Table 5 Medicinal uses of plant species reported from the present study area
Scientific name | Present study | Â |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Plant part used | Medicinal uses |
Aconitium hetrophyllum Wallich | Root | Fever and cough |
Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.f. | Seed | Rheumatic pain |
Anaphalis margaritaceae (L.) Benth | Leaves | Wounds and cuts |
Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC | Leaves | Wounds |
Artemisia japonica Thunb. | Leaves | Insecticide |
Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Root | Diarrhoea and dysentery |
Barleria cristata L. | Root | Wounds |
Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. | Root | Fever, kidney calculi, diarrhoea |
Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce | Leaves | Cuts |
Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees | Leaves | Skin diseases, cough, wounds |
Elsholtzia strobilifera Benth. | Whole plant | Wounds |
Eupatorium odenophorum Spreng. | Leaves | Skin diseases |
Galium aparine L. | Roots | Eye diseases and stop bleeding |
Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet | Root | Dysentery and cold |
Girardiana diversifolia (Link) Friis | Whole plant | Abdomen pain and indigestion |
Hippophae salicifolia D.Don | Fruits | Dandruff |
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis | Leaves | Dysentery and cough |
Juglans regia L. | Leaves | Insecticides |
Jurinea dolomiaea Boiss. | Root | Incense |
Leycesteria formosa Wallich | Leaves | Lice killing |
Morina longifolia Wall. ex DC. | Root | Antiseptic, Burns, wounds |
Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Leaves and fruits | Skin diseases and wounds |
Origanum vulgare L. | Leaves | Tooth ache |
Pedicularis hoffmeisteri Klotz. | Whole plant | Indigestion |
Phalaris minor Retz. | Root | Wounds |
Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. | Root | Stomach ache |
Pinus roxburghii Sargent | Resin | Healing foot cracks |
Podophyllum hexandrum Royle. | Root | Antiseptic, wounds |
Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. | Root | Gastric problems |
Primula denticulata Sm. | Root and flower | Lice killing |
Prinsepia utilis Royle | Seed and roots | Stomach problems |
Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Fruits | Digestive disorders |
Ranunculus hirtellus Royle. | Whole plant | Wounds and cuts |
Reinwardtia indica Dumort. | Flower juice | Mouth wash |
Rhododendron arboreum Smith | Flower juice | Health tonic |
Roscoea alpina Royle | Root | Urinary infections |
Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming | Flowers | Health tonic |
Rubus nepalensis (Hook.f.) Kuntze | Root | Burns |
Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. | Fruit and seeds | Hair and antiseptic |
Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Muell.-Arg. | Leaves | Bone and muscle pains |
Silene edgeworthii Bocquet. | Tender plant parts | Eye infections |
Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming) Karsten | Leaves | Fever and blood diseases |
Synotis alatus (Wall. ex DC.) C. Jeffrey & Chen. | Whole plant | Fever |
Taxus baccata L. | Bark | Breast infection |
Urena lobata L. | Root | Muscle pains |
Urtica ardens Link. | Leaf and seeds | Skin and hair diseases |
Urtica dioica L. | leaves | Hair wash |
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Linn. | Whole plant | Wounds and burns |
Zanthoxylum armatum DC | Bark | Tooth ache |