Table 1.

The inventory of medicinal plants along with family, parts used, method of preparation and diseases treated

Sr.#	Family/Plant species	Parts used	Method of preparation	Disease treated
	Agavaceae
1	Agave sislana Perr. Ex Engelm.	Pulp	Potherb, paste	Jaundice, acidity, constipation, piles, boils, pimples, skin problems
	Aizoaceae
2	Limeum indicum Stocks ex T. Anders.	Leaves	Paste	Wounds
3	Gisekia pharnaceoides L.	Whole plant	Juice	Abdominal/stomach problem
4	Trianthema portulacastrum L.	Roots	Decoction	Jaundice
5	Zaleya pentandra (L.) Jeffrey	Whole plant	Juice	Kidney stones
	Alloaceae
6	Aloe vera L.	Pulp	Potherb, Pulp	Jaundice, pimples
	Amaranthaceae
7	Achyranthes aspera L.	Whole plant	Decoction, ash, powder	Asthma, cough, pain
8	Aerva javanica (Burm. f.) Juss ex J. A. Shultes.	Leaves, Whole plant, inflorescence	Paste, decoction	constipation, boils, pimples
9	Alternanthera pungens Kunth in H.B.K.	Roots	Decoction	Jaundice
10	Amaranthus graecizans L.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
11	Amaranthus ovalifolius L.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
12	Amaranthus viridis L.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
13	Celosia argentea L.	Seeds, Flowers	Powder, Poultice	Boils, dysentery, leucorrhoea, diarrhea
14	Digera muricata (L.) Mart.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
	Apiaceae
15	Anethum graveolens L.	Seeds	Powder	Constipation, abdominal/stomach problem
	Apocynaceae
16	Rhazya stricta Decne.	Leaves, Aerial parts	Powder	Piles, abdominal/stomach problem
	Arecaceae
17	Phoenix sylvestris L.	Fruits	Raw fruits	Tonic
	Asclepiadaceae
18	Calotropis procera (Willd.) R. Br.	Leaves, Whole plant, Fruits, Latex	Powder, Extract, Latex, Flowers	Jaundice, boils, wounds, abdominal/stomach problem, asthma, pain, inflammation
	Asteraceae
19	Amberboa ramosa (Roxb.) Jafri	Whole plant	Juice	Blood purifier, boils, pimples, skin problems
20	Carthamus oxycantha M.B.	Leaves, Whole plant, Seeds	Rosted seeds	Cancer
21	Centaurea iberica Trev.	Roots, Aerial parts	Extract	Kidney stones
22	Echinops echinatus Roxb.	roots, Aerial parts	Powder, extract	Pain, fever
23	Iphiona grantioides (Boiss.) Anderb.	Leaves, Aerial parts	Paste	Boils
24	Launaea residifolia (L.) O. Kuntze.	Latex	Paste	Boils, pimples
	Bombacaceae
25	Bombax malabaricum DC.	Roots	Decoction, powder	Abdominal/stomach problem, sexual problems
	Boraginaceae
26	Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehren. ex Asch.	Pulp, Fruits	Raw fruits	Pain
27	Cordia myxa L.	Fruits	Raw fruits	Pain
28	Heliotropium europeum L.	Leaves	Juice, ash	Boils, pimples, skin problems, wounds
29	Heliotropium strigosum Willd.	Whole plant	Juice, powder, extract	Jaundice, liver disease
30	Nonea edgeworthii A. DC.	Leaves	Juice, extract	Cough
31	Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.	Leaves, whole plant, root	Juice, extract, decoction	Wounds, pain, vomiting, urinary, joint pain cough, cold, fever and dysentery
	Brassicaceae
32	Brasica compestris L.	Leaves, oil	Potherb, Oil	Jaundice, constipation, abdominal/stomach problem, anti-lice, athlete foot
33	Eruca sativa Miller	Seeds, oil	Rosted seeds, oil	Jaundice, piles, skin problems, abdominal/stomach problem, anti-lice, earache
34	Farsetia hamiltonii Royle	Whole plant	Powder	Constipation, piles, abdominal/stomach problem, pain
35	Farsetia jacquemontii Hook.f. & Thomson	Whole plant	Powder	Constipation, piles, abdominal/stomach problem, pain
36	Sisymbrium irio L.	Seeds	Powder	Fever
37	Sisymbrium orientale L.	Seeds	Powder	Fever
	Caesalpiniaceae
38	Cassia fistula L.	Pulp	Pulp	Constipation
39	Cassia italica (Mill.) F.W.Andr.	Leaves, roots, seeds, flowers	Potherb, juice, decoction, extract, raw fruits, raw seeds	Jaundice, constipation, piles
	Capparidaceae
40	Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.	Seeds, aerial parts, flowers, fruits	Paste, poultice, raw fruits, tooth stick	Constipation, athlete foot, toothache, earache
	Chenopodiaceae
41	Chenopodium album L.	Leaves, Aerial parts	Potherb	Constipation
42	Chenopodium murale L.	Leaves, Aerial parts	Potherb	Constipation
43	Spinacia oleracea L.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
	Convolvulaceae
44	Convolvulus arvensis L.	Whole plant leaves,	Potherb, powder	Abdominal/stomach problem
45	Convolvulus microphyllus Sieb. ex Spreng.	Whole plant	Powder	Leucorrhoea
46	Ipomoea cornea ssp. fistulosa (Mart. ex	Leaves	Paste	Boils
	Choisy) D. Austin
	Cucurbitaceae
47	Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.	Roots, pulp, Fruits	Powder, Pickled	Constipation, skin problems, abdominal/stomach problem, pain, digestive problems, toothache, diarrhea
48	Momordica balsamica L.	Fruits	Potherb, juice, powder, extract	Constipation, blood purifier, boils, pimples, abdominal/stomach problem, asthma, diabetes, obesity
	Cuscutaceae
49	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.	Whole plant	Paste, extract	Skin problems, antidandruff
50	Cuscuta monogyna Vahl, Sym.	Whole plant	Paste, extract	Skin problems, antidandruff
	Euphorbiaceae
51	Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) Juss.	Leaves	Juice	Acidity
52	Euphorbia granulata Forssk.	Whole plant	Powder	Diabetes
53	Euphorbia prostrata Ait.	Whole plant	Powder	Diabetes
54	Euphorbia thymifolia L.	Whole plant	Powder, extract	Dysentery, diabetes, diarrhea
55	Ricinus communis L.	Leaves, oil	Poultice, oil	Constipation, pain, inflammation
	Fabaceae
56	Alhagi maurorum Medic.	Whole plant	Decoction, powder, extract	Blood purifier, pimples, skin problems, abdominal/stomach problem
57	Alysicarpus longifolius (Rottler ex Spreng.) Wight & Arn.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
58	Cicer arietinum L.	Seeds	Powder	Diabetes
59	Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.	Stem	Ash	Ringworm, athlete foot
60	Indigofera hochstetteri Baker	Fruits	Powder	Sexual tonic
61	Pongamia pinnata (L.) Merril.	Leaves, Fruits	Decoction	Abdominal/stomach problem
62	Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.	Roots	Extract, tooth stick	Toothache, diarrhea
63	Tephrosia uniflora Pers.	Roots	Extract, tooth stick	Toothache, diarrhea
64	Tephrosia uniflora var. petrosa	Roots	Extract, tooth stick	toothache, diarrhea
	Lamiaceae
65	Mentha longifolia (L.) L.	Leaves	Potherb, powder, extract	Piles, abdominal/stomach problem, pain, digestive problems, nausea
	Lathyraceae
66	Lawsonia inermis L.	Leaves	Paste, decoction, powder	Pain, cooling effect, athlete foot, antidandruff
	Malvaceae
67	Abutilon pakistanicum Jafri & Ali	Seeds	Mucilage	Cooling effect
	Meliaceae
68	Azadirachta indica (L.) A. Juss.	Leaves, seeds, fruits	Juice, paste, ash, extract, raw fruits, infusion	Piles, boils, pimples, skin problems, wounds, abdominal/stomach problem, anti-lice, cooling effect
69	Melia azedirach L.	Leaves, fruits	Juice, paste, extract, infusion	Jaundice, blood purifier, boils, pimples, skin problems, anti-lice, cooling effect
	Mimosaceae
70	Acacia jacquemontii Benth.	Leaves	Powder	Uterine problems
71	Acacia nilotica subsp. cupressiformis (T.L. Stewart) Ali	Gum	Potherb	Sexual problems
72	Acacia nilotica (L.) DeL. subsp. indica (Benth.) Brenan	Leaves, roots, flowers, stem, fruits, gum	Juice, powder, extract, tooth stick	Jaundice, uterine problems, toothache, sexual problems
73	Albizzia lebbeck (L.) Bth.	Seeds, stem	Powder, tooth stick, infusion	Toothache, headache, influenza
74	Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce.	Gum	Potherb, ash	Wounds, sexual problems
75	Prosopis glandulosa Torr.	Leaves	Decoction	Uterine problems
76	Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC.	Leaves	Paste	Sexual problems
	Moraceae
77	Ficus bengalensis L.	Leaves, roots, flowers	Powder, extract, infusion	Ringworm, leucorrhoea, flue, diarrhea
78	Ficus carica L.	Fruits	Poultice, raw fruits	Constipation, piles
79	Ficus religiosa L.	Leaves, Stem, Fruits	Juice, paste, ash, powder, infusion	Asthma, inflammation, cooling effect, nausea, diarrhea
80	Morus alba L.	Leaves, Fruits, roots	Decoction, infusion, extract, raw fruits	Intestinal/stomach problem, abdominal/stomach problem, cough, fever
81	Morus nigra L.	Leaves, roots, fruits	Decoction, extract, raw fruits, infusion	Sore throat, Abdominal/stomach problem, cough, fever
	Moringaceae
82	Moringa oleifera Lamk.	Leaves, roots, seeds, flowers	Potherb, paste, powder, extract, infusion	Sore throat, boils, pimples, skin problems, pain, digestive problems, inflammation, cooling effect, sexual problems
	Myrtaceae
83	Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.	Leaves	Pickled, infusion, raw leaves	Digestive problems, flue
84	Psidium guajava L.	Leaves, fruits	Powder, raw fruits	Constipation, abdominal/stomach problem, cough, digestive problems, flue
85	Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels	Leaves, stem	Decoction, powder, raw leaves	Pain, leucorrhoea, fever, sexual problems, diarrhea
	Nyctaginaceae
86	Boerhavia diffusa L.	Roots	Powder	Jaundice, Kidney stones
87	Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb.	Roots	Paste, Infusion, Raw root	Jaundice, paralysis
	Papaveraceae
88	Argemone mexicana L.	Roots	Paste, raw seeds	Piles, boils, skin problems
	Plantaginaceae
89	Plantago lanceolata L.	Seeds	Raw seeds	Cooling effect
90	Plantago major L.	Seeds/husk	Mucilage	Cooling agent
	Poaceae
91	Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones)	Roots, whole	Potherb, powder,	Measles, cough, chicken pox,
	Schult.	plant, seeds	smoke	fever
92	Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.	Roots, whole plant	Decoction	Pimples, fever
93	Saccharum spontaneum L.	Leaves	Infusion	Uterine problems
	Punicaceae
94	Punica granatum L.	Roots, Stem, Fruits	Decoction, raw fruits, infusion	Abdominal/stomach problem, digestive problems, toothache
	Polygonaceae
95	Rumex dentatus subsp. klotzschianus (Meisn.) Rech. f.	Leaves	Potherb	Constipation
	Rhamnaceae
96	Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.	Leaves, fruits	Powder, poultice, raw fruits, infusion	Pain, inflammation, diabetes, antidandruff, sexual problems
97	Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.	Leaves, fruits	Poultice, extract, raw fruits	Blood purifier, Pain, Antidandruff
98	Ziziphus spina-christi (L.)Willd.	Leaves, fruits	Poultice, extract, raw fruits	Blood purifier, pain, antidandruff
	Rutaceae
99	Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck	Fruits	Raw fruits	Constipation, nausea
100	Citrus medica var. acida Brandis	Fruits	Raw fruits, raw leaves	Digestive problems, diabetes
101	Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck	Fruits	Raw fruits, raw leaves	Constipation, nausea
	Salvadoraceae
102	Salvadora oleoides Decne.	Fruits, roots, oil	Oil, tooth stick, pickled	Constipation, athlete foot, toothache
	Scrophulariaceae
103	Bacopa monirii L.	Leaves, aerial parts, fruits	Potherb, juice, ash, infusion	Boils, pimples, skin problems
	Solanaceae
104	Datura fastuosa L.	Leaves	Paste, ash, raw leaves, smoke	Boils, asthma
105	Solanum amricanum Miller	Leaves	Potherb, decoction, extract, infusion	Jaundice, abdominal/stomach problem, inflammation
106	Solanum incanum L.	Fruits	Raw fruits	Digestive problems
107	Solanum nigrum L.	Leaves, roots, fruits	Juice, Raw fruits, infusion	Jaundice, uterine problems, leucorrhoea, obesity
108	Solanum surattense Burm.f.	Leaves, whole plant, flowers, fruits	Juice, ash, powder, extract, raw fruits	Asthma, cough, pain, digestive problems, sexual problems, headache
109	Solanum villosum (L.) Mill.	Fruits	Juice, raw fruits	Jaundice, obesity
110	Withania coagulans (Stocks.) Dunal	Leaves, fruits	Paste, powder, raw fruits	Constipation, boils, pimples, skin problems, abdominal/stomach problem, pain, digestive problems, cooling effect
111	Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Leaves, fruits, roots	Paste, powder, poultice	Digestive problems, inflammation, diabetes, sexual problems
	Tamaricaceae
112	Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst.	Leaves	Powder, Smoke	Wounds, measles
	Tiliaceae
113	Corchorus depressus (L.) Stocks	Whole plant	Powder, extract	Jaundice, abdominal/stomach problem, cooling effect, sexual problems
114	Corchorus tridens L.	Fruits	Juice	Jaundice, sexual problems
	Typhaceae
115	Typha elephantina Roxb.	Whole plant	Paste	Skin problems
	Verbenaceae
116	Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene	Whole plant	Juice	Piles
	Zygophyllaceae
117	Fagonia bruguieri DC.	Whole plant	Poultice, extract, infusion	Hepatitis, boils, pimples, skin problems, digestive problems, cancer, cooling effect
118	Fagonia indica var. schweinfuthii Hadidi.	Whole plant	Poultice, extract, infusion	Hepatitis, boils, pimples, skin problems, digestive problems, cancer, cooling effect
119	Peganum hermala L.	Whole plant, seeds	Powder, extract, raw seeds, smoke	Boils, pimples, abdominal/stomach problem, asthma, digestive problems
120	Tribulus terrestris L.	Seeds, Fruits	Potherb, powder, extract	Cooling effect, sexual problems