Table 1.
Plant name | Country/region | Local name/common name | Medicinal use | Plant part used | Mode of preparation | References |
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Clerodendrum petasites (Lour.) S.Moore | Thailand | Thao yaai mom | Asthma | Aerial part | The aerial part is prepared as tea or alcoholic extract. | (Hazekamp et al., 2001) |
Clerodendrum serratum (Linn.) Moon | Arunachal Pradesh, India | No information | Eye disorders | Leaves | No information. | (Kala, 2005) |
Elsholtzia blanda (Benth.) Benth. | Arunachal Pradesh, India | No information | Itching conditions | Leaves | No information. | (Kala, 2005) |
Epimeredi indica (L.) Rothm | China | Guang Fan Feng | Rheumatoid arthritis, bones and muscles ache, skin ulcer, hemorrhoids, eczema | Whole plant | The whole plant is used to prepare as medicinal bath. | (Li et al., 2006) |
Mentha arvensis Linn. | Western Himalayas | Pudina | Stomach problems, allergy, liver and spleen disease, asthma, indigestion, rheumatic pains, arthritis | Leaves | Leaves are made as salad and formulated into infusion respectively. | (Khan and Khatoon, 2007) |
Korea | Bak-ha | Analgesic, local vasodilator, skin irritant, antispasmodic agent, acute mastitis, allergic dermatitis and skin itching | Aerial part | Sometimes combine with other herbs as traditional remedy. | (Shin, 2003) | |
Mentha longifolia (L.) L. | West Bengal, India | Junglipudina | Menstrual disorders, pulmonary infection, congestion, asthma, urinary tract infections, indigestion, back pain, headache and to fasten wound healing process | Leaves | The leaves are formulated into extract. | (Sinhababu and Arpita, 2013) |
India | No information | Carminative, stimulant, antiseptic and febrifuge | Leaves and flower tops | No information. | (Sinhababu and Arpita, 2013) | |
Mentha spicata Linn. | Thessaloniki, Greece | No information | Common cold and cough | Aerial part | No information. | (Karousou et al., 2007) |
Lebanon | No information | Digestive disorders, arthritis, gastritis, antiemetic and antimicrobial agents | No information | Formulated as infusions. | (Khoury et al., 2016) | |
Perilla frutescens (Linn.) Britton | India | No information | Arthritis | Seed oil | The oil is extracted from the plant seed and massaged onto the arthritis part. | (Singh, 1997) |
Arunachal Pradesh, India | No information | Fever and headache | Seed | No information. | (Kala, 2005) | |
Prunella vulgaris Linn. | Iberian Peninsula | No information | External antiseptic | Aerial part | No information. | (Rigat et al., 2015) |
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge | China | Danshen | Promoting cardiovascular health by improving blood circulation to remove blood stasis, clearing heart heat to relieve restlessness and cooling blood to remove carbuncle | Root | The root is air-dried and made into decoctions and pills. Nowadays, the root is widely formulated into various preparations, such as tablets, capsules, granules, injections, oral liquids, sprays and tea. | (Su et al., 2015) |
Salvia officinalis Linn. | China | No information | Tonsillitis and hypertension | Leaves | The leaves are brewed as tea. | (Li et al., 2013) |
Salvia plebeia R. Brown | Korea | Baem-Cha-Zu-Ki | Skin inflammatory disease and asthma | No information | No information | (Choi et al., 2014; Shin and Kim, 2002) |
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi |
China | Huang Qin | Diarrhea, dysentery, hypertension, hemorrhaging, insomnia, inflammation and respiratory infections |
Root | The dried root is used to prepare decoctions. | (Zhao et al., 2016) |
Thymus serpyllum Linn. | Uttar Pradesh, India | No information | Headache, dysentery and vomiting | No information | Prepared as decoction. | (Singh, 1997) |
Thymus vulgaris Linn. | Indonesia | No information | Asthma and other respiratory disorders | Leaves | No information | (Ikawati et al., 2001) |
Vitex negundo Linn. | Uttar Pradesh, India | No information | Pain, swelling and eye inflammation | Leaves | The leaves are prepared as paste and applied onto the sprains to relieve pain. The leaf juice is used as drops to reduce eye inflammation. | (Singh, 1997) |
Vitex trifolia Linn. | Indonesia | No information | Asthma and other respiratory disorders | Leaves | No information | (Ikawati et al., 2001; Alam et al., 2002) |