Table 4 Comparison of indigenous plant use and pharmacological properties of reported medicinal plants
From: Ethnobotany of the Monpa ethnic group at Arunachal Pradesh, India
Species name | Indigenous use | Reported phytochemical/pharmacological properties | Local use coherent with known phytochemical/pharmacological properties |
|---|---|---|---|
Artemisia nilagirica | Wounds, scabies, inflammations | Anti-microbial, anti-fungal activity and polyphenolic compounds [64, 65]. | Yes |
Ageratum conyzoides | Wound healer | Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-pyretic, anti-microbial, and wound healing properties [66, 67]. Tannins, saponins, coumarins, flavonoids, pyrrolizidine alkaloids [68]. | Yes |
Azadirachta indica | Stomachache, diarrhoea | Anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, analgesic, anti-ulcerogenic properties [69, 70]. | Yes |
Allium sativum | Bone fracture | Anti-inflammatory in experimental rats [71]. | Yes |
Bidens pilosa | Wounds healer | Anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic activity (Horiuchi and Seyama, 2008; Inflammations, bacterial infections [72]. | Yes |
Centella asiatica | Stomach disorder, wounds | Anti-inflammatory activity, wound healing activity of asiaticoside [73]. Triterpenicconstituents asiaticoside, asiatic acid andmadecassic acid [74]. | Yes |
Clerodendrum colebrookianum | High blood pressure | Yes | |
Dioscorea alata | Gastritis | No relevant report found | Â |
Ficus glomerata | Diabetes | Hypoglycemic activity in alloxan-induced diabetic rats [77]. | Yes |
Gynura crepedioides | Stomach disorder | No relevant report found | Â |
Hedyotis scandens | Gastritis | No relevant report found | Â |
Leucas aspera | Wounds,earache, inflammation | Antimicrobial activity [78]. Leucasin and anti-oxidant activity [79]. | Partial |
Litsea cubeba | Eczema, stomach disorder | Fungicidal terpenoids and essential oil [80]. | Partial |
Lindera neesiana | Anthelmintic, diarrhoea | Essential oil and antimicrobial activity [81]. | Partial |
Momordica charantia | Anthelmintic, diabetes | Anti-diabetic activity [82]. | Yes |
Ocimum sanctum | Stomachache, inflammations, wounds | Anti-oxidant and wound healing activity [83]. Leaf paste applied on infected skin [84]. | Yes |
Psidium guajava | Diarrhoea, cough | Anti-diarrhoea activity [85]. | Yes |
Punica granatum | Stomach ache, diarrhoea | Antidiarrhoeal and anti-inflammatory activity [86]. | Yes |
Pouzolzia bennettiana | Stomach disorder | No relevant report found | Â |
Plantago major | Wounds, inflammations | Anti-inflammatory, wound healing, anti-microbial, anti-tumor [87]. | Yes |
Rhododendron arboreum | Dysentery, diarrhoea | Quercetin, rutin and coumaric acid [53]. Protective effect against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in experimental models [88]. | No |
Solanum xanthocarpum | Dental problem | No relevant report found | Â |
Solanum indicum | Anthelmintic | Cytotoxic and novel compounds [89]. | No |
Solanum torvum | Anthelmintic | Anthelmintic activity of botanical extracts [90]. | Yes |
Saccharum officinarum | Jaundice | Sugar cane contains phenolic acids, flavonoids and other phenolic compounds [91]. | No |
Spilanthes oleracea | Stop bleeding, gastritis | No relevant report found | Â |
Zingiber officinale | Cough, Stomachache | Antibacterial activity [92]. | Partial |