Table 1. Medicinal plants used by tribals of Coochbehar district.

Name	Family	Local distribution status	Uses
Amaranthys spinosus	Amaranthaceae	Common wild	Leaves taken as vegetable to treat anemia; root paste applied on stomach to treat urinary disorder
Ageratum conyzoides	Asteraceae	Common wild	Leaves used to treat cut
Alstonia scholaris	Apocynaceae	Common wild	Bark extract used to treat intestinal worm; bark juice used to treat fever
Andrographis paniculata	Acanthaceae	Commonly cultivated	Leaf extract to treat jaundice; dried leaf extract to treat body pain
Azadirachta indica	Meliaceae	Common wild	Young twig used in cleaning teeth; leaf extract to treat liver ailment
Cajanus cajan (=indicus)	Fabaceae	Commonly cultivated	Leaf decoction for jaundice; leaf extract to treat dysentery
Calotropis gigantea L	Asclepiadaceae	Common wild	Leaves used to treat rheumatism
Calotropis procera	Asclepiadaceae	Common wild	Leaves used to treat rheumatism and cuts; latex used in dog bite
Cassia occidentalis	Fabaceae	Common wild	Root extract applied to treat snake bite
Centella asiatica	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Common wild	Leaf used to treat diarrhea and dysentery; leaf extract to treat eczema
Chenopodium album L	Chenopodiaceae	Common wild and cultivated	Leaves used to treat intestinal worm
Cleome rutidosperma	Cleomaceae	Common wild	Seeds used in menstrual problems
Coccinia grandis (=indica)	Cucurbitaceae	Common wild	Leaves used to treat hypertension
Croton bonplandianum	Euphorbiaceae	Common wild	Leaf extract used to treat cut and wounds
Curcuma longa	Zingiberaceae	Commonly cultivated	Rhizome paste applied in cuts and wounds
Cyperus rotundus	Cyperaceae	Common wild	Root extract used to treat cuts
Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.	Fabaceae	Cultivated for timber	Leaf juice used to treat stomach disorder
Drymaria diandra	Caryophyllaceae	Common wild	Dried leaves smoked to treat cough
Eclipta prostrata	Asteraceae	Common wild	Leaf extract used to disinfect cut and wounds
Eupatorium odoratum	Asteraceae	Common wild	Fresh leaf juice externally applied to cuts and wouds to stop bleeding
Euphorbia hirta	Euphorbiaceae	Common wild	Leaves used to treat menstrual problems and extract used to stop irregular periods
Glycosmis arboroea (=pentaphyla)	Fabaceae	Uncommon wild	Root powder used in fever, hepatopathy, eczema, skin diseases, to treat wounds and liver complaint
Gmelina arborea Roxb.	Verbenaceae	Commonly cultivated for timber	Root extract used in stomach disorder
Heliotropium indicum	Boraginaceae	Common wild	Juice of plant used to treat eye infection
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L	Malvaceae	Commonly cultivated	Leaves used to treat burning sensation, fatigue and skin diseases; root extract used to treat cough and fever
Hydrophila schulli (Buch. Ham.)	Acanthaceae	Restricted wild	Leaf extract used to treat anemia
Jatropha curcas L	Euphorbiaceae	Common wild and cultivated	Latex used to treat wounds and dysentery
Justicia adhatoda L	Acanthaceae	Common wild and cultivated	Leaf juice taken for several days as expectorant to treat chronic bronchitis, caugh and cold
Leucas plukenetii syn. L. aspera	Labiatae	Common wild	Leaf juice used in jaundice
Ludwigia perennis	Onagraceae	Common wild	Boiled plant extract used externally to reduce fever
Malvaviscous arboreous	Malvaceae	Common cultivated	Flower buds are used to stop bleeding
Mangifera indica L	Ancardiaceae	Common wild and cultivated	Bark used for the treatment of loose motion
Ocimum basilicum L	Labiatae	Cultivated in marshy places	Seed paste applied against stings of wasps, bees and other venomous insects
Ocimum gratissimum	Labiatae	Uncommon wild	Leaf extract applied on cut to stop bleeding
Plumbago zeylanica	Plumbaginaceae	Uncommon cultivated	Root used to treat high fever; leaves used to treat cut
Psidium guajava	Myrtaceae	Common	Bark used as contraceptive; young leaf used to treat stomach pain
Rauvolfia serpentina (L) ex Kurz	Apocynaceae	Rare wild	Root extract used in stomach pain and to treat intestinal worm
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L	Apocynaceae	Uncommon cultivated	Root extract used in stomach pain and to treat intestinal worm
Ricinus communis	Euphorbiaceae	Common wild	Seed oil is used as pain killer
Scoparia dulcis	Scrophulariaceae	Common wild	Leaf juice against stomach disorder
Sesamum indicum	Pedaliaceae	Cultivated	Fried fruit taken in case of fever
Sesbania grandiflora	Fabaceae	Cultivated	Extract of leaves used in jaundice
Sida acuta	Malvaceae	Common wild	Root extract used against blood urea, boils and nephritis
Solanum indicum	Solanaceae	Common wild	Seed applied on teeth and gum to treat infection
Stephania glandulifera	Menispermaceae	Common wild	Root used in headache
Vitex negundo	Verbenaceae	Common wild	Extract of leaves used against whitening of hair and memory loss, also to treat cancer