Table 4.
Medicinal uses of the species in present study versus north Indian studies
| Scientific name | North Indian studies |
|---|---|
| Abroma augusta (L.) L.f. | Urinary infection, bronchitis, diabetes [45] |
| Areca catechu L. | Boils and skin eruptions, diarrhoea and dysentery, bleeding from nose, chest pain [45, 46] |
| Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile | Jaundice, burns, headache, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery [39, 45] |
| Acorus calamus L. | Dysentery and diarrhoea [46] |
| Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa | Fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, gastroenteritis, sun burn [39, 45, 46] |
| Ageratum conyzoides L. | Muscular pain, cuts, wounds, stop bleeding, piles, snake bite [45, 48] |
| Aloe vera L. Burm.f. | Stomach ache, piles, intestinal worms, eye disease, skin disease, tumours [46] |
| Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. | malaria, pneumonia, stomach a che [45]; bark to treat snake bite, asthma and cardiac troubles, latex is applied to ulcers, sores and tumours [46] |
| Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees | Malaria, fever, stomach problems, worms, dysentery [45, 46] |
| Annona squamosa L. | Diarrhoea, dysentery, indigestion, dandruff, lice, spinal problem [45, 46]; Constipation and abdominal swelling of animals [47] |
| Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq. | Cholera, dysentery, pimples [45] |
| Artocarpus hetrophyllus Lam | Cough, leprosy, ulcers [46] |
| Arundo donax L. | Skin disease [19] |
| Asparagus racemosus Willd. | Bleeding nose, epilepsy, arthritis [39, 45, 49]; fever and constipation of domestic animals [47] |
| Azadirachta indica A. Juss | Wounds, cold, diabetes, cancer [39, 45] |
| Basella alba Stewart. | Constipation, nose sorosis [45] |
| Bombax ceiba L. | Tooth ache, pimples, snake bite [45, 46] |
| Calotropis procera R. Br. | Pox, cholera, malaria, boils, skin disease, pregnancy, digestive tonic, indigestion of domestic animals [39, 45–47] |
| Carica papaya L. | Dysentery, tooth ache [48] |
| Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. | Leprosy, cough ulcer [46] |
| Cissus quadrangularis L. | Stem extract is used to treat broken bone [46] |
| Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck | Fever and mouth disease of animals [46] |
| Clerodendrum viscosum Vent. | Tumour, malaria, snake bite, boils, burns, cut and wounds [45, 63] |
| Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott | Stop bleeding, removes redness of skin [46] |
| Curcuma longa L. | Cuts and wound, bone fracture, swelling, muscular or body pains, snake bite, stomach ache, blood purifier [46, 49] |
| Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | Dysentery, snake bite, stop bleeding, wounds, [45, 49] |
| Datura metel L. | Asthma, boils, leprosy, diarrhoea, piles [45, 47]; cold, pneumonia of cattle [39, 47] |
| Ficus benghalensis L. | Diabetes, hair vitalizer, stomach pain, [39, 45]; diarrhoea and dysentery of domestic animals [47] |
| Ficus carica L. | Boils, skin disease, constipation [20, 45] |
| Ficus hispida L. f. | Mouth ulcer [45] |
| Ficus racemosa L. | Piles, boils, diarrhoea, dysentery, [45, 46] |
| Hibiscus rosa sinensis L. | Fever, abortion, burning sensation, twitching [39, 46, 49] |
| Jatropha curcas L. | Branches used as tooth brush to remove tooth pain [63] |
| Justicia adhatoda L. | Cough, bronchitis, asthma, malaria [45, 63] |
| Mangifera indica L. | Dysentery, ear ache, vomiting, heat stroke, digestion [39, 46] |
| Melia azedarach L. | Skin disease, head ache, stomach worm [46] |
| Mimosa pudica L. | Dental pain, head ache, wounds placenta prolepses [45, 47] |
| Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd. | Diabetic, breast swelling [45] |
| Moringa oleifera L. | Diarrhoea, dysentery [39]; flowers to restore health and proper urination, fruits for paralysis and diseases of the liver [46] |
| Morus alba L. | Fruits good for kidney and liver [46] |
| Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel | Fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, appetiser [46] |
| Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. | Fever, cough dysentery, leaves for indigestion [45, 46] |
| Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth. | Cough, mouth sore, ulcer, bronchial asthma, joint pain, appetiser [46] |
| Plumbago zeylanica L. | Diarrhoea, indigestion [45] |
| Pongamia pinnata L. | Malaria, fever, piles, cough, skin disease and boils [46] |
| Psidium guajava L. | Wounds, fever, diarrhoea ulcer, vomiting, [39, 46, 47] |
| Punica granatum L. | Diarrhoea, indigestion [46] |
| Rauvolfia serpentine (L.) Benth ex Kurz. | Insanity, blood pressure, intestinal disorder, vomiting, snake bite [45, 46] |
| Ricinus communis L. | Wounds (human and animal), joint pain, sores, boils, burns, rheumatic swelling, [45–47, 70] |
| Shorea robusta Gaertn f. | Diarrhoea, dysentery, burning sensation, chest pain, pox, ear pain [45, 48] |
| Solanum khasianum C.B. Clarke | Dental pain and decay [46] |
| Solanum nigrum L. | Wound, jaundice, abdominal swellings, stomach pain, head ache, fever, gonorrhoea, piles, dysentery, boils, eye infection [20, 45, 47] |
| Syzygium cumini(L.) Skeels | Dysentery, sore throat, bronchitis, ulcers, joint pain [39, 46] |
| Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult. | Eye disease, appetiser, dental pain [46] |
| Tagetes erecta L. | Hydrophobia [39] |
| Tectona grandis L. f. | Bronchitis, urinary discharges, headache, swelling, stomach burning, [46] |
| Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight &Arn. | Dysentery, tumours, asthma, fractured bones, diabetes, anaemia, hypertension [46] |
| Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. | Skin disease, cold, constipation, cuts and wounds, piles, dropsy, leprosy, headache, [45, 46, 48] |
| Terminalia chebula Retz. | Constipation, stomach disorder/pain, urinary problem, cold respiratory troubles [45, 48] |
| Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thom. | Jaundice, fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, malaria, appetiser [45, 46] |
| Trigonella foerum-graecum L. | Easier pregnancy, foot and mouth disease of animals, diarrhoea of animals, appetiser, [39, 47] |
| Vitex negundo L. | Headache, rheumatism, body swelling, joint swelling, diarrhoea of cattle [39, 46] |