Table 1 List of Queensland medicinal plants and their uses [24, 25, 27, 32, 44,45,46]
Botanical name | Family | Habit | Part used | Diseases treated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abrus precatorius L. | Fabaceae | Climber | Seeds | Abortion |
Acacia bivenosa DC. | Fabaceae | Shrub | Bark, ash | Headache, colds, and fever |
Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. ex G.Don | Fabaceae | Shrub | Root | Headache, colds, and fever |
Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. | Fabaceae | Tree | Bark | Headache, colds, and fever |
Acalypha wilkesiana Müll.Arg. | Euphorbiaceae | Shrub | Shoot | Sores/skin lesions/wounds/cuts |
Acmella grandiflora (Turcz.) R.K.Jansen | Asteraceae | Herb | Root | Toothache |
Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco | Primulaceae | Tree | Leaves, juice of leaves | Earache |
Ageratum conyzoides L. subsp. conyzoides | Asteraceae | Herb | Whole plant | Sores/skin lesions/wounds/cuts |
Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) Benth. | Rhamnaceae | Tree | Bark, wood, young leaves, leaves, roots | Headache, colds, fever, stomach upset, snake bite, body ache, muscle pain, eye sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, toothache, diarrhoea, tonic |
Alphitonia petriei Braid & C.T.White | Rhamnaceae | Tree | Bark | Body pain |
Alstonia constricta F.Muell | Apocynaceae | Tree | Latex, bark | Skin infection, fever, tonic |
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br | Apocynaceae | Tree | Juice, sap, bark | Neuralgia, toothache, fever, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Alyxia spicata R.Br. | Apocynaceae | Shrub | Root | Headache, breathlessness, colds, and fever |
Amyema quandang (Lindl.) Tiegh | Loranthaceae | Hemi-parasitic shrub | Leaves | Fever, headache, and colds |
Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng | Phyllanthaceae | Tree | Fruit | Colds, fever, and headache |
Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf | Cleomaceae | Herb | Whole plant, seeds, leaves | Colds and fever |
Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa (F.Muell.) Craven | Myrtaceae | Shrub | Leaves | Colds, fever, and headache |
Barringtonia calyptrata (Miers) R.Br. ex F.M.Bailey | Lecythidaceae | Tree | Leaves | Fever and chest pain |
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. | Lecythidaceae | Tree | Bark | Tonic |
Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench | Lamiaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Fever |
Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson | Asteraceae | Herb | Inner bark, fruit, root | Muscle sprain, bone aches, dislocation, broken bones |
Boerhavia diffusa L. | Nyctaginaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Asthma |
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg | Phyllanthaceae | Shrub | Leaves | Eye soreness |
Brucea javanica (L.) Merr | Simaroubaceae | Shrub | Leaves, roots | Pain |
Buchanania obovata Engl | Anacardiaceae | Tree | Inner bark, sapwood, leaves | Eye sores and toothache |
Calamus caryotoides A.Cunn. ex Mart | Arecaceae | Palm | Shoot | Headache |
Callicarpa longifolia Lam | Lamiaceae | Tree | Bark | Body pain |
Calophyllum inophyllum L. | Clusiaceae | Tree | Kernel, fruit | Body pain and purgative |
Canarium australasicum (F.M.Bailey) Leenh | Burseraceae | Tree | Bark | Stomach ache and diarrhoea |
Capparis lanceolaris DC | Capparaceae | Climber | Bark | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Capparis mitchellii Lindl | Capparaceae | Tree | Bark | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Carica papaya L. | Caricaceae | Tree | Fruit | Prickly heat |
Cassytha filiformis L. | Lauraceae | Climber | Macerated plant | Tonic |
Cassytha glabella R.Br | Lauraceae | Climber | Whole plant, bark, leaves | Colds, fever, body pain, headache, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Casuarina equisetifolia L. | Casuarinaceae | Tree | Inner bark | Toothache |
Centipeda thespidioides F.Muell | Asteraceae | Herb | Whole plant | Sprains |
Cissus hypoglauca A.Gray | Vitaceae | Climber | Fruit | Headache, colds, and fever |
Clematis glycinoides DC | Ranunculaceae | Climber | Leaves | Headache, colds, and fever |
Clematis microphylla DC | Ranunculaceae | Climber | Whole plant, seeds, leaves | Headache, colds, and fever |
Clerodendrum floribundum R.Br | Lamiaceae | Tree | Wood | Pain |
Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn | Lamiaceae | Shrub | Leaves, roots | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and sprains |
Cocos nucifera L. | Arecaceae | Tree | Oil, bark, coconut jelly | Earache, swelling, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Coelospermum decipiens Baill | Rubiaceae | Shrub | Leaves, roots | Pregnancy prevention |
Convolvulus erubescens Sims | Convolvulaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Diarrhoea |
Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson | Myrtaceae | Tree | Leaves, gum | Bleeding control, diarrhoea, ringworm, and sexually transmitted diseases |
Corymbia polycarpa (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson | Myrtaceae | Tree | Kino | Toothache and dysentery |
Corymbia terminalis (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson | Myrtaceae | Tree | Bark | Dysentery |
Corymbia tessellaris (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson | Myrtaceae | Tree | Gum | Constipation |
Crinum pedunculatum R.Br | Amaryllidaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Stings (marine) |
Crotalaria cunninghamii R.Br | Fabaceae | Shrub | Leaves, sap, bark | Pain |
Croton arnhemicus Müll.Arg | Euphorbiaceae | Tree | Root | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and stomach ache |
Cyathea australis (R.Br.) Domin | Cyatheaceae | Tree fern | Young leaves | Stomach ache and tonic |
Cymbidium canaliculatum R.Br | Orchidaceae | Orchid | Bulb | Dysentery |
Cymbidium madidum Lindl | Orchidaceae | Orchid | Bulb, seeds | Dysentery, pregnancy prevention |
Cymbonotus lawsonianus Gaudich | Asteraceae | Herb | Leaves | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Cymbopogon ambiguus (Hack.) A.Camus | Poaceae | Grass | Leaves | Colds |
Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin | Poaceae | Grass | Whole plant | Eye soreness |
Cymbopogon obtectus S.T.Blake | Poaceae | Grass | Whole plant | Eye soreness |
Cymbopogon sp. | Poaceae | Grass | Root | Earache |
Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe (R.Br.) Meve & Liede | Apocynaceae | Succulent shrub | Latex, tuber, sap | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, warts, and gonorrhoea |
Deplanchea tetraphylla (R.Br.) F.Muell | Sapotaceae | Tree | Bark | Colds and influenza |
Derris sp. | Fabaceae | Climber | Bark | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Dioscorea transversa R.Br | Dioscoreaceae | Climber | Tuber | Skin cancer |
Dodonaea polyandra Merr. & L.M.Perry | Sapindaceae | Tree | Root | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and toothache |
Erythrophleum chlorostachys (F.Muell.) Baill | Fabaceae | Tree | Bark | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, pain, and sprain |
Eucalyptus haemastoma Sm | Myrtaceae | Tree | Kino | Diarrhoea, wounds, ulcers |
Eucalyptus pruinosa Schauer | Myrtaceae | Tree | Bark | Rheumatism and body pain |
Eucalyptus resinifera Sm | Myrtaceae | Tree | Leaves, inner bark, gum | Ringworm |
Eucalyptus tetrodonta F.Muell | Myrtaceae | Tree | Leaves | Fever and headache |
Euphorbia tirucalli L. | Euphorbiaceae | Succulent shrub | Latex | Skin cancer |
Euphorbia mitchelliana Boiss | Euphorbiaceae | Shrub | Flowers | Diarrhoea |
Excoecaria agallocha L. | Euphorbiaceae | Mangrove tree | Latex | Stings (marine) |
Excoecaria parvifolia Müll.Arg | Euphorbiaceae | Tree | Bark | Body pain |
Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br | Santalaceae | Succulent shrub | Bark, roots | Boils |
Ficus fraseri G.Forst | Moraceae | Tree | Milky juice of young roots | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Ficus microcarpa L.f | Moraceae | Tree | White sap | Stings (fish) |
Ficus opposita Miq | Moraceae | Tree | Latex, leaves, gum | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and fungal infections including ringworm |
Flagellaria indica L. | Flagellariaceae | Climber | Fresh new growth tips | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and pox |
Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voigt | Phyllanthaceae | Shrub | Root | Toothache |
Grevillea mcgillivrayi I.M.Turner | Proteaceae | Tree | Leaves | Sore throat |
Grevillea striata R.Br | Proteaceae | Tree | Charcoal, bark | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, hives, and stings |
Grewia retusifolia Kurz | Malvaceae | Shrub | Inner bark of roots, roots, leaves, fruits | Diarrhoea, dysentery, boils, swelling, toothache, stomach ache, sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and cough |
Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl | Haemodoraceae | Herb | Root | Constipation |
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk | Boraginaceae | Herb | Extract | Body wash and fever |
Hibiscus vitifolius L. | Malvaceae | Herb | Tuber | Boils |
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br | Convolvulaceae | Climber | Whole plant, leaves, stems | Sexually transmitted diseases, boils, and swelling |
Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob | Lauraceae | Tree | Leaves, bark | Sores, skin infection, lesions, wounds, cuts, eye sores, body pain, scabies, gastritis, fever, headache, influenza, and paediatric uses |
Macaranga tanarius (L.) Müll.Arg | Rubiaceae | Tree | Red sap | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Manihot esculenta Crantz | Euphorbiaceae | Shrub | Root | Diarrhoea and stomach ache |
Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. | Myrtaceae | Tree | Young leaves, bark | Cough and cold, headache, tonic, sinusitis, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake | Myrtaceae | Tree | Young leaves | Cold, headache, and tonic |
Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn | Myrtaceae | Tree | Leaves | Cough |
Melicope vitiflora (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley | Rutaceae | Tree | Juice, resin, gum, bark | Toothache, bodyache, and toothache |
Mentha australis R.Br | Lamiaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Cough and cold |
Morinda citrifolia L. | Rubiaceae | Tree | Fruit | Cough and cold, sore throat |
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC | Fabaceae | Climber | Seed | Colds, fever, headache |
Musa banksia F.Muell | Musaceae | Tree | Sap, juice | Stings (stinging tree), paralysis and headache |
Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri (Warb.) W.J.de Wilde | Myristicaceae | Tree | Gum from bark | Ringworm |
Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. | Rubiaceae | Tree | Bark | Rheumatism, colds, stomach ache, and snake bite |
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. | Lamiaceae | Herb | Leaves, stems | Influenza, labour pain, and stomach ache |
Pandanus sp. | Pandanaceae | Palm-like | Base of leaf | Body pain, sore throat, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Pandanus spiralis R.Br | Pandanaceae | Palm-like | Sap, base of leaf | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Persicaria subsessilis (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson | Polygonaceae | Herb | Whole | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Persoonia falcata R.Br | Proteaceae | Shrub | Leaves, bark, wood | Cough and cold, sore throat, and eye sores |
Petalostigma pubescens Domin | Picrodendraceae | Shrub | Fruit, root | Toothache |
Phyllanthus urinaria L | Phyllanthaceae | Herb | Leaves | Colds |
Piper hederaceum (Miq.) C.DC | Piperaceae | Climber | Whole plant | Sore gums |
Planchonella pohlmaniana (F.Muell.) Pierre ex Dubard | Sapotaceae | Tree | Twigs and leaves | Boils |
Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth | Lecythidaceae | Tree | Bark, leaves | Tonic and body pain |
Plectranthus congestus R.Br | Lamiaceae | Herb | Leaves and branches | Body pain and syphilis |
Plectranthus parviflorus Willd | Lamiaceae | Herb | Leaves | Syphilis |
Plumeria rubra L. | Apocynaceae | Tree | Leaves | Swelling |
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Asteraceae | Herb | Whole plant | Fever and tonic |
Psidium guajava L. | Myrtaceae | Tree | Fruit | Constipation and stomach ache |
Pterocaulon serrulatum (Montrouz.) Guillaumin | Asteraceae | Herb | Leaves | Chest congestion, fever, colds, headache, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Ripogonum album R.Br | Ripogonaceae | Climber | Bark, roots | Stings (stingray) |
Santalum lanceolatum R.Br | Santalaceae | Tree | Scraped outer wood, inner moist bark, leaves | Chest ailments, purgative, sexually transmitted diseases, arthritis, insect bites, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Santalum obtusifolium R.Br | Santalaceae | Shrub | Wood | Constipation and pain |
Scoparia dulcis L. | Plantaginaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Influenza, sores, stomach ache, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Senna alata (L.) Roxb | Fabaceae | Shrub | Leaves | Fungal infections specially ringworm, heat rash, scabies, and skin itches |
Stemodia viscosa Roxb | Plantaginaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Body pain and tonic |
Sterculia quadrifida R.Br | Sterculiaceae | Tree | Leaves, branches, barks, roots | Eye sores, skin lesions, wounds, cuts, and nausea |
Striga curviflora (R.Br.) Benth | Linderniaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Syzygium suborbiculare (Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry | Myrtaceae | Tree | Bark, roots | Body pain |
Tabernaemontana orientalis R.Br | Apocynaceae | Shrub | Rootbark, sap | Fever, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Tephrosia turpinii Pedley | Fabaceae | Herb | Tuber | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Tephrosia varians (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White | Fabaceae | Herb | Root | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Terminalia catappa L | Combretaceae | Tree | Bark, young green fruit | Sore throat and thrush |
Terminalia muelleri Benth | Combretaceae | Tree | Soft leaves | Scabies, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Tetrameles nudiflora R.Br | Datiscaceae | Tree | Leaves | Swelling, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr | Rubiaceae | Tree | Inner bark | Colds, fever, influenza |
Tribulus cistoides L. | Menispermaceae | Climber | Whole plant | Toothache |
Wrightia saligna (R.Br.) F.Muell. ex Benth | Apocynaceae | Tree | Inner bark, milky sap, root | Boils, sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples | Convolvulaceae | Climber | Whole plant | Sores, skin lesions, wounds, and cuts |
Xylomelum scottianum (F.Muell.) F.Muell | Proteaceae | Tree | Leaves, roots | Body pain |