever and cough |
|
Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.f. |
Seed |
Rheumatic pain |
|
Anaphalis margaritaceae (L.) Benth |
Leaves |
Wounds and cuts |
|
Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC |
Leaves |
Wounds |
|
Artemisia japonica Thunb. |
Leaves |
Insecticide |
|
Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don |
Root |
Diarrhoea and dysentery |
|
Barleria cristata L. |
Root |
Wounds |
|
Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. |
Root |
Fever, kidney calculi, diarrhoea |
|
Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce |
Leaves |
Cuts |
|
Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees |
Leaves |
Skin diseases, cough, wounds |
|
Elsholtzia strobilifera Benth. |
Whole plant |
Wounds |
|
Eupatorium odenophorum Spreng. |
Leaves |
Skin diseases |
|
Galium aparine L. |
Roots |
Eye diseases and stop bleeding |
|
Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet |
Root |
Dysentery and cold |
|
Girardiana diversifolia (Link) Friis |
Whole plant |
Abdomen pain and indigestion |
|
Hippophae salicifolia D.Don |
Fruits |
Dandruff |
|
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis |
Leaves |
Dysentery and cough |
|
Juglans regia L. |
Leaves |
Insecticides |
|
Jurinea dolomiaea Boiss. |
Root |
Incense |
|
Leycesteria formosa Wallich |
Leaves |
Lice killing |
|
Morina longifolia Wall. ex DC. |
Root |
Antiseptic, Burns, wounds |
|
Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don |
Leaves and fruits |
Skin diseases and wounds |
|
Origanum vulgare L. |
Leaves |
Tooth ache |
|
Pedicularis hoffmeisteri Klotz. |
Whole plant |
Indigestion |
|
Phalaris minor Retz. |
Root |
Wounds |
|
Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. |
Root |
Stomach ache |
|
Pinus roxburghii Sargent |
Resin |
Healing foot cracks |
|
Podophyllum hexandrum Royle. |
Root |
Antiseptic, wounds |
|
Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. |
Root |
Gastric problems |
|
Primula denticulata Sm. |
Root and flower |
Lice killing |
|
Prinsepia utilis Royle |
Seed and roots |
Stomach problems |
|
Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don |
Fruits |
Digestive disorders |
|
Ranunculus hirtellus Royle. |
Whole plant |
Wounds and cuts |
|
Reinwardtia indica Dumort. |
Flower juice |
Mouth wash |
|
Rhododendron arboreum Smith |
Flower juice |
Health tonic |
|
Roscoea alpina Royle |
Root |
Urinary infections |
|
Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming |
Flowers |
Health tonic |
|
Rubus nepalensis (Hook.f.) Kuntze |
Root |
Burns |
|
Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. |
Fruit and seeds |
Hair and antiseptic |
|
Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Muell.-Arg. |
Leaves |
Bone and muscle pains |
|
Silene edgeworthii Bocquet. |
Tender plant parts |
Eye infections |
|
Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming) Karsten |
Leaves |
Fever and blood diseases |
|
Synotis alatus (Wall. ex DC.) C. Jeffrey & Chen. |
Whole plant |
Fever |
|
Taxus baccata L. |
Bark |
Breast infection |
|
Urena lobata L. |
Root |
Muscle pains |
|
Urtica ardens Link. |
Leaf and seeds |
Skin and hair diseases |
|
Urtica dioica L. |
leaves |
Hair wash |
|
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Linn. |
Whole plant |
Wounds and burns |
| Zanthoxylum armatum DC | Bark | Tooth ache |