Table 1.

Medicinal plants used by the folk medicine practitioners in three districts of Bangladesh for prevention and management of malignancy in cancer.

Serial number	Botanic name	Family name	Vernacular name	Part(s) utilized
1	Acanthus ilicifolius L.	Acanthaceae	Harjora	Leaf
2	Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine	Acanthaceae	Makhna	Leaf
3	Borassus flabellifer L.	Arecaceae	Tal	Root, fruit
4	Aristolochia indica L.	Aristolochiaceae	Ichamul	Leaf
5	Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex DC.	Asteraceae	Shadhi	Whole plant
6	Cannabis sativa L.	Cannabaceae	Bhang	Leaf, root
7	Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC.	Compositae	Kukurshunga	Leaf
8	Trichosanthes kirilowii (Maxim.) Kuntze	Cucurbitaceae	Lotaakal	Whole plant
9	Cucurbita maxima Duchesne	Cucurbitaceae	Kumra	Leaf, stem, and fruit
10	Dillenia indica L.	Dilleniaceae	Chalta	Leaf, fruit
11	Dioscorea bulbifera L.	Dioscoreaceae	Lota-bori	Root, fruit
12	Erythrina variegata L.	Fabaceae	Mandar gach	Leaf
13	Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.	Fabaceae	Dhoinche	Leaf, bark, flower, and seed
14	Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.	Malvaceae	Lota koshturi	Leaf, seed
15	Moringa oleifera Lam.	Moringaceae	Shajna	Leaf
16	Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f.	Nymphaeaceae	Shapla	Tuber, root
17	Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre	Polygonaceae	Bishalo-pata	Leaf, seed
18	Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack	Rutaceae	Kamini gach	Leaf
19	Veronica officinalis L.	Scrophulariaceae	Chapta-pata	Whole plant
20	Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.	Verbenaceae	Jongli jui	Root