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Keshav Narayan PaiMsc I Department of Botany
Medicinal Plant Diversity of India
Content
• Introduction• Profile of Indian Medicinal Plants• Medicinal Plants of Himalayas.• Medicinal Plants of Deserts. • Medicinal Plants of Deccan Plateaue• Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats• Medicinal Plants of Coastal region• Conclusion• References
Introduction•India is among the 12 mega bio diversity
countries of the world.
•About 12% of worlds known plant species and 8% of worlds known flowering plant species are found in India.
Why Biodiversity is rich in India?Reasons
Good Rainfall
Altitude
Soil Condition
Profile of Indian Medicinal Plants•All India co-ordinated Research Project of Ethnobiology (AICRPE) has estimated around 8000 plant species recorded in medicinal use.
• Medicinal plant occur in all bio- geographical zones
•India has rich medicinal heritage i.e Ayurveda,
Siddha, Unani, Folk.
Diverse Habitats Deserts Temperate Forests Tropical Forests Mangrooves Coastal and Islands.
Medicinal Plants of Himalayas Aconitum ferox
Family : Ranunculaceae Part used : Roots Uses: Antidote for poison, it
relieves body pain and used as ailment for
Asthmaand diabetes.
Eupatorium cannabinum
Family: Asteraceae Part used: Flowers Uses: Diuretic, remedy for
purifying blood, juice used to stop bleeding.
Aconitum heterophyllum Family: Ranunculaceae Part used: Underground stem and
root Uses: Antipyretic, anti inflammatory,
treatment of piles, vomiting etc
Rhododendron arthopogon Family: Ericaceae Part used: Leaves Uses: Its oil is used in treating
cold, obesity , flu and gout.
Medicinal Plants of DesertsCressa cretica Family: Convolvulaceae Part used: Leaves and
Flowers Uses: Used to treat Asthma,
leprosy and also tuberculosis.
Convolvulus microphyllus
Family: Convolvulaceae Part used: Leaves an Uses: It is used to reduce
cholestrol ,it is also psycho stimulant and to reduce stress.
Tecomella undulata
Family: Bignoniaceae Part used: Bark and seed Uses: Blood purifier, used to
treat diseases of liver, internal tumours.
Medicinal Plants of Deccan Plateaue
Rawolfia serpentina Common Name: Sarpaganda Family:Apocynaceae Part Used:Roots Uses: Used to treat snake bites,
mental disorders. Reserpine is extracted from them
Celastrus paniculatus
•Family : Celastraceae•Parts used: Seeds•Uses: Seed oil is used as tonic for
memory loss, used to treat neuro degenerative diseases.
Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats•Garcinia indica•Family: Clusiaceae• Parts used: Fruit• Uses: They contain rich amount of
anti- oxidants, treated for fever and also for skin
diseases
Embelia ribes • Comman name: Vidanga• Family: Myrsinaceae• Parts used: Seeds• Uses: To treat cardiac disease, skin
diseases, obesity etc.
Myristica malabarica• Family: Myristicaceae• Part used: Bark, seed.• Uses: To treat Ulcers,
gangrene, Rheumatism.
Medicinal Plants of Coastal Region
Acanthus ilicifolius
Family: Acanthaceae
Parts used: Roots, leaves
Uses: Treat Asthma and Rheumatism, Skin diseases.
Avicennia marina Family: Acanthaceae Part used: Bark Uses: Treatment of Scabies They have Anti- bacterial, Anti- microbial Properties.
Rhizophora mucronata Family: Rhizophoraceae Part used: Leaves, Bark. Uses: Treatment of Diabetes, Dysentry. Also used to treat Bloody Urine.
India is an home of many useful medicinal plants in the world and medicinal plants are used from ancient days i.e AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).
Research are going on to study the medicinal plants and more research are to be conducted in this field.
Conclusion
www.encyclopedia.com/tropic/medicinal plants.aspx.
www.botany.com/medicine.htm
References