List of few important medicinal plants used by indeginous people of Central India

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By Dr Deepak Acharya

Few important medicinal plants used by indeginous people of Central India for curing various ailments:

Name of Plant Hindi Name English Name

Acacia arabica Babul Gum Tree Achyranthes aspera Addhajira Chaff Tree Acoras calamus Bach Sweet Flag Adathoda vasica Adusa Malabar nut Aegle marmelos Bel Bail fruit tree Ageratum conyzoides Ajgandha Allium sativum Lahsun Garlic Alocacia indica Ghuiyan Aloe barbadense Gwarpatha Indian Aloe Amaranthes virdis Choulai Amaranth Amorphaphallus campanulatus Soorankand Andrographis paniculata Kalmegh Annona squamosa Sarifa Custard apple Argemone mexicana Pilikateri Mexican poppy Asperagus racemosus Narbod Wild Asperagus Bauhinia variegata Kachnaar Moutain ebony Boerhaavia diffusa Punarnava Spreading Hogweed Bryonia laciniosa Shivlingi Bryophyllum calycinum Khatua Sprout leaf plant Butea monosperma Palas Flame of Forest Calotropis procera Akona Madar Carica papaya Papita Papaya Carissa opaca Van Karonda Carum captivum Ajwain Bishop's weed Casia tora Teeti Feted casia Cassia fistula Amaltaas Pudding pipe tree Catharanthes roseus Sada Bahaar Centella asiatica Brahmi Indian pennywort Chlorophytum tuberosum Safed musli Cissus quadrangularis Hadjori Citrus medica Neebu Lemon Clerginia indica JangaliPiyaz Cocculus hirsutus Jaljamani Convolvulus pluricaulis Sankhpusphi Coriandrum sativum Dhania Coriander Curculigo orchoides Kalimusli Curcuma zedoaria Kalihaldi Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel Dodder Cymbopogon citratus Gautichai Lemon grass Cynodon dactylon Doob grass Dog grass, creeping cynodon Cyperus rotundus Nagarmotha Dalberga sisso Shisam Indian red wood Datura alba Dhatura Thorn apple Delonix regia Gulmohar Gold mohur Derris indica Karanj Diascorea daconona Baichandi Wild Yam Emblica officinalis Amla Emblic Amla Eucalyptus lanceolatus Safeda Eucalyptus Euphorbia hirta Dudhi Ficus bengalensis Bargad,Bad Banyan Ficus carica Anjeer Fig Ficus racemosa Gular Ficus religiosa Peepal Pipal tree Gossypium hirsutum Kapas Cotton tree Hemidesmus indicus Anantmul Indian sarparilla Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Jaswant, China rose Jasminum sambac Mongra Jasmine Jatropha curcas Chandrajot Lantana camera Narangi Lantana Launaea acaulis Musakani Madhuca indica Mahua Mangifera indica Aam Mango Mentha arvensis Pudina Mint Mimosa pudica Chuimui Sensitive plant Mirabilis jalapa Gulbans 4'O clock plant Momordica charantia Karela Bitter gourd Moringa oliefera Munga Horse redish tree Mucuna pruricus Bach Cowhage Murraya koenigi Meethi Neem Musa paradisica Van kela Banana Nerium indicum Kaner Oleander Ocimum sanctum Tulsi Basil Phyllanthus nieuri Bhuiaonla Piper nigrum Kali mirch Black pepper Plumbago zeylanica Chitavar Rove leadwort Psidium guava Amrud Guava Rauwolfia serpentina Sarpagandha Ricinus communis Arandi Castor Ruta graveolens Shitaab Salmalia malabarica Semul Silk Cotton tree Saraka indica Ashok Jonesia ashoka Saxifraga aligulata Patharchata Indian rockfoil Semicarpus anacardium Bhilwa Shuteria hirsuta Cheeval Sida rhombifolia Pithkarenti Solanum nigrum Makoy Black night shade Solanum xanthocarpum Bhatkataiyan Sonchus arvensis Sahdehi Swertia chirata Chiraita Chiretta Syzigium cumini Jamun Jambol Tamarindus indicus Imli Tamrind Tectona grandis Sagon Teak tree Terminalia arjun Arjun Terminalia bellarica Baheda Beleric myrabolam Terminalia chebula Harra Myrabolam Tinospora cordifolia Giloy Guduchi Tridax procumbens Barahmasi Vanda roxburghii Banda Vanda, orchid Vernonia cinerea Sahadehi Zingiber officinalis Adrak Ginger Zizyphus jujuba Ber Plum

Dr DEEPAK ACHARYA Department of Botany, Danielson College, Chhindwara, MP - 480 001, India. Phone: + 91-7162-246159, Mobile: +91 9826171340; Fax: +91-7162-248454 email: deepak@patalkot.zzn.com RESEARCH INTERESTS: Microbial activity, Ethnobotany and Environmental Education EDUCATION & RESEARCH: MSc PhD, Publication: Published 20 research papers and 125 popular articles in various Journals/ magazines/ news papers of repute. URL: http://dracharya.tripod.com

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