Medicinal plants of India
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* [[Air Plant]] (Kalanchoe pinnata/ Bryophyllum pinnatum) | * [[Air Plant]] (Kalanchoe pinnata/ Bryophyllum pinnatum) | ||
| - | [[Aloe Vera]] (Aloe Vera) | + | * [[Aloe Vera]] (Aloe Vera) |
| - | [[Amaltas]] (Cassia fistula) | + | * [[Amaltas]] (Cassia fistula) |
| - | [[Apple Mangrove]] (Sonneratia caseolaris) | + | * [[Apple Mangrove]] (Sonneratia caseolaris) |
| - | [[Arjun Tree]] (Terminalia arjuna) | + | * [[Arjun Tree]] (Terminalia arjuna) |
| - | [[Arni]] (Clerodendrum phlomidis) | + | * [[Arni]] (Clerodendrum phlomidis) |
| - | [[Arrow Leaf Pondweed]] (Monochoria hastata) | + | * [[Arrow Leaf Pondweed]] (Monochoria hastata) |
| - | [[Arrowleaf Dock]] (Rumex hastatus) | + | * [[Arrowleaf Dock]] (Rumex hastatus) |
| - | [[Ashwagandha]] (Withania somnifera) | + | * [[Ashwagandha]] (Withania somnifera) |
| - | [[Asian Spider Flower]] (Cleome viscosa/icosandra) | + | * [[Asian Spider Flower]] (Cleome viscosa/icosandra) |
| - | [[Banchalita]] (Leea asiatica) | + | * [[Banchalita]] (Leea asiatica) |
| - | [[Bandicoot Berry]] (Leea indica) | + | * [[Bandicoot Berry]] (Leea indica) |
| - | [[Bara Gokhru]] (Pedalium murex) | + | * [[Bara Gokhru]] (Pedalium murex) |
| - | [[Barbados Cherry]] (Malpighia glabra) | + | * [[Barbados Cherry]] (Malpighia glabra) |
| - | [[Barringtonia]] (Barringtonia acutangula) | + | * [[Barringtonia]] (Barringtonia acutangula) |
| - | [[Bell Weed]] (Dipteracanthus prostratus) | + | * [[Bell Weed]] (Dipteracanthus prostratus) |
| - | [[Bellyache Bush]] (Jatropha gossypiifolia) | + | * [[Bellyache Bush]] (Jatropha gossypiifolia) |
| - | [[Bengal Sage]] (Meriandra benghalensis) | + | * [[Bengal Sage]] (Meriandra benghalensis) |
| - | [[Bhringaraj]] (Eclipta prostrata/erecta/alba) | + | * [[Bhringaraj]] (Eclipta prostrata/erecta/alba) |
| - | [[Bichchhoo]] (Meriandra benghalensis) | + | * [[Bichchhoo]] (Meriandra benghalensis) |
| - | [[Bilimbi]] (Averrhoa bilimbi) | + | * [[Bilimbi]] (Averrhoa bilimbi) |
| - | [[Bird's Head Birthwort]] (Aristolochia ornithocephala) | + | * [[Bird's Head Birthwort]] (Aristolochia ornithocephala) |
| - | [[Black Nightshade]] (Solanum nigrum) | + | * [[Black Nightshade]] (Solanum nigrum) |
| - | [[Brahmi]] (Bacopa monnieri) | + | * [[Brahmi]] (Bacopa monnieri) |
| - | [[Bush Grape]] (Cayratia trifolia) | + | * [[Bush Grape]] (Cayratia trifolia) |
| - | [[Cabbage Palm]] (Sabal palmetto) | + | * [[Cabbage Palm]] (Sabal palmetto) |
| - | [[Calabash Tree]] (Crescentia cujete) | + | * [[Calabash Tree]] (Crescentia cujete) |
| - | [[Castor Oil Plant]] (Ricinus communis) | + | * [[Castor Oil Plant]] (Ricinus communis) |
| - | [[Cat's Whiskers]] (Orthosiphon aristatus) | + | * [[Cat's Whiskers]] (Orthosiphon aristatus) |
| - | [[Catnip]] (Nepeta cataria) | + | * [[Catnip]] (Nepeta cataria) |
| - | [[Ceylon Hydrolea]] (Hydrolea zeylanica) | + | * [[Ceylon Hydrolea]] (Hydrolea zeylanica) |
| - | [[Chameleon Plant]] (Houttuynia cordata) | + | * [[Chameleon Plant]] (Houttuynia cordata) |
| - | [[Chaste Tree]] (Vitex negundo) | + | * [[Chaste Tree]] (Vitex negundo) |
| - | [[Chebulic Myrobalan]] (Terminalia chebula) | + | * [[Chebulic Myrobalan]] (Terminalia chebula) |
| - | [[Chicory]] (Cichorium intybus) | + | * [[Chicory]] (Cichorium intybus) |
| - | [[Chinese Cucumber]] (Momordica cochinchinensis) | + | * [[Chinese Cucumber]] (Momordica cochinchinensis) |
| - | [[Chinese Wedelia]] (Wedelia chinensis) | + | * [[Chinese Wedelia]] (Wedelia chinensis) |
| - | [[Chir Pine]] (Pinus roxburghii) | + | * [[Chir Pine]] (Pinus roxburghii) |
| - | [[Chirayita]] (Swertia chirayita) | + | * [[Chirayita]] (Swertia chirayita) |
| - | [[Chitra]] (Berberis aristata/chitria) | + | * [[Chitra]] (Berberis aristata/chitria) |
| - | [[Chitrak]] (Plumbago zeylanica) | + | * [[Chitrak]] (Plumbago zeylanica) |
| - | [[Chives]] (Allium schoenoprasum) | + | * [[Chives]] (Allium schoenoprasum) |
| - | [[Coffee Plum]] (Flacourtia jangomas) | + | * [[Coffee Plum]] (Flacourtia jangomas) |
| - | [[Comfrey]] (Symphytum officinale) | + | * [[Comfrey]] (Symphytum officinale) |
| - | [[Common Crape Myrtle]] (Lagerstroemia indica) | + | * [[Common Crape Myrtle]] (Lagerstroemia indica) |
| - | [[Common Leucas]] (Leucas aspera) | + | * [[Common Leucas]] (Leucas aspera) |
| - | [[Common Rock Jasmine]] (Androsace sarmentosa) | + | * [[Common Rock Jasmine]] (Androsace sarmentosa) |
| - | [[Common Yarrow]] (Achillea millefolium) | + | * [[Common Yarrow]] (Achillea millefolium) |
| - | [[Crested Lepidagathis]] (Lepidagathis cristata) | + | * [[Crested Lepidagathis]] (Lepidagathis cristata) |
| - | [[Curry Leaf]] (Murraya koenigii) | + | * [[Curry Leaf]] (Murraya koenigii) |
| - | [[Desert Hyacinth]] | + | * [[Desert Hyacinth]] |
| - | [[Dwarf Morning Glory]] | + | * [[Dwarf Morning Glory]] |
| - | [[Dwarf Rhododendron]] | + | * [[Dwarf Rhododendron]] |
| - | [[East Indian Arrowroot]] | + | * [[East Indian Arrowroot]] |
| - | [[East Indian Globe Thistle]] | + | * [[East Indian Globe Thistle]] |
| - | [[East-Indian Screw Tree]] | + | * [[East-Indian Screw Tree]] |
| - | [[Elegant False Tamarisk]] | + | * [[Elegant False Tamarisk]] |
| - | [[Elephant Foot]] | + | * [[Elephant Foot]] |
| - | [[Eucalyptus]] | + | * [[Eucalyptus]] |
| - | [[Fever Nut]] | + | * [[Fever Nut]] |
| - | [[Feverfew]] | + | * [[Feverfew]] |
| - | [[Fiji Arrowroot]] | + | * [[Fiji Arrowroot]] |
| - | [[Fire Flame Bush]] | + | * [[Fire Flame Bush]] |
| - | [[Flax]] | + | * [[Flax]] |
| - | [[Fried Egg Tree]] | + | * [[Fried Egg Tree]] |
| - | [[Frog Fruit]] | + | * [[Frog Fruit]] |
| - | [[Gamhar]] | + | * [[Gamhar]] |
| - | [[Garden Asparagus]] | + | * [[Garden Asparagus]] |
| - | [[Garlic Pear Tree]] | + | * [[Garlic Pear Tree]] |
| - | [[Gaub]] | + | * [[Gaub]] |
| - | [[Giant Mexican Sunflower]] | + | * [[Giant Mexican Sunflower]] |
| - | [[Giant Potato]] | + | * [[Giant Potato]] |
| - | [[Glory Bower]] | + | * [[Glory Bower]] |
| - | [[Goanese Ipecac]] | + | * [[Goanese Ipecac]] |
| - | [[Goat Weed]] | + | * [[Goat Weed]] |
| - | [[Graceful Sandmat]] | + | * [[Graceful Sandmat]] |
| - | [[Great Morinda]] | + | * [[Great Morinda]] |
| - | [[Green Milkweed Creeper]] | + | * [[Green Milkweed Creeper]] |
| - | [[Ground Cherry]] | + | * [[Ground Cherry]] |
| - | [[Guest Tree]] | + | * [[Guest Tree]] |
| - | [[Gulbel]] | + | * [[Gulbel]] |
| - | [[Gummy Gardenia]] | + | * [[Gummy Gardenia]] |
| - | [[Gurmar]] | + | * [[Gurmar]] |
| - | [[Hairy Agrimony]] | + | * [[Hairy Agrimony]] |
| - | [[Hatchet Cactus]] | + | * [[Hatchet Cactus]] |
| - | [[Henbane]] | + | * [[Henbane]] |
| - | [[Hill Glory Bower]] | + | * [[Hill Glory Bower]] |
| - | [[Hill Gynura]] | + | * [[Hill Gynura]] |
| - | [[Hill Turmeric]] | + | * [[Hill Turmeric]] |
| - | [[Himalaya Onion]] | + | * [[Himalaya Onion]] |
| - | [[Himalayan Bugle]] | + | * [[Himalayan Bugle]] |
| - | [[Himalayan Hogweed]] | + | * [[Himalayan Hogweed]] |
| - | [[Himalayan Milk Vetch]] | + | * [[Himalayan Milk Vetch]] |
| - | [[Himalayan Thorowax]] | + | * [[Himalayan Thorowax]] |
| - | [[Holostemma Creeper]] | + | * [[Holostemma Creeper]] |
| - | [[Honeyweed]] | + | * [[Honeyweed]] |
| - | [[Hophead]] | + | * [[Hophead]] |
| - | [[Horned Lousewort]] | + | * [[Horned Lousewort]] |
| - | [[Horse Mint]] | + | * [[Horse Mint]] |
| - | [[Horse Nettle]] | + | * [[Horse Nettle]] |
| - | [[Indian Barberry]] | + | * [[Indian Barberry]] |
| - | [[Indian Borage]] | + | * [[Indian Borage]] |
| - | [[Indian Kudzu]] | + | * [[Indian Kudzu]] |
| - | [[Indian Mallow]] | + | * [[Indian Mallow]] |
| - | [[Indian Nightshade]] | + | * [[Indian Nightshade]] |
| - | [[Indian Pavetta]] | + | * [[Indian Pavetta]] |
| - | [[Indian Pennywort]] | + | * [[Indian Pennywort]] |
| - | [[Indian Sarsaparilla]] | + | * [[Indian Sarsaparilla]] |
| - | [[Indian Squirrel Tail]] | + | * [[Indian Squirrel Tail]] |
| - | [[Indian Tree of Heaven]] | + | * [[Indian Tree of Heaven]] |
| - | [[Indian Tulip Tree]] | + | * [[Indian Tulip Tree]] |
| - | [[Indian Valerian]] | + | * [[Indian Valerian]] |
| - | [[Indian Willow]] | + | * [[Indian Willow]] |
| - | [[Indian Wormwood]] | + | * [[Indian Wormwood]] |
| - | [[Indrajao]] | + | * [[Indrajao]] |
| - | [[Ironwood Tree]] | + | * [[Ironwood Tree]] |
| - | [[Jackal Jujube]] | + | * [[Jackal Jujube]] |
| - | [[Jeevak]] | + | * [[Jeevak]] |
| - | [[Kakronda]] | + | * [[Kakronda]] |
| - | [[Kali Musli]] | + | * [[Kali Musli]] |
| - | [[Kamala Tree]] | + | * [[Kamala Tree]] |
| - | [[Kariyat]] | + | * [[Kariyat]] |
| - | [[Karvy]] | + | * [[Karvy]] |
| - | [[Kasturi Kamal]] | + | * [[Kasturi Kamal]] |
| - | [[Katsagon]] | + | * [[Katsagon]] |
| - | [[Kidney Leaf Morning Glory]] | + | * [[Kidney Leaf Morning Glory]] |
| - | [[Kumarika]] | + | * [[Kumarika]] |
| - | [[Lal Chitrak]] | + | * [[Lal Chitrak]] |
| - | [[Lavang Lata]] | + | * [[Lavang Lata]] |
| - | [[Leafless Mistletoe]] | + | * [[Leafless Mistletoe]] |
| - | [[Little Ironweed]] | + | * [[Little Ironweed]] |
| - | [[Long Leaved Alysicarpus]] | + | * [[Long Leaved Alysicarpus]] |
| - | [[Long Pepper]] | + | * [[Long Pepper]] |
| - | [[Love in a Mist]] | + | * [[Love in a Mist]] |
| - | [[Madhavi Lata]] | + | * [[Madhavi Lata]] |
| - | [[Madras Carpet]] | + | * [[Madras Carpet]] |
| - | [[Magenta Plant]] | + | * [[Magenta Plant]] |
| - | [[Mahua]] | + | * [[Mahua]] |
| - | [[Malabar Catmint]] | + | * [[Malabar Catmint]] |
| - | [[Malabar Nut]] | + | * [[Malabar Nut]] |
| - | [[Malay Apple]] | + | * [[Malay Apple]] |
| - | [[Marsh Barbel]] | + | * [[Marsh Barbel]] |
| - | [[Maulsari]] | + | * [[Maulsari]] |
| - | [[Mousetail Plant]] | + | * [[Mousetail Plant]] |
| - | [[Nag Kesar]] | + | * [[Nag Kesar]] |
| - | [[Nepal Dock]] | + | * [[Nepal Dock]] |
| - | [[Nepal Hogweed]] | + | * [[Nepal Hogweed]] |
| - | [[Nepal Mahonia]] | + | * [[Nepal Mahonia]] |
| - | [[Nettle Leaved Lindenbergia]] | + | * [[Nettle Leaved Lindenbergia]] |
| - | [[Nongmangkha]] | + | * [[Nongmangkha]] |
| - | [[Opium Poppy]] | + | * [[Opium Poppy]] |
| - | [[Oriental Pepper]] | + | * [[Oriental Pepper]] |
| - | [[Oval Leaf Pondweed]] | + | * [[Oval Leaf Pondweed]] |
| - | [[Perennial Buckwheat]] | + | * [[Perennial Buckwheat]] |
| - | [[Persian Lilac]] | + | * [[Persian Lilac]] |
| - | [[Phalsa]] | + | * [[Phalsa]] |
| - | [[Pink Catmint]] | + | * [[Pink Catmint]] |
| - | [[Pithraj Tree]] | + | * [[Pithraj Tree]] |
| - | [[Pongam Tree]] | + | * [[Pongam Tree]] |
| - | [[Porcupine Flower]] | + | * [[Porcupine Flower]] |
| - | [[Prickly Chaff Flower]] | + | * [[Prickly Chaff Flower]] |
| - | [[Prickly Sow-Thistle]] | + | * [[Prickly Sow-Thistle]] |
| - | [[Puncture Vine]] | + | * [[Puncture Vine]] |
| - | [[Queen Crape Myrtle]] | + | * [[Queen Crape Myrtle]] |
| - | [[Quick Weed]] | + | * [[Quick Weed]] |
| - | [[Red Sandalwood]] | + | * [[Red Sandalwood]] |
| - | [[Red Spiderling]] | + | * [[Red Spiderling]] |
| - | [[River Beauty]] | + | * [[River Beauty]] |
| - | [[Rudravanti]] | + | * [[Rudravanti]] |
| - | [[Rue]] | + | * [[Rue]] |
| - | [[Safflower]] | + | * [[Safflower]] |
| - | [[Sage Leaved Alangium]] | + | * [[Sage Leaved Alangium]] |
| - | [[Salaparni]] | + | * [[Salaparni]] |
| - | [[Sarpagandha]] | + | * [[Sarpagandha]] |
| - | [[Satawari]] | + | * [[Satawari]] |
| - | [[Sausage Tree]] | + | * [[Sausage Tree]] |
| - | [[Sea Mango]] | + | * [[Sea Mango]] |
| - | [[Sensitive Smithia]] | + | * [[Sensitive Smithia]] |
| - | [[Sessile Joyweed]] | + | * [[Sessile Joyweed]] |
| - | [[Shell Ginger]] | + | * [[Shell Ginger]] |
| - | [[Shepherd's Purse]] | + | * [[Shepherd's Purse]] |
| - | [[Shisham]] | + | * [[Shisham]] |
| - | [[Shrub Vinca]] | + | * [[Shrub Vinca]] |
| - | [[Siam Weed]] | + | * [[Siam Weed]] |
| - | [[Singkrang]] | + | * [[Singkrang]] |
| - | [[Sita Ashok]] | + | * [[Sita Ashok]] |
| - | [[Snake Jasmine]] | + | * [[Snake Jasmine]] |
| - | [[Snow Lotus]] | + | * [[Snow Lotus]] |
| - | [[South Indian Mahua]] | + | * [[South Indian Mahua]] |
| - | [[Sow Thistle]] | + | * [[Sow Thistle]] |
| - | [[Spade Flower]] | + | * [[Spade Flower]] |
| - | [[Spanish Needles]] | + | * [[Spanish Needles]] |
| - | [[Spiked Ginger Lily]] | + | * [[Spiked Ginger Lily]] |
| - | [[Stem Clasping Ligularia]] | + | * [[Stem Clasping Ligularia]] |
| - | [[Sticky Daisy]] | + | * [[Sticky Daisy]] |
| - | [[Stinking Cassia]] | + | * [[Stinking Cassia]] |
| - | [[Stone Flower]] | + | * [[Stone Flower]] |
| - | [[Sugar Apple]] | + | * [[Sugar Apple]] |
| - | [[Sweet Broom Weed]] | + | * [[Sweet Broom Weed]] |
| - | [[Sweet Indrajao]] | + | * [[Sweet Indrajao]] |
| - | [[Takoli]] | + | * [[Takoli]] |
| - | [[Tanner's Cassia]] | + | * [[Tanner's Cassia]] |
| - | [[Thickhead]] | + | * [[Thickhead]] |
| - | [[Thorny Nightshade]] | + | * [[Thorny Nightshade]] |
| - | [[Toothache Plant]] | + | * [[Toothache Plant]] |
| - | [[Travelers Joy]] | + | * [[Travelers Joy]] |
| - | [[Tree Bean]] | + | * [[Tree Bean]] |
| - | [[Triangular Spurge]] | + | * [[Triangular Spurge]] |
| - | [[Tulsi]] | + | * [[Tulsi]] |
| - | [[Two-toothed Chaff Flower]] | + | * [[Two-toothed Chaff Flower]] |
| - | [[Velvet Bean]] | + | * [[Velvet Bean]] |
| - | [[Vervain]] | + | * [[Vervain]] |
| - | [[Water Willow]] | + | * [[Water Willow]] |
| - | [[West Indian Indigo]] | + | * [[West Indian Indigo]] |
| - | [[White Dead Nettle]] | + | * [[White Dead Nettle]] |
| - | [[Wild Guava]] | + | * [[Wild Guava]] |
| - | [[Wild Indigo]] | + | * [[Wild Indigo]] |
| - | [[Wild Snake Root]] | + | * [[Wild Snake Root]] |
| - | [[Wild Turmeric]] | + | * [[Wild Turmeric]] |
| - | [[Winged Prickly Ash]] | + | * [[Winged Prickly Ash]] |
| - | [[Yellow Dots]] | + | * [[Yellow Dots]] |
| - | [[Yellow Himalayan Raspberry]] | + | * [[Yellow Himalayan Raspberry]] |
| - | [[Yellow Jasmine]] | + | * [[Yellow Jasmine]] |
| - | [[Yellow Nicker]] | + | * [[Yellow Nicker]] |
Revision as of 04:27, 28 August 2008
Introduction
Traditional medicines are used by about 60 per cent of the world's population. These are not only used for primary health care not just in rural areas in developing countries, but also in developed countries as well where modern medicines are predominantly used. While the traditional medicines are derived from medicinal plants, minerals, and organic matter, the herbal drugs are prepared from medicinal plants only.
Use of plants as a source of medicine has been inherited and is an important component of the health care system in India. In the Indian systems of medicine, most practitioners formulate and dispense their own recipes, hence this requires proper documentation and research. In western world also, the use of herbal medicines is steadily growing with approximately 40 per cent of population reporting use of herb to treat medical illnesses within the past year. Public, academic and government interest in traditional medicines is growing exponentially due to the increased incidence of the adverse drug reactions and economic burden of the modern system of medicine.
There are about 45,000 plant species in India, with concentrated hotspots in the region of Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Island. The officially documented plants with medicinal potential are 3000 but traditional practitioners use more than 6000. India is the largest producer of medicinal herbs and is appropriately called the botanical garden of the world. There are currently about 250 000 registered medical practitioners of the Ayurvedic system (total for all traditional systems: approximately 291 000), as compared to about 700,000 of the modern medicine system. In rural India, 70 per cent of the population is dependent on the traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda.
Medicinal Plants of India
- Air Plant (Kalanchoe pinnata/ Bryophyllum pinnatum)
- Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera)
- Amaltas (Cassia fistula)
- Apple Mangrove (Sonneratia caseolaris)
- Arjun Tree (Terminalia arjuna)
- Arni (Clerodendrum phlomidis)
- Arrow Leaf Pondweed (Monochoria hastata)
- Arrowleaf Dock (Rumex hastatus)
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
- Asian Spider Flower (Cleome viscosa/icosandra)
- Banchalita (Leea asiatica)
- Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica)
- Bara Gokhru (Pedalium murex)
- Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)
- Barringtonia (Barringtonia acutangula)
- Bell Weed (Dipteracanthus prostratus)
- Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia)
- Bengal Sage (Meriandra benghalensis)
- Bhringaraj (Eclipta prostrata/erecta/alba)
- Bichchhoo (Meriandra benghalensis)
- Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi)
- Bird's Head Birthwort (Aristolochia ornithocephala)
- Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
- Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
- Bush Grape (Cayratia trifolia)
- Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)
- Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete)
- Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis)
- Cat's Whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus)
- Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
- Ceylon Hydrolea (Hydrolea zeylanica)
- Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)
- Chaste Tree (Vitex negundo)
- Chebulic Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
- Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Chinese Cucumber (Momordica cochinchinensis)
- Chinese Wedelia (Wedelia chinensis)
- Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii)
- Chirayita (Swertia chirayita)
- Chitra (Berberis aristata/chitria)
- Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica)
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- Coffee Plum (Flacourtia jangomas)
- Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
- Common Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
- Common Leucas (Leucas aspera)
- Common Rock Jasmine (Androsace sarmentosa)
- Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Crested Lepidagathis (Lepidagathis cristata)
- Curry Leaf (Murraya koenigii)
