Aboriginal uses and management of ethnobotanical species in deciduous forests of Chhattisgarh state in India

Kala, Chandra Prakash

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-20

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 Ethnobotanical species used by local people for various purposes

From: Aboriginal uses and management of ethnobotanical species in deciduous forests of Chhattisgarh state in India

Sl. No.	Botanical Name	Local Name	Family	Habit	Part used	Uses
						Present survey	Secondary sources on Surguja and adjoining areas
1	Acacia arabica Willd.	Bambhur, Bamura	Mimosaceae	Tree	Bark	Liquor, dye	Bark – dye; Leaves and pod – fodder; Wood – fuelwood [1]
2	Acacia caesia W. et. A.	Goriyar, Garur	Mimosaceae	Woody Climber	Root	Fish poison	-
3	Achyranthus aspera L.	Gathiya, Aghada	Amaranthaceae	Herb	Leaf	Diuretic, tonic, antidote for insect and scorpion bite	Shoot and leaf – scorpion bite [23]
4	Acorus calamus L.	Bach	Acoraceae	Herb	Rhizome	Stomachache, anthelmentic	Root – fever, cough [11]; Medicine [5]*; Snake bite, liver disorder, cough and cold [23]
5	Aegle marmelos Correa.	Bel	Rutaceae	Tree	Fruit	Dysentery	Medicine [5]*; Fruit – dysentery; Wood – agricultural implements [1]
6	Antidesma diandrum Roth.	Saroti, sarwat	Euphorbiaceae	Shrub	Leaf	Vegetable	-
7	Asparagus racemosus Willd.	Kargi	Liliaceae	Herb	Root	Internal pain, tumors, tonic	Root – fever [23]; Medicine [5]*
8	Bauhinia variegata L.	Champa	Caesalpiniaceae	Tree	Bark	Dye	Piles, dysentery, leprosy [22]
9	Bombax malabaricum DC.	Semer, semal	Malvaceae	Tree	Flower	Edible	-
10	Boswellia serrata Roxb.	Saliha	Burseraceae	Tree	Resin	Arthritis	-
11	Buchanania lanzan Spr.	Char	Anacardiaceae	Tree	Fruit, bark	Cough, skin diseases	Bark – snake bite [23]; Medicine [5]*
12	Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub.	Parsa	Leguminoceae	Shrub	Flower, gum, seed	Diarrhea, leucorrhea, skin diseases	Diarrhea, dysentery snake bite, piles [22]; Stem – menstrual pain [23]
13	Caesalpinia bonducella Flem.	Gataran	Caesalpiniaceae	Woody Climber	Seed	Tonic	-
14	Careya arborea Roxb.	Kumahi, kumhi	Myrtaceae	Tree	Leaf, fruit	Edible	Snake bite, fever [22]
15	Carissa spinarum DC.	Kari	Apocynaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Edible	Fruit – edible; Thorny branches – fencing fields [1]
16	Celastrus peniculata Willd.	Unjain	Celastraceae	Woody Climber	Seed	Tumors	-
17	Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb.	Bosiya kandha	Asclepiadaceae	Climber	Tuber	Tonic, aphrodisiac	Tuber – edible [1]
18	Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker	Safed musli	Liliaceae	Herb	Tuber	Skin diseases, tonic	Medicine [5]*
19	Chloroxylon swietenia DC.	Bhirra, bharahi	Meliaceae	Tree	Leaf	Mosquito repellent; for fishing	Wood – agricultural implements [1, 13]
20	Cissus quadrangularis L.	Hathjod	Vitaceae	Climber	Stem	Antimicrobial, fracture, fertility	Medicine [5]*
21	Cordia macleodii H. f. & Th.	Dhahjar, Dahgan	Boraginaceae	Tree	Stem	Furniture, agricultural implements	Stem – furniture and agricultural implements [1]
22	Cordia mixa L.	Lasoda	Boraginaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	-
23	Costus speciosus (Koen.) Sm.	Kewu, ban haldi	Zingiberaceae	Herb	Rhizome	Fishing	Medicine [5]*
24	Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.	Tikhur	Zingiberaceae	Herb	Rhizome	Wounds	Medicine [5]*
25	Cynodon dactylon Pers.	Doob	Poaceae	Grass	Root	Liver disorder, wounds	To increase blood in the body [11]
26	Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.	Sirish	Leguminoceae	Tree	Timber	Agricultural implements	-
27	Delbergia paniculata Roxb.	Dhobnin, dhobin	Leguminoceae	Tree	Stem	Timber, for making door	-
28	Dendrocalamus strictus Nees	Bans	Poaceae	Grass	Stem	Basket, mat	Container for keeping tobacco, fishing net [12]
29	Derris scandens Benth.	Nakuwa kandha	Leguminoceae	Woody Climber	Root	Edible	-
30	Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.	Kurkut, korkut	Dilleniaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	-
31	Dioscorea bulbifera L.	Agitha	Dioscoraceae	Climber	Tuber	Edible	Tuber – edible, famine food [1]
32	Dioscorea sp	Gethi kandha/Karuha	Dioscoraceae	Herb	Fruit	Edible	-
33	Diospyrus melanoxylon Roxb.	Tendu	Ebenaceae	Tree	Root, fruit	Snake bite, fruit edible	Fruit – edible; timber tree [1]; Leaf – Beedi (cheap cigarette) wrapper [21]; Wood – toy for children [12]; Medicine [5]*
34	Diospyrus montana Roxb.	Makar tendu	Ebenaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	-
35	Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link	Sawa, sama	Poaceae	Grass	Seed	Edible	-
36	Elaeodendron glaucum Pers.	Mamri, Jamrasi	Celastraceae	Shrub	Root	Snake bite	Wood – comb, picture frame [1]
37	Eugenia heyneana Wall.	Jamti	Myrtaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	Fruit – edible [1]
38	Ficus bengalensis L.	Gad nifir	Moraceae	Tree	Latex, bark	Dysentery	-
39	Ficus infectoria Roxb.	Pakri, Pakhri	Moraceae	Tree	Leaf	Vegetable	-
40	Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.	Ramkatayi, kaker	Bixaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Edible	Root – skin diseases [22]
41	Gardenia latifolia Ait.	Paprol, piprol, Mali	Rubiaceae	Tree	Fruit	Perfume	-
42	Garura pinnata Roxb.	Khenkara, Kekad, Kenkar	Burseraceae	Tree	Bark, fruit	Snake bite in water, wounds, fruit edible, pickle	Fruit – fodder for cattle [11]; Bark- diabetes [22]
43	Gloriosa superba L.	Kharha godi, karihari	Liliaceae	Herb	Root	Tumor	-
44	Helicterus isora L.	Aaithi, marorphali	Sterculiaceae	Shrub	Bark, fruit	Colic, intestinal disorder, used to make rope	Medicine [5]*
45	Hibiscus abelmoschus L.	Kapalsiya kandha	Malvaceae	Herb	Root	Blood in urine	Medicine [5]*
46	Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.	Koriya	Apocynaceae	Tree	Root, bark	Fever, dysentery	Bark – asthma [22]
47	Indigofera pulchella Roxb.	Bhul bhuli, Ghirhul	Leguminoceae	Shrub	Flower	Edible vegetable	-
48	Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.	Patal kohra	Convolvulaceae	Woody Climber	Root	Digestion	Medicine [5]*
49	Madhuca indica Gmel	Mahuwa	Sapotaceae	Tree	Fruit, root, flower, seed	Liquor; barks use in bleeding gums, ulcers and diabetes	Seeds oil – snake bite, scorpion bite [23]
50	Mangifera indica L.	Aam	Anacardiaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	Bark – children bath for health [11]; Wood – toy for children [12]
51	Murraya koenigii Spreng.	Mithi neem	Rutaceae	Shrub	Leaf, fruit	Edible	-
52	Ougenia dalbergioides Benth.	Sandhan, tilsa	Leguminoceae	Tree	Stem, bark	Furniture, intoxicate fish	-
53	Peucedanum nagpurense (Cl.) Prain	Tejraj	Asteracease	Herb		Medicine	Root – to increase semen [11]
54	Phoenix acaulis Buch	Chind	Palmaceae	Herb	Fruit	After child birth, fruit edible	Leaves – local umbrella [12]
55	Phyllanthus emblica L.	Awala	Euphorbiaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	Medicine [5]*
56	Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.	Bija	Leguminoceae	Tree	Wood	Timber, for making door	Leaves – fodder; Wood – bullock cart and cots [11]; Gum – toothache [23]
57	Punica granatum L.	Anar	Lythraceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible	-
58	Randia dumetorum Lamk.	Menda, Mainfal	Rubiaceae	Tree	Fruit	Fish poison	Unripe fruit – fish poison; Bark – medicine* [1]
59	Ricinus communis L.	Arandi	Euphorbiaceae	Shrub	Seed, root	Dandruff, skin diseases, epilepsy	-
60	Semecarpus anacardium L.	Bhelwa	Anacardiaceae	Tree	Fruit	Edible, oil is massaged on infected parts of the body	-
61	Shorea robusta Gaertn.	Sal, sarayi	Dipterocarpaceae	Tree	Stem, resin	Timber, resin for fire and spasm	Seed – edible oil [21]; Medicine [5]*; Timber [1]
62	Soymida fabrifuga A. Juss.	Rohina, rohan	Meliaceae	Tree	Bark	Muscular pain	-
63	Symplocos racemosa Roxb.	Lodh	Symplocaceae	Tree	Bark	Dye	Medicine [5]*
64	Terminalia arjuna Bedd.	Kahua, arjun	Combretaceae	Tree	Bark	Medicine	Bark – fever, high blood pressure [11]
65	Terminalia bellerica Roxb.	Baira	Combretaceae	Tree	Fruit	Cough	Medicine [5]*
66	Terminalia chebula Retz.	Harra	Combretaceae	Tree	Fruit	Cough	Fruit – cough, asthma, black dye [11]; Indigestion [21]; Medicine [5]*; Seeds – wounds [23]
67	Thespesia lampus Dalz.	Masbandi, mundi	Malvaceae	Herb	Young twig	Fiber; rope	-
68	Urginea indica Kunth.	Ban pyaz	Hyacinthaceae	Herb	Tuber	Scorpion bite	Medicine [5]*
69	Vallaris heynei Spr.	Dudhiya kandha	Apocynaceae	Woody Climber	Latex	Lactating mother, cow, buffalo	-
70	Ventilago madraspatana Gaertn.	Kyonti, Keoti	Rhamnaceae	Woody Climber	Root bark	Chocolate & red dye	Bark – rope fiber [1]
71	Vitis carnosa Wall.	Dhokar bela	Vitaceae	Woody Climber	Root	Bodyache, drink	Root and leaf – boils, tumor [1]
72	Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.	Dhai, Dhawai	Lythraceae	Shrub	Flower	Red dye	Medicine [5]*
73	Zizyphus rugosa Lamk.	Churaban, Churna	Rhamnaceae	Woody Climber	Whole	Bodyache	-

* Particular use is not mentioned.

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