Plant name
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Family
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Local name
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Part used
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Growth form
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Mode of Administration
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Method of preparation and diseases treated
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Adhatoda zeylanica L./ justicia adhatoda L
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Acanthaceae
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Addasaram
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Oral
Body lotion
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1. Leaf decoction mixed with fruits of piper longum (pippallu) for to cure asthma with cough.
2. Leaf paste mixed with gingerly oil and slightly heated and applied on the affected part of psoriasis.
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Aganosma dichotoma (Roth)K.Schum/Aganosma heynei (Spreng.) Ined.
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Apocynaceae
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Malati teega
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Root
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Shrub
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Oral
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A decoction of root given as a tonic for fever.
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Alangium
Salvifolium (L.f)
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Alangiaceae
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Vooduga
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Leaf
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Tree
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Plaster
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Boiled leaves made into paste and plastered over fractured bones.
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Ammannia baccifera L.
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Lythraceae
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Agnivendrapu aku
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Leaf
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Herb
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Body lotion
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Fresh leaves used in skin disease.
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Annona reticulate L.
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Annonaceae
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Ramaphalam
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Leaf
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Tree
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Spray
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Leaves or seed paste applied on head to kill lice.
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Azadirachta indica L.
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Meliaceae
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Vepa
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Leaf and seed
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Tree
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Oral
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Leaf extracts or seed oil given orally as an antihelmintic.
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Bauhinia racemosa Lam
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Caesalpinioideae
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Kantasara teega
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Root
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Shrub
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Oral
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Root crushed with jiggery and the filtrate administered for fever for 3 days.
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Brassica nigra (L.)
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Brassicaceae
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Aavalu
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Seed
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Herb
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Oral
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Mustard seeds along with black peppers cumin seeds and ginger (zinger officinalis) is powdered and the decoction used to cure diarrheas.
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Calophyllum inophyllum L
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Clusiaceae
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Ponna chettu
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Fruit
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Tree
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Ointment
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Dried fruit is fried and powdered by adding a pinch of salt applied to the gums and used as tooth powder for tooth ache.
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Calotropis gigantean (L)
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Asclepiadoideae
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Tella jilledu
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Body lotion
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Leaves heated with castor oil (ricinus communis) and applied on boils, blisters of skin diseases.
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Centella asiatica L.
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Apiaceae
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Saraswathi aku
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Leaf
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Herb
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Oral
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Leaf juice taken as for improving memory and useful skin disease.
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Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.) Merr.) / Psydrax dicoccos Gaertn
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Rubiaceae
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Nalla balusu
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Stem bark
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Tree
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Oral
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The bark paste is used treatment of fevers.
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Celastrus paniculatus Willd.
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Celastraceae
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Jyothshmati
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Seed
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Shrub
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Lotion
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Seeds paste mildly heated and gently massaged for rheumatic pains.
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Combretum albidum G.Don
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Combretaceae
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Yaada teega
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Leaf
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Herb
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Body lotion
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Warm leaf paste applied on boils, blisters and also for skin diseases.
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Convolvulus pluricaulis choisy
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Convolvulaceae
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Shankapushpi
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Whole plant
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Herb
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Oral
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Whole herb is used to improve memory, intelligence and also used in vomiting, toxic conditions.
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Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br
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Periplocoideae
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Pala teega
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Latex
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Twiner
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Ointment
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Latex applied for cuts and boils.
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Curcuma longa L.
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Zingiberaceae
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Pasupu
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Rhizome
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Herb
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Ointment
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Fresh rhizome, ground with cow’s milk and castor oil applied on paronychia.
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Datura metel L.
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Solanaceae
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Vummetha
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Ointment
Shampoo
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1. Leaf juice and paste applied on the burns.
2. Leaf juice applied on the scalp an hour before washing the hair. It continued for 15 days stop hair loss due to lice infection
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Emblica officinalis Gaertn./ Phyllanthus acidus (L.)
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Euphorbiaceae
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Usirikaya
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Seed and fruit
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Tree
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Oral
Hair oil
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1. The seeds used in the treatment of asthma and bronchitis.
2. The dried fruit used as oil for the head to cooling and stress.
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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.)
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Convolvulaceae
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Vishnukrantha
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Leaf
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Herb
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Oral
Oral
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1. Leaf paste mixed with onion paste (allium cepa) administered with cow’s milk twice a day for jaundice.
2. Plant decoction used administered 2 to 3 times a day for cooled.
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Ficus religiosa L.
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Moraceae
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Raavi chettu
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Leaf and bark
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Tree
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Oral
Body lotion
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1. The bark used in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery.
2. Leaves and tender shoots used in wounds and skin diseases.
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Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br.ex.Sm
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Asclepiadaceae
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Podapatri
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Root
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Shrub
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Oral
Oral
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1. Root or leaf decoction given orally in diabetes.
2. Roots crushed with long pepper (piper longum) and the extract given as lactogogue.
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Hemidesmus indicus L R.Br.ex.Schult.
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Apocynaceae
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Narunundi or nannari
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Root
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Shrub
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Oral
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Root used in oligospermia, gastritis, Stress relief, anorexia, menorrhagia.
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Holostemma ada kodien Schult
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Asclepiadoideae
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Papacheru gaddalu
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Root
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Twiner
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Oral
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The root powder mixed with sour milk and along with butter milk for dysentery.
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Jasminum sambac (L.)
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Oleaceae
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Bondumalle
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Body lotion
Ear drop
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1. Leaf paste used for wounds.
2. The leaf juice mixed with honey put in ear to cure pus in the ear.
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Jatropha curcas L.
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Euphorbiaceae
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Nepalam
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Latex
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Shrub
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Ointment
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Latex applied on burns.
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Jatropha Gossypifolia L
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Euphorbiaceae
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Chinna nepalam
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Latex
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Shrub
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Ointment
Ear drop
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1. The latex applied on boils and burns and also for tooth ache.
2. Two to three drops of latex instilled in the ear for earache.
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Lantana Camara L./ Lantana x aculeate L.
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Verbenaceae
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Akshunthalapulu
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Eye drop and lotion
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Leaf juice squeezed into the eyes to treat eye disease and externally to treat cuts and skin diseases.
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Lawsonia Inermis L.
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Lythraceae
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Gorinta
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Hair oil
Head oil
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1. Leaf juice mixed with gunta Galagaraku leaves (eclipta prostrate) leaves as hair tonic.
2. Leaf juice applied externally to cure headache.
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Lygodium flexuosum (L) Sw
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Lygodiaceae
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Chepala kopailu
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Rhizome
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Twiner
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Oral
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Rhizome roasted and mixed with the toddy of caryota urens for better in toxicities.
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Madhuca indica J F Gmel/ Madhuca longifolia (J.Konig ex L)
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Sapotaceae
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Ippa
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Seed
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Tree
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Hair shampoo
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Seed used as hair wash
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Mangifera indica L.
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Anacardiaceae
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Mamidi chettu
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Resin
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Tree
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Body lotion
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Gum/resin applied on cuts.
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Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Mull.Arg.
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Euphorbiaceae
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Sindhuram
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Fruit
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Tree
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Oral
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A pinch of fruit powder mixed in milk is administered to the children before bed time for antihelmintic.
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Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
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Sapotaceae
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Sapota
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Fruit
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Tree
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Oral
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Unripe fruits eaten in worm infestation.
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Nerium oleander L.
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Apocynaceae
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Erraganneru
|
Root
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Shrub
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Oral
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A paste from root used to cure worm infections and other skin diseases like scabies, eczema.
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.
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Oleaceae
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Parijatham
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Oral
Oral
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1. Leaf decoction given to treat fever.
2. Leaf paste used as an external application to treat ring worm, scabies and eczema
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Ochna Obtusata DC
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Ochnaceae
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Erraudhi
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Stem bark
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Tree
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Oral
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Stem bark juice (about 10ml) taken internally as an antidote for snake bite; the bark paste mixed with lime applied on the affected area and slightly warmed to remove the poison.
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Ocimum Basilicum L.
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Lamiaceae
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Bhootulasi
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Leaf
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Herb
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Ear drop
Ointment
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1. Two to three drops of leaf juice instilled in the ear for ear ache.
2. Leaf paste applied in leucorrhoea.
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Opuntia stricta (Ker Gawl.) L.D Benson/ Optunia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw
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Cactaceae
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Nagajamudu
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Fruit
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Shrub
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Oral
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The baked fruit to be given for whooping cough.
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Oxystelma esculentum (L.f)
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Apocynaceae
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DudhiPala
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Whole plant
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Herb
|
Ointment
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The latex of the plants is used as an antiseptic on cuts and wounds.
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Pavonia Zeylanica (L) Cav
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Malvaceae
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Karubenda
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Leaf
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Shrub
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Oral
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Leaf juice used as vermifuge and purgative.
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Pedalium murex L.
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Pedaliaceae
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Pedda pellaru
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Seed
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Herb
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Oral
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Seeds powder given with milk to cure for joint pains.
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Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov
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Periplocaceae
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Juttu-paku
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Latex
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Twiner
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Ointment
|
Latex applied on boils and blisters.
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Piper attenuatum Buch.-Ham. ex Miq.
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Piperaceae
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Pamu miriyalu
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Leaf and root
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Twiner
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Oral
Oral
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1. Root paste used for tooth ache.
2. Leaf juice given for cold and cough.
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Piper betle L
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Piperaceae
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Thamalapaku
|
Leaf
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Herb
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Oral
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Leaf juice helps for digestion. It is useful in bronchitis, asthma and cough
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Pongamia pinnata L
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Fabaceae
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Kanuga
|
Seed
|
Tree
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Body lotion
|
Seed oil used for skin diseases.
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Psidium guajava L
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Myrtaceae
|
Jamachettu
|
Leaf
|
Tree
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Oral
|
Leaf decoction used for relief for throat pain.
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Pterocarpus santalinus L.f
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Santalaceae
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Erra chandanam
|
Stem bark/ Wood
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Tree
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Oral
Oral
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1. Wood extracted used in diabetes.
2. Wood (about 20 gms) ground with fruits of piper nigrum (pepper) given to cattle in intestinal disorders.
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Rauvolfia serpentine (L.) Benth. Ex Kurz
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Apocynaceae
|
Sarpagandha
|
Plant
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Shrub
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Spray
|
Plant used for millennia to treat insect stings and the bites of venomous reptiles.
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Rivea hypocrateriformis (Desr.) Choisy
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Convolvulaceae
|
Boddi teega
|
Root
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Shrub
|
Oral
|
Root paste given after child birth in labor pain.
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Satalum album L.
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Santalaceae
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Srigandham
|
Stem bark and wood
|
Tree
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Ointment
Oral
Ointment
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1. Heart wood paste applied on the forehead for head ache and stress.
2. Fresh stem bark boiled in water and decoction given orally for 7 days for skin diseases.
3. Wood paste with salt applied to the wounds.
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Sapindus emarginatus vahl
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Sapindaceae
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Kukudu-kayalu
|
Seed and fruit
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Tree
|
Hair shampoo
Nostril drops
|
1. Fruit juice used as a hair washes.
2. Seed decoction dropped into the nostrils in head ache.
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Soymida febrifuga
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Meliaceae
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Somichettu
|
Flower
|
Tree
|
Ear drops
|
Flowers juice boiled in gingelly oil (sesamum indicum) is filtered and 2 to 3 drops are instilled in the car for ear-ache.
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Tephrosia purpurea (L.)
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Fabaceae
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Vempalaku
|
Leaf and root
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Shrub
|
Oral
Head oil
|
1. Roots extract mixed with a pinch of salt for stomach pain.
2. Leaf oil applied on head for head ache, stress and cooling.
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Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.ex DC)
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Combretaceae
|
Thellamaddi
|
Leaf
|
Tree
|
Ear drops
|
Juice of the fresh leaves used as ear drop.
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Thespesia populnea (L.) Correa
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Malvaceae
|
Ganga raavi
|
Leaf
|
Tree
|
Ointment
|
Leaf paste mixed with gingelly oil (sesamum indicum) applied for swellings
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Tinospora cordifolia (Wild.) Miers
|
Menispermaceae
|
Thippa teega
|
Stem bark and root
|
Herb
|
Ointment
Oral
|
1. The stem or root paste applied over for snake bite or scorpion sting.
2. Tuber extract given for stomach ulcers.
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|
Tragia involucrate L.
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
Telukondi chettu
|
Root
|
Herb
|
Body lotion
|
Root paste mixed with gingelly oil (sesamum indicum) to apply for blisters and skin diseases.
|
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Vallisneria natans (Lour.) H.Hara
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Hydrocharitaceae
|
Neetiadugu tamara
|
Leaf
|
Herb
|
Oral
|
Leaf decoction used for stomach pains and for leucorrhoea.
|
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Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less
|
Asteraceae
|
Saha devi
|
Whole plant
|
Herb
|
Oral
Oral
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1. Fresh leaf juice used against eczema and ringworm.
2. Whole plant extract given against urinary infection and abdominal pain.
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Vitex negundo (L.)
|
Lamiaceae
|
Sindhuvaramu
|
Leaf
|
Shrub
|
Oral and Spray
|
Leaves used in eczema, ring worm, skin diseases and control population of mosquitoes.
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Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf/ Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth.ex.Hook.f.
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Asclepiadaceae
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Doodipala teega
|
Leaf
|
Shrub
|
Ointment
|
Leaf paste applied for boils and abscesses.
|
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Ximenia Americana L.
|
Olacaceae
|
Konda nakkera
|
Leaf
|
Herb
|
Ointment
|
Leaf paste applied for skin diseases and ulcers.
|
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Waltheria indica L.
|
Malvaceae
|
Nalla benda
|
Whole plant and root
|
Shrub
|
Oral
Ointment
|
1. Root powder given to get relief from pain of inflammations (dose is approximate).
2. Plant powder used for drying and healing of wounds.
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|
Withania somnifera L.Dunal
|
Solanaceae
|
Ashwagandha
|
Leaves and fruit
|
Herb
|
Ointment
|
Berries and leaves are applied externally to tumors, tubercular glands and ulcers.
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Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill
|
Rhamnaceae
|
Gottikampa
|
Stem bark
|
Shrub
|
Ointment
|
Dried stem bark powder applied on cuts
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