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Table 1 Plant species with their status and the part used in different ailments

From: Ecological status and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary of Garhwal Himalaya, India

Scientific name

Accession No.

Status

Habit

Plant part used

Medicinal uses

Abies pindrow Royle.

JAB-GUH-20578

 

T

Bark extract2

Cough & Bronchitis2

Aconitium hetrophyllum Wallich

JAB-BSD-114039

R1, Ce3, Vu6

H

Root5

Fever, cough,stomachache5

Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.f.

JAB-GUH-20435

 

T

Seed paste2

Rheumatic Pain2

Ainsliaea apetra DC.

JAB-GUH-20677

 

H

Root extract2

Fever, painful urination2

Ainsliaea latifolia (D.Don) Sch.-Bip.

JAB-GUH-20680

 

H

Root decoction2

Colic2

Anaphalis contorta (D.Don) Hook.f.

JAB-GUH-20437

 

H

(Leaf & heads past, plant smoke)2

(Cuts, wounds & boils, insect repellent)2

Anaphalis margaritaceae (L.) Benth

JAB-GUH-20458

 

H

(Leaf & head paste)2

(Cuts, wounds & boils)2

Anaphalis triplinervis (Sims.) C.B. Clarke

JAB-GUH-20453

 

H

Leaf juice2, Flower5

Laceration of toes2, Dressing wounds5

Anemone obtusiloba D.Don

JAB-GUH-20619

 

H

Root decoction2

Diarrhoea2

Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC

JAB-GUH-20613

 

H

(Leaf past & juice)2 Leaves5

(Wounds5, sores & ear ache in local therapy)2

 

JAB-BSD-114043

    

Arachne cordifolia (Decne.) Hurusawa

JAB-GUH-20527

 

S

Leaf & Stem paste2

Wounds & Antidote to snake bite2

Arisaema jacquemontii Blume

JAB-GUH-20432

 

H

Fruits2, Tuber5

(Antidote of poisonous mushrooms & snake bite)2, (Cough, kidney &skin diseases)5

Artemisia japonica Thunb.

JAB-GUH-20446

 

H

(Leaves & flower tops)2

Incense & insecticide2

Artemisia roxburghiana Bess.

JAB-GUH-20468

 

H

Plant extract2

(Antipyretic, Tonic & also rubbed on skin allergy)2

Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

JAB-GUH-20436

 

H

Root tuberous2

(Diabetes, diarrhoea & dysentery)2

 

JAB-BSD-114062

    

Aster peduncularis Wallich

JAB-GUH-20687

 

H

(Plant extract & Root powder)2

(Renal-calculi & stomachic)2

Barleria cristata L.

JAB-GUH-20417

 

H

(Root decoction, Root & Leaves paste)2

(Bronchitis & pneumonia, wound swelling)2

Begonia picta Smith

JAB-GUH-20411

 

H

Plant decoction2

Colic & dyspepsia2

Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb.

JAB-GUH-20650

 

H

(Root5 rhizomatous)2

(Tonic, febrifuge, digestive & cutaneous disorders)2, (Fevers, diarrhoea & pulmonary infections)5

Bidens bipinnata L.

JAB-GUH-20440

 

H

Leaf juice2

(Leprosy initial stages, lactating mothers, cuts)2

Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff

JAB-GUH-20441

 

H

Leaf juice2

(Leprosy initial stages, lactating mothers, cuts)2

Bidens pilosa L.

JAB-GUH-20444

 

H

(Plant extract & herbs of plants)2

(Cough & Bronchitis, leucoderma)2

Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene

JAB-GUH-20600

 

H

(Plant decoction & Leaf paste)2

(Cause abortion, wounds & relieves dysentery)2

Bistorta vaccinifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene.

JAB-BSD-114056

R2

H

Root decoction2

Tuberculosis2

Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce

JAB-GUH-20679

 

H

Leaf paste2

Wounds & cuts2

Buddleja asiatica Lour.

JAB-GUH-20485

 

S

Leaf extract & Roots2

Skin diseases & Abortifacient2

Bupleurum falcatum L.

JAB-GUH-20427

 

H

Root decoction2

Fever & liver troubles2

Calanthe tricarinata Lindl.

JAB-GUH-20573

 

H

(Leaf paste Leaves & Pseudo-bulbs)2

(Sores & eczema, aphrodisiac)2

Callicarpa arborea Roxb.

JAB-GUH-20672

 

T

Bark2

Skin ailments2

Cannabis sativa L.

JAB-GUH-20488

 

H

Flowers2

Intoxicating agent2

Carpinus viminea Lindl.

JAB-GUH-20503

 

T

Leaves5

Bone fracture5

Clematis buchananiana DC.

JAB-GUH-20611

 

S

Leaf paste2

Skin ailments2

Clematis montana Buch.-Ham. ex DC.

JAB-GUH-20618

 

H

Leaf extract2

Diabetes & urinary troubles2

Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) C. Koch

JAB-GUH-20558

 

H

(Plant extract & Leaf infusion)2

(Astringent, carminative, Blood purifier & Gastric troubles)2

Corallodiscus lanuginosus (Wall. ex DC.) B.L. Burtt

JAB-BSD-114064

 

H

Leaves2

Kidney stone2

Coriaria nepalensis Wallich

JAB-GUH-20502

R2

S

Fruits2

Emetic2

Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl.

JAB-GUH-20640

 

S

Leaf, Fruits & Root Paste2

Diarrhoea, Cuts & Wounds2

Cyathula capitata Moq.

JAB-GUH-20422

 

H

(Leaf extract & Urticle)2

Emetic & abortifacient2

Cyathula tomentosa Moq.

JAB-GUH-20421

 

H

Leaf extract2

(Emetic property & given in snake bite)2

Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. ex Benth.

JAB-BSD-114059

 

H

Root extract2

Dyspepsia & digestive disorders2

Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk.

JAB-GUH-20481

 

H

Plant infusion2

Cold & cough2

Debregeasia salicifolia (D.Don) Rendle

JAB-GUH-20666

 

S

Bark2

Plaster for Bone Fracture2

Delphinium vestitum Wall. ex Royle

JAB-GUH-20616

 

H

Plant Stem5

Body swelling5

Desmodium elagans DC.

JAB-GUH-20531

 

S

Root infusion & Roots2

Epilepsy & Carminatives2

Deutzia compacta Craib.

JAB-GUH-20541

 

S

Leaves2

Diuretic2

Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees

JAB-GUH-20418

 

H

(Leaf5 paste & juice)2

(Wounds cough & gastro-enteritis)2 (Fever, skin diseases & stomachache)5

Dipsacus inermis Wallich

JAB-GUH-20483

 

H

Root paste2

Leucoderma & contusions2

Elephantopus scaber L.

JAB-GUH-20448

 

H

(Root extract & leaves)2

(Fever, stops vomiting, tonic for blood diseases)2

Elsholtzia fruticosa (D.Don) Rehder.

JAB-GUH-20551

 

S

Seeds2

Sciatica reliever2

Elsholtzia strobilifera Benth.

JAB-GUH-20549

 

H

(Plant5 paste)2

(Bruises & wounds5)2

Eupatorium odenophorum Spreng.

JAB-GUH-20452

 

S

Leaves2,5

Wounds2, Skin diseases5

Euphorbia chamaesyce L.

JAB-GUH-20410

 

H

Plant juice2

(Constipation & dysentery to infants)2

Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

JAB-GUH-20529

 

H

Leaf infusion2

(Dysentery, diarrhoea, menorrhagia)2

Euphorbia pilosa Linn.

JAB-GUH-20528

 

H

(Root decoction & Fruits)2, Seed & Leaves5

Constipation & emetic2, Food poisoning5

Fagopyrum dibotrys (D.Don) Hara

JAB-GUH-20597

 

H

Leaf paste2

Insect bite2

Fragaria nubicola Lindl. ex Lacaita

JAB-GUH-20628

 

H

Leaf juice2

Ear ache2

Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

JAB-GUH-20697

 

H

Plant extract2

Antidote of nettle sitting2

Galium aparine L.

JAB-GUH-20646

 

H

(Leaf extract & plant5 waste)2,

Astringent5, skin diseases2

Galium asperifolium Wallich.

JAB-GUH-20648

 

H

Plant waste2

Skin ailments2

Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet

JAB-BSD-114067

 

H

Root5 juice2

(Otorrhoea & opthalmia)2, (Dysentery & cold)5

Gerbera gossypina (Royle) P. Beauv.

JAB-GUH-20449

 

H

(Leaf juice & paste)2

(Cuts, wounds, plaster on bone fracture)2

 

JAB-BSD-114060

    

Girardiana diversifolia (Link) Friis

JAB-GUH-20670

 

H

Leaf juice2, Plant whole5

Gonorrhoea2, Diuretic5

Gonatanthus pumilus (D.Don) Engl. & Krause

JAB-GUH-20431

 

H

Root tuber paste2

Burns & wounds2

Gonostegia hirta (Blume) Miq

JAB-GUH-20669

 

H

Roots2

Plaster on fractured bones2

Hippophae salicifolia D.Don

JAB-GUH-20520

 

T

Fruits2,5

(Dandruff)2 & (Cardiac trouble)5

Holmskioldia sanguinea Retz.

JAB-GUH-20673

 

S

Leaf paste & Roots2

Body Swelling & Febrifuge2

Hypericum choisianum Wall. ex N. Robson

JAB-GUH-20691

R2

S

Leaf powder2

Fever2

Impatiens scabrida DC.

JAB-GUH-20474

 

H

Plant Stem2

Cause abortion2

Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis

JAB-GUH-20532

 

S

Leaf juice2

Diarrhoea, Dysentery & Cough2

Inula cappa (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) DC.

JAB-GUH-20456

 

S

Roots2

Suppressed urination2

Juglans regia L.

JAB- GUH-20520

 

T

Leaves2 , (Bark & Roots)5

Fungicide & Insecticide2 , Tooth ache5

Jurinea dolomiaea Boiss.

JAB-GUH-20443

E3

H

Root5

Incense, fever5

Lamium album L.

JAB-GUH-20559

 

H

Plant decoction2, Flower5

Contraceptive2, Bleeding after childbirth5

Leptodermis Lanceolata Wallich

JAB-GUH-20643

 

S

Bark paste2

Migraines2

Leucas lanata Benth.

JAB-GUH-20553

 

H

Plant infusion2

Whooping cough2

Leycesteria formosa Wallich

JAB-GUH-20494

 

S

Leaf paste2

Dandruff & Lice in hair2

Lindenbergia indica (L.) Vatke

JAB-GUH-20656

 

H

Leaves2

(Bronchitis, Cuts & wounds)2

Lonicera angustifolia Wall. ex DC.

JAB-GUH-20495

 

S

Fruits2

Gastric troubles of cattle2

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wallich) Drude

JAB-GUH-20524

 

T

Seed paste2

Wounds & Boils2

Maianthemum purpureum (Wall.) La Frankie

JAB-GUH-20565

 

H

Leaf extract2

Dysmenorrhoea2

Morina longifolia Wall. ex DC.

JAB-GUH-20571

R2

H

(Root5 paste & dried roots)2

(Wounds & incense)2, (Burns & boils)5

Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

JAB-GUH-20702

 

T

Bark2,4 ,Leaves5 & Fruit4,5

(Intoxicate to fishes)2 (Vit. C, Asthama, Bronchitis, Diarrhoea & tooth ache)4 (Skin diseases & wounds)5

Neolitsea pallens (D.Don) Momiyama & Hara

JAB-GUH-20563

 

T

Fruits2

Scabies & Eczema2

Nepeta ciliaris Benth.

JAB-GUH-20552

 

H

(Leaf & seed decoction)2

Fever2

Nomocharis oxypetala (Royle.) E.H.Wilson.

JAB-GUH-20557

 

H

Bulb5

Vigorous5

Origanum vulgare L.

JAB-GUH-20561

 

H

Plant extract2, Leaves5

(Bronchitis, colic & diarrhoea)2, Toothache, swelling5

Paeonia emodii Wall. ex Royle

JAB-GUH-20575

 

H

(Roots & flower infusion)2, Tuber& leaves5

(Whooping cough, diarrhoea, intestinal spasms)2, Uterine diseases5

Parnassia nubicola Wall. ex Royle

JAB-GUH-20539

 

H

Root5 paste2

Antidote of snake bite2, Boils5

Pedicularis hoffmeisteri Klotz.

JAB-GUH-20657

 

H

Plant whole5

Food poisoning5

Persicaria polystachya (Wall. ex Meissn.) H. Gross

JAB-GUH-20598

 

S

Leaf paste2

Laceration of toes2

Phalaris minor Retz.

JAB-GUH-20591

 

H

Root paste2

Wounds2

Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.

JAB-GUH-20654

R1, CE3,Vu6

H

Root5

Fever, stomachache5

Pimpinella acuminata (Edgew.) C.B. Clarke

JAB-GUH-20428

 

H

Plant extract2

Diarrhoea & dysentery2

Pimpinella diversifolia DC.

JAB-GUH-20426

 

H

Plant extract2

(Digestive disorders, cold & cough)2

Pinus roxburghii Sargent

JAB-GUH-20701

 

T

Saw Dust2 & Aerial parts4

(Asthma & Bronchitis)2 , (Resin for cracked toes)4

Plantago depressa Willd.

JAB-GUH-20580

 

H

(Leaf & seed paste)2

(Cuts, wounds, piles)2

Plantago himalaica Pilger.

JAB-GUH-20579

 

H

Leaves5

Dysentery5

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle.

JAB-GUH-20592

R1,E3, E6

H

Root5

Wounds5

Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.

JAB-GUH-20564

Vu3

H

(Root5 paste & powder)2

(Gastric problems5, wounds)2

Primula denticulata Sm.

JAB-GUH-20606

 

H

(Flower & root paste)2

(Diabetes & urinary ailments, lice killing)2

Prinsepia utilis Royle

JAB-GUH-20413

 

S

(Seed5 oil)2 & (Root5-bark)2

(Rheumatic pain, Diarrhoea)2 & (Pile, Stomach disorders)5

Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

JAB- GUH-20699

 

T

Fruits2,4,5 & Bark4

(Digestive disorder)2 ,5(Astringent, Laxative, Anthelmintic, Febrifuge)4

Ranunculus hirtellus Royle.

JAB-GUH-20620

 

H

Plant paste2

Wounds2

Reinwardtia indica Dumort.

JAB-GUH-20566

 

H

Flowers2

Tongue wash2

Rhamnus virgatus Roxb.

JAB-GUH-20624

 

S

Bark paste & Fruits2

Eczema & Ring Worm, Emetic & Purgative2

Rhododendron arboreum Smith

JAB-GUH-20521

 

T

Flower2,4 , Bark2, & (Young Shoots)5

(Digestive and respiratory disorder)2 (tonic for heart, diarrhoea & dysentery)4 (Headache, Blood dysentery)5

Rhus javanica L.

JAB-GUH-20424

 

S

Fruits & Bark Paste2

Colic & Cholera, Swelling & Wounds2

Rosa sericea Lindl.

JAB-GUH-20626

R2

S

Flower juice2 & Fruits5

Bowel complaints2, (Headaches & Liver complaints)5

Roscoea alpina Royle

JAB-BSD-114063

R2

H

(Plant extract, leaf powder)2, Root5

(Tonic, cuts & wounds of cattle)2, (urinary diseases & tuberculosis)5

Roylea cinerea (D.Don) Baill.

JAB-GUH-20556

 

S

Leaves decoction2

Malarial fever2

Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming

JAB-GUH-20647

 

S

(Roots5 & Flowers)2

(Tonic & Astringent, Bacillary Dysentery)2, (Lower blood pressure, Kidney stone)5

Rubus nepalensis (Hook.f.) Kuntze

JAB-GUH-20625

 

H

Root paste2

Burns & scalds2

Rubus niveus Thunb

JAB-GUH-20638

 

S

Fruit extract & Fruit juice2

Dysmenorrhoea & Antidote of snake bite2

Rumex hastatus D.Don

JAB-GUH-20603

 

H

Leaf extract2

(Cuts & wounds, nettle sitting reliever)2

Rumex nepalensis Spreng.

JAB-GUH-20602

 

H

Leaf5 infusion2

(Dysmenorrhoea, stomach ache)2, Etching5

Salvia hians Royle ex Benth.

JAB-GUH-20555

R2

H

Leaf juice2, Root5

(Arthritic, pain & eczema, body swelling)2, (cold, coughs & anxiety)5

Salvia nubicola Wall. ex Sw.

JAB-GUH-20560

 

H

(Leaf paste, Root5 extract)2

(Wounds, cold & cough)2, Fever5

Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.

JAB-GUH-20649

 

T

Fruit2,4 & Seed4

Hair2, (Expectorant, antiepileptic, Emetic, febrifuge & Dental cares)4

Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Muell.-Arg.

JAB-GUH-20486

 

S

Leaves2, Roots5

Joint pain2, Bawseer5

Saussurea albescens (DC.) Sch.-Bip.

JAB-GUH-20466

 

H

Flower heads2

Bronchitis reliever2

Saussurea auriculata (Spreng. ex DC.) Sch.-Bip.

JAB-BSD-114072

R2

H

Leaf paste2

Venereal diseases2

Saxifraga diversifolia Wall. ex Ser.

JAB-BSD-14071

 

H

Root extract2

Vermifuge2

Selinum candollii DC.

JAB-GUH-20409

 

H

Root5 powder2

(Asthma, cough, hysteria)2, Toothache5

Senecio graciliflorus DC.

JAB-GUH-20462

 

H

(Leaf paste & Juice of heads)2

(Ringworm diseases & insect bites, pussed ear)2

Silene edgeworthii Bocquet.

JAB-GUH-20499

 

H

(Leaf & young shoots juice)2

Eye infections2

Solanum suratteuse Burm.

JAB-GUH-20660

 

H

(Fruits & flower buds)2

(Fever, cough, asthama, gonorrhoea, eye ailments)2

Solidago virgaurea L.

JAB-BSD-114061

 

H

(Leaves & herb juice, Chewed roots)2

(Kidney troubles, asthma, rheumatism, wounds, throat irritation)2

Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder

JAB-GUH-20637

 

S

Fruits (smoke)2

Asthama2

Sorbus aucuparia L.

JAB-GUH-20632

R2

T

Fruit extract2

Cough & Cold2

Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedlund

JAB-GUH-20634

R2

T

Bark decoction2

Fever2

Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming) Karsten

JAB-GUH-20538

E3, Vu6

H

Leaves5

Blood diseases5

Swertia ciliata (G.Don) Burtt.

JAB-BSD-114044

 

H

Plant extract2, Leaves5

Malaria2, Blood purifier5

Synotis alatus (Wall. ex DC.) C. Jeffrey & Chen.

JAB-GUH-20681

R2

H

Plant decoction2

Fever2

Taraxacum officinale Weber.

JAB-GUH-20465

 

H

Root5 extract2

(Migraines, hepatitis & head ache)2, Blood purifier5

Taxus baccata L.

JAB-GUH-20661

 

T

Bark2,5 & Bark Paste2

(Plaster on fractured bones Headache)2 & (Breast Pile)5

Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.

JAB-GUH-20662

 

H

(Root juice, Fruits & Leaves)2

(Cuts, delivery facilitation)2

Urena lobata L.

JAB-GUH-20568

 

H

Root paste2

(Body pain & rheumatism)2

Urtica ardens Link.

JAB-GUH-20668

 

H

(Seed oil & Leaf extract)2

(Sciatica, rheumatism, skin ailments, hair-wash for avoiding baldness)2

Urtica dioica L.

JAB-GUH-20664

 

H

(Seed oil & Leaf extract)2, Root5

(Sciatica, rheumatism, skin ailments, hair-wash for avoiding baldness)2, Boils5

Valeriana hardwickii Wallich

JAB-GUH-20671

 

H

(Root5 decoction & Root paste)2

(Urinary disorder, joint pains)2, Wounds5

Verbascum thapsus L.

JAB-GUH-20652

 

H

(Plant extract & Seeds)2, Leaf & flower5

(Asthma, bronchitis, narcotic)2, (Ulcers, tumors & piles)5

Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) Willd.

JAB-GUH-20455

 

H

Leaf powder2

(Intestinal disorder, fever & skin ailments)2

Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.

JAB-GUH-20407

 

H

(Leaf extract & seeds)2

(Dysentery, cold & cough)2

Veronica anagallis-aquatica Linn.

JAB-GUH-20658

 

H

Plant juice2

(Cuts, burns & sores)2

Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don

JAB-GUH-20496

 

T

Bark decoction2

Hepatic & digestive disorder2

Viburnum erubescens Wall. ex DC.

JAB-GUH-20490

 

S

Leaves2

Insecticide2

Viburnum grandiflorum Wall ex DC.

JAB-GUH-20492

 

S

Bark Decoction2

Hepatic troubles2

Viburnum nervosum D.Don

JAB-GUH-20493

 

S

Bark Decoction2

Menorrhagia2

Viola canescens Wallich

JAB-GUH-20690

 

H

(Plant4 decoction, Root & Leaf5 juice)2

(Malarial fever, bronchitis, asthma, emetic, cuts & wounds)2, (Headache,cold, cough & malaria)5, (Expectorant, antipyretic, diaphoretic)4

Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz

JAB-GUH-20567

 

S

Leaves & bark, Dry flowers2

Febrifuge, Haemorrhoids2

Zanthoxylum armatum DC

JAB-GUH-20460

Vu3

S

Leaves & Fruits2 (Seed & Bark)5

Mouth wash2 & tooth ache2,5 (Infection in stored grain)5

  1. Abbreviation Habit: T Tree, S = Shrub, H = Herb Status: R = Rare, Vu = Vulnerable, Ce = Critically Endangered, E = Endangered. Superscript: (1) = Red Data Book (IUCN, 1993), (2) = Gaur 1999, (3) = National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB, 2003), (4) = Joshi et al. 2010, (5) = Singh & Rawat 2011, (6) = Semwal et al. 2007.) J.A.B = Jahangeer Akbar Bhat, GUH = Garhwal University Herbarium, BSD = Botanical Survey Dehradun.