Table 1.

Details of Indian medicinal plants used in the present study and their traditional uses.

Plant name	Local name	Family	Traditional uses	Reported activities
A. alnifolia	Mirapa kuppinta	Euphorbiaceae	Root: diarrhoea, indigestion, and insect bite. Leaves: earache, emetic, menorrhagia, migraine, scabies, anthelmintic, and diabetes [18].	Leaves have biolarvicidal and pupicidal activity [18] and are antioxidant [19].
P. indica	Papidi	Rubiaceae	Leaves: piles, haemorrhoidal pains, fever, and diarrhoea. Root: diuretic, purgative, tonic, and urinary disorders [18]. This is also used to relieve haemorrhoidal pain, as a lotion for nose, as analgesic, as antipyretic, as appetizer, for the ulceration of mouth [20, 21].	Inhibit corrosion of mild steel in acid media [22]. Antibacterial, antiviral, and antimalarial activities [23].
O. obtusata	Sunari	Ochnaceae	Leaves: lumbago, ulcers, asthma, and bronchitis. Root: menstrual complaints, constipation, asthma, and poisonous bites. Bark: digestive, tonic [18].	Ulcer, asthma, and bronchitis [24].