| Scientific Name and Family | Voucher Specimen No. | Local Name | Use Reports | Habit | Part Used | Medicinal Use | Other Uses |
Occurrence Status
(Gaur, 1999) |
CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | |||||||||
| Adhatoda vasica Nees | GUH-21001 | Basingu | 15 | Shrub | Flower | Flower with honey is used for treating bronchitis, asthma, cough and cold. | Leaves as livestock fodder | Fairly common | 0.093 |
| Amaranthaceae | |||||||||
| Achyranthes aspera L. | GUH-21002 | Latjeera | 2 | Herb | Whole plant | Paste of whole plant is used for treating scorpion and snake bite. | None | Fairly common | 0.012 |
| Amaranthus spinosus L. | GUH-21003 | Marsu | 31 | Herb | Leaf, Seed | Helpful in improving appetite, constipation. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.193 |
| Amaryllidaceae | |||||||||
| Allium cepa L. | GUH-21004 | Pyaaj | 17 | Herb | Bulb | Juice extracted from bulb is used in lice treatment | Whole plant is used as nutrient supplement | Common | 0.106 |
| Allium sativum L. | GUH-21005 | Lahsun | 47 | Herb | Bulb | Bulb heated with mustard oil is helpful in treating cold. | Whole plant is used as flavouring agent in Indian dishes | Common | 0.292 |
| Anacardiaceae | |||||||||
| Mangifera indica L. | GUH-21006 | Aam | 29 | Tree | Fruit, Leaf, Twig | Leaves are used for cough treatment and fruit is helpful in digestion. | Nutrient supplement, ritual, fuelwood | Abundant | 0.18 |
| Rhus parviflora Roxb. | GUH-21007 | Tunglu | 20 | Shrub | Leaf | Leaf paste is applied to wound or cut to stop bleeding. | Leaves are used for livestock fodder and twig for tooth cleaning | Abundant | 0.124 |
| Semecarpus anacardium L. | GUH-21008 | Bhilow | 12 | Tree | Fruit | Helpful in treating skin allergy, cough, diarrhea. | None | Fairly common | 0.075 |
| Apiaceae | |||||||||
| Coriandrum sativum L. | GUH-21009 | Dhaniya | 8 | Herb | Leaf, Seed | Leaf paste is applied on skin disease. | Leaf and fruit are used as condiment. | Commonly cultivated | 0.050 |
| Apocyanaceae | |||||||||
| Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton | GUH-21010 | Aak | 5 | Shrub | Root, Latex | Helpful in treating skin problems. | None | Common | 0.031 |
| Carissa carandas L. | GUH-21011 | Karonda | 8 | Shrub | Root, Fruit | Crushed root is used to cure wound. Fruit is helpful in fever treatment. | Fruit is edible | Often cultivated | 0.05 |
| Asparagaceae | |||||||||
| Asparagus curillus Buch.- Ham. ex Roxb. | GUH-21012 | Satavar | 2 | Herb | Root | Powdered root is used to cure diabetes. | None | Common | 0.012 |
| Asteraceae | |||||||||
| Ageratum conyzoides L. | GUH-21013 | Janglipudina | 3 | Herb | Whole plant | Used as insecticide and nematicide. | None | Common | 0.019 |
| Anaphalis adnata Wall. ex. DC. | GUH-21014 | Bugulu | 12 | Herb | Leaf | For healing cuts and wounds. | None | Common | 0.075 |
| Artemisia vulgaris L. | GUH-21015 | Kunju | 44 | Herb | Leaf | Leaf paste is useful for skin infection, ringworm and wound. Leaf juice is used for earache. | For ritual purpose | Fairly common | 0.273 |
| Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng. | GUH-21016 | Basya | 37 | Shrub | Leaf | Paste of leave paste is applied on cuts and wounds. Paste with mustard oil is used for ulcer treatment. | Used as firewood | Common | 0.230 |
| Tagetus erecta L. | GUH-21017 | Gainda | 11 | Herb | Flower | Curing skin wound | For ritual purpose | Common | 0.068 |
| Berberidaceae | |||||||||
| Berberis asiatica Roxb. | GUH-21018 | Kingora | 33 | Shrub | Root | Root after soaking in water is used for diabetes treatment and root juice is used to cure conjunctivitis | Nutrient supplement | Fairly common | 0.205 |
| Brassicaceae | |||||||||
| Brassica campestris L. | GUH-21019 | Sarso | 42 | Herb | Leaf, Seed | For treating poor appetite | Nutrient supplement and flavoring agent in Indian dishes | Often cultivated | 0.261 |
| Raphanus sativus L. | GUH-21020 | Muli | 21 | Herb | Whole plant | Helpful in curing jaundice, skin disorders and digestive problems | Nutrient supplement, salad | Commonly cultivated | 0.130 |
| Cannabaceae | |||||||||
| Cannabis sativa L. | GUH-21021 | Bhang | 11 | Leaf, Seed | Leave or seed with pepper, cumin seeds is used for treating fever. | Seed as nutrient supplement. | Common | 0.068 | |
| Caricaceae | |||||||||
| Carica papaya L. | GUH-21022 | Papita | 33 | Tree | Seed, Fruit, Leaf | In treating blood pressure, constipation and dengue. | Nutrient supplement | Widely cultivated | 0.205 |
| Cleomaceae | |||||||||
| Cleome viscosa L. | GUH-21023 | Jakhiya | 17 | Herb | Seed | Useful in treating high blood pressure. | Used as condiment in dishes | Common | 0.106 |
| Combretaceae | |||||||||
| Terminalia belerica Roxb. | GUH-21024 | Bahera | 8 | Tree | Fruit | Fruit rind is used for treating cough and dysentery. Used in triphala. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.05 |
| Terminalia chebula Retz. | GUH-21025 | Harad | 23 | Tree | Fruit | Fresh or boiled fruit pulp with honey in treating of asthma, cough and bronchitis. Also used in curing piles. | For livestock fodder | Common | 0.143 |
| Cucurbitaceae | |||||||||
| Cucumis sativas L. | GUH-21026 | Kakdi | 16 | Climber | Seed | Seed paste mixed with water is useful in urinary problem. | Fruit as nutrient supplement | Commonly cultivated | 0.099 |
| Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. | GUH-21027 | Lauki | 29 | Climber | Fruit | Helps in curing urinary disorders, indigestion and stomach acidity | Nutrient supplement | Cultivated | 0.18 |
| Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. | GUH-21028 | Tori | 13 | Climber | Fruit | Helps in curing anemia and liver disorders | Nutrient supplement | Cultivated | 0.081 |
| Momordica charantia L. | GUH-21029 | Karela | 3 | Climber | Fruit | Helpful in curing diabetes | Nutrient supplement | Commonly cultivated | 0.019 |
| Dipterocarpaceae | |||||||||
| Shorea robusta Gaertn. | GUH-21030 | Sal | 6 | Tree | Bark | Bark paste is used in treating skin diseases. | None | Common | 0.037 |
| Discoreaceae | |||||||||
| Dioscorea bulbifera L. | GUH-21031 | Genthi | 3 | Climber | Tuber | Cooked tubers are used in curing ulcers and piles. | Tuber used as vegetable | Common | 0.019 |
| Ericaceae | |||||||||
| Rhododendron arboreum Sm. | GUH-21032 | Burans | 5 | Tree | Flower | Flower juice is used for curing blood pressure. | Leaves used for livestock fodder | Common | 0.031 |
| Euphorbiaceae | |||||||||
| Phyllanthus emblica L. | GUH-21033 | Amla | 33 | Tree | Fruit | Hair wash, skin smoothening. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.205 |
| Sapium insigne (Royle) Benth. & Hook. f. | GUH-21034 | Khinnu | 9 | Tree | Leaf | Leaf paste is used on burns. | Used for ritual purposes. | Common | 0.056 |
| Fagaceae | |||||||||
| Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus | GUH-21041 | Banj | 5 | Tree | Gum | Gum of plant obtained is boiled with small amount of cow urine and then applied on the areas around broken horn. | For livestock fodder, doors, windows and fuelwood | Abundant | 0.031 |
| Juglandaceae | |||||||||
| Juglans regia L. | GUH-21042 | Akhrot | 12 | Tree | Fruit, Root, Twig | Root bark and twig are used for khurpakka treatment. Fruit peel is useful for the treatment of ringworm. | Tooth cleaning | Common | 0.075 |
| Lamiaceae | |||||||||
| Mentha arvensis L. | GUH-21043 | Pudina | 7 | Herb | Whole plant | Stomach ache treatment. | As condiment | Uncommon | 0.043 |
| Ocimum sanctum L. | GUH-21044 | Ban tulsi | 14 | Herb | Whole plant | Diabetes, cough treatment. | For ritual purpose | Commonly cultivated | 0.087 |
| Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton | GUH-21045 | Bhangzeera | 7 | Herb | Leaf | Juice extracted after crushing leaf is used in earache. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.043 |
| Vitex negundo L. | GUH-21046 | Siwali | 21 | Shrub | Leaf, stem | Paste of leaf is used for treating wounds, paralysis and rheumatic pain. Stem paste is used to control fever. | Used for ritual purposes | Common | 0.13 |
| Lauraceae | |||||||||
| Cinnamon tamala Nees & Eberm. | GUH-21047 | Tejpatta | 26 | Tree | Stem, Bark, Leaf | Stem and bark is used in curing cough. Leave is used in curing throat, asthma problems. | As flavouring agent in dishes. | Common | 0.161 |
| Leguminosae | |||||||||
| Bauhinia vahlii Wight. &Arn. | GUH-21048 | Malu | 11 | Climber | Root | Pyorrhea treatment | For livestock fodder | Abundant | 0.086 |
| Bauhinia variegate L. | GUH-21049 | Kweral | 11 | Tree | Leaf, Bark | Leaf paste in skin disease, bark powder in treating blood pressure | Nutrient supplement, livestock fodder, firewood | Common | 0.068 |
| Abrus precatorius L. | GUH-21035 | Ratti | 3 | Climber | Root | Root is used to cure ulcer and rheumatic pain | None | Common | 0.019 |
| Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. | GUH-21036 | Dhak | 3 | Tree | Seed, Flower | Seed and flower are used in the treatment of dysentery and ringworm. | None | Common | 0.019 |
| Glycine max (L.) Merr. | GUH-21037 | Kala bhatt | 11 | Herb | Seed | Seed paste is used for eye sores. | Nutrient supplement | Cultivated | 0.068 |
| Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. | GUH-21038 | Ghaith | 26 | Herb | Seed | Seed soaked in water are helpful in treating kidney stones | Nutrient supplement | Commonly cultivated | 0.161 |
| Ougeinia oojeiensis Hochr. | GUH-21039 | Sandhan | 2 | Tree | Gum | Gum is used for treating digestive trouble. | Wood for timber and firewood purpose | Common | 0.012 |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum L. | GUH-21040 | Methi | 47 | Herb | Leaf, Seed | Helps in lowering cholesterol | Used as flavoring agent in Indian dishes | Often cultivated | 0.292 |
| Linaceae | |||||||||
| Reinwardtia indica Dumort. | GUH-21050 | Phionly | 6 | Herb | Whole plant | Used for treating cattle diseases and wounds. | Used as livestock fodder | Common | 0.037 |
| Lythraceae | |||||||||
| Punica granatum L. | GUH-21051 | Anar | 13 | Tree | Root | Roots are grinded to powder and then mixed with half liter of water and fed to animal to remove internal parasite. | Nutrient supplement | Cultivated | 0.081 |
| Woodfordia fruiticosa L. | GUH-21052 | Dhaula | 2 | Shrub | Flower | Dried flowers are used in dysentery. | Used for livestock fodder | Common | 0.012 |
| Malvaceae | |||||||||
| Bombax ceiba L. | GUH-21053 | Semal | 5 | Tree | Bark | Curing joint break | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.031 |
| Grewia optiva Drumm. ex Burret | GUH-21086 | Bhimal | 27 | Tree | Bark, Twig, Leaf | Hair wash | Rope making, fuelwood, fodder | Common | 0.037 |
| Meliaceae | |||||||||
| Melia azedarach L. | GUH-21054 | Dainkan | 7 | Tree | Leaf, Seed, Bark, Root | Treating skin disease | For livestock fodder. | Common | 0.043 |
| Menispermaceae | |||||||||
| Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thomson | GUH-21055 | Gilloi | 31 | Climber | Twig | Fever, respiratory problems, indigestion treatment. | None | Not uncommon | 0.193 |
| Moraceae | |||||||||
| Ficus subincisa Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. | GUH-21056 | Umaru | 6 | Tree | Latex | Latex with boiled water is used for treating diarrhea, piles and diabetes. | For livestock fodder | Common | 0.037 |
| Ficus roxburghii Wall. | GUH-21057 | Timla | 35 | Tree | Latex, Fruit | Latex is used to cure cuts and wound. Roasted fruit is used to cure diarrhea and dysentery. | Nutrient supplement, fuelwood, fodder | Common | 0.217 |
| Ficus palmate Browicz | GUH-21058 | Bedu | 10 | Tree | Latex | Skin wound | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.062 |
| Morus serrata L. | GUH-21059 | Shahtoot | 9 | Tree | Fruit | Curing anemia | Fodder, basket making, fuelwood, nutrient supplement | Not uncommon | 0.056 |
| Musaceae | |||||||||
| Musa paradisiaca L. | GUH-21060 | Banana | 19 | Herb | Fruit | In curing high blood pressure, asthama, daibetes. | Nutrient supplement | Cultivated | 0.118 |
| Myricaceae | |||||||||
| Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | GUH-21061 | Kaphal | 12 | Tree | Fruit, Bark | Fruit eaten when mixed with mustard oil and salt is helpful in digestion. Stem bark powder is used for cough. | Fruit is used as nutrient supplement | Abundant | 0.075 |
| Myrtaceae | |||||||||
| Psidium guajava L. | GUH-21062 | Guava | 11 | Tree | Leave | Curing cough. | Nutrient supplement | Cultivated | 0.068 |
| Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | GUH-21063 | Jamun | 4 | Tree | Fruit | Helps in treating diabetes | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.025 |
| Oxalidaceae | |||||||||
| Oxalis corniculata L. | GUH-21064 | Khatibuti/Tipati | 10 | Herb | Leaf | Leaf paste is applied on skin ulcer and wound. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.062 |
| Pedaliaceae | |||||||||
| Sesamum orientale L. | GUH-21065 | Til | 23 | Herb | Seed | Curing joint pain | For ritual purpose | Common | 0.143 |
| Pinaceae | |||||||||
| Pinus roxburghii Sarg. | GUH-21066 | Kulah | 39 | Tree | Resin, Pollen | Resin is used as crack cream. Pollen dust and resin with water is used for cancer and tuberculosis treatment. | Wood for timber and firewood, needles are used for livestock bedding and for ritual purpose | Abundant | 0.242 |
| Poaceae | |||||||||
| Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. | GUH-21067 | Doob | 18 | Herb | Whole plant | Plant juice is used for fever and burning sensation. | Used in rituals | Common | 0.112 |
| Echinochloa crusgalli L. | GUH-21068 | Jhangora | 14 | Herb | Seed | Curing loose motion. | Nutrient supplement | Commonly cultivated | 0.087 |
| Hordeum vulgare L. | GUH-21069 | Jau | 12 | Herb | Leaf | Leaf juice is used for cataract. | Nutrient supplement and livestock fodder | Commonly cultivated | 0.075 |
| Oryza sativa L. | GUH-21070 | Satti | 13 | Herb | Seed | Helpful in curing constipation. | Nutrient supplement and livestock fodder | Commonly cultivated | 0.081 |
| Zea mays L. | GUH-21071 | Mungri | 5 | Herb | Seed | Flour of dry seed is used for digestion. | For livestock fodder | Commonly cultivated | 0.031 |
| Polygonaceae | |||||||||
| Rumex hastatus D. Don | GUH-21072 | Almoda | 5 | Herb | Leaf | Leafpaste is applied on fungal infection. | Nutrient supplement | Fairly common | 0.031 |
| Rhamnaceae | |||||||||
| Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. | GUH-21073 | Ber | 3 | Shrub | Root | Roots are used in treating human indigestion. | Nutrient supplement | Fairly common | 0.019 |
| Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) Wight & Arn. | GUH-21074 | Jharber | 9 | Shrub | Fruit, Leaf | Fruit as astringent, leaves for treating skin diseases. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.056 |
| Rosaceae | |||||||||
| Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. | GUH-21075 | Poolam | 28 | Tree | Fruit | Fruit act as antioxidant, helps in lowering cholesterol. | Nutrient supplement, leaves for livestock | Commonly cultivated | 0.174 |
| Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | GUH-21076 | Panya | 39 | Tree | Fruit, bark | Fruit is astringent and digestive. Juice of bark is applied externally to treat backaches. | Ritual, fuelwood, nutrient supplement | Common | 0.242 |
| Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. | GUH-21077 | Aadu | 11 | Tree | Leaf | Treating khurpakka | Nutrient supplement | Commonly cultivated | 0.068 |
| Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | GUH-21078 | Melu | 17 | Tree | Fruit | Juice of ripped fruit is used to cure conjunctivitis. | Nutrient supplement, fodder, fuelwood | Fairly common | 0.106 |
| Rosa macrophylla Lindl. | GUH-21079 | Gulaab | 2 | Shrub | Flower | Skin moisturizer | For ritual purpose | Uncommon | 0.012 |
| Rubus ellipticus Sm. | GUH-21080 | Hisoola | 5 | Shrub | Root | Root paste is applied on ulcer and skin infection. | Nutrient supplement | Common | 0.031 |
| Rutaceae | |||||||||
| Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa | GUH-21081 | Bel | 5 | Tree | Fruit | Fruit is used for diabetes treatment. | Leave is used for ritual purpose | Common | 0.031 |
| Citrus aurantifolia Swingle | GUH-21082 | Nimbu | 5 | Tree | Fruit | Diarrhea treatment | Nutrient supplement | Uncommon | 0.031 |
| Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. | GUH-21083 | Kadipatta | 3 | Shrub | Leave | Respiratory problem | As flavoring agent in dishes | Common | 0.019 |
| Zanthoxylum armatum DC. | GUH-21084 | Timru | 23 | Shrub | Bark, Fruit, Twig | Toothache treatment | Tooth cleaning | Common | 0.143 |
| Solanaceae | |||||||||
| Datura stramonium L. | GUH-21085 | Dhatura | 15 | Herb | Leaf, Flower | Leave and flower is used to cure bronchitis, asthma and cough. | Fruit is used for ritual purpose | Common | 0.168 |
| Urticaceae | |||||||||
| Urtica dioica L. | GUH-21087 | Kandali | 6 | Herb | Leaf | Stomach-ache | Rope making, nutrient supplement | Common | 0.106 |
| Zingiberaceae | |||||||||
| Cautleyaspicata (Sm.) Baker | GUH-21088 | Jadhaldu | 17 | Herb | Rhizome | Rhizome paste useful in treatment of skin burns. | None | Common | 0.093 |
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