Medicinal Plants

Species Name
Synonyms
English/Trade Name

Abrus precatorius

 

Crab’s Eye, Indian Liquorice, Jequirity

Acacia concinna

Acacia sinuata

 

Achyranthes aspera

 

Prickly- Chaff Flower

Adhatoda vasica

Adhatoda zeylanica

Malabarnut, Vasaka

Ammi majus

 

Greater Ammi

Andrographis paniculata

 

The Creat

Argemone mexicana

 

Mexican Poppy, Prickly Poppy

Argyreia nervosa

Argyreia speciosa

Elephant Creeper, Woolly Morning-Glory

Berberis aristata

Berberis chitria

Barberry roots

Bixa orellana

 

Annato, Arnato, Chinese Dye Tree, Lipstick Tree, Monkey Turmeric, Roucou, Saffron Tree

Boswellia serrata

Boswellia glabra

Indian Frankincense Tree, Indian Olibanum Tree

Calotropis procera

 

 

Cassia angustifolia

 

Indian or Tinnevelly Senna

Cassia tora

 

 

Catharanthus roseus

Vinca rosea

 

Centella asitica

Hydrocotyle asiatica

Indian Pennywort

Centratherum anthelminticum

Vernonia anthelmintica

 

Datura metel

Datura innoxia

Dhattura Patra

Derris robusta

 

 

Elaeocarpus sphaericus

Elaecarpus ganitrus

Utrasum Bead Tree

Ficus retusa

 

 

Gloriosa superba

 

Malabar Glory Lily

Helicteres isora

 

East Indian Screw Tree

Hibiscus abelmoschus

Abelmoschus moschatus

Musk Mallow

Holarrhena antidysenterica

 

 

Hyocyamus muticus

 

Egyptian Henbane

Hyocyamus nigar

 

Henbane, Black Henbane

Jatropha curcas

 

Physic Nut, Purging Nut

Mesua ferrea

 

 

Mimosa pudica

 

Sensitive plant

Mucuna deeringiana

Stizolobium deeringianum

Florida Or Georgia Velvet Bean

Mucuna nigricans

Mucuna imbricate

 

Mucuna prurita

Mucuna pruriens, Stizolobium deeringianum,
Stizolobium aterrimum, stizolobium niveum

Common Cowitch, Cowhage

Murraya exotica

Murraya paniculata

Orrange Jasamine

Nelumbo nucifera

Nelumbium nelumbo, Nelumbo speciosum

Sacred Lotus, Indian Lotus, Chinese Water Lily

Nelumbuim speciosum

 

 

Nerium indicum

Nerium odorum, Nerium oleander

Indian Oleander, Sweet-Scented Oleander

Ocimum americanum

Ocimum canum

Hoary Basil

Ocimum kilimandscharicum

 

Camphor Basil

Ocimum sanctum

 

Sacred Basil, Holy Basil

Papaver somniferum

 

Opium Poppy, White Poppy

Peganum harmala

 

Harmal, Syrian Rue, Foreign Henna, Wild Rue

Phyllanthus niruri

Phyllanthus fraternus

 

Pistacia integrrina

Pistacia chinensis

N.W.Himalayan Kakra

Plantago ovata

 

Blond Psyllium, Ispaghula, Spogel Seeds

Rauvolfia canescens

Rauvolfia tetraphylla, Rauvolfia heterophylla

 

Rauvolfia serpentina

 

Rauvolfia Root, Serpentine or Serpentina Root

Ricinus communis

 

Castor, Castorseed

Sida acuta

Sida carpinifolia

 

Solanum khasianum

Solanum chatterjeeanum

 

Solanum xanthocarpum

Solanum surattense

Yellow-Berried Nightshade

Spilanthes acmella

Spilanthes mauritiana

Para Cress, Brazilian Cress

Tephrosia purpurea

Tephrosia lanceolata, Tephrosia maxima, Tephrosia procumbens, Tephrosia pumila

Wild Indigo

Vernonia anthelmintica

 

 

Withania somnifera

 

Aswagandha

Wrightia tinctoria

 

Pala Indigo-Plant

Ziziphus vulgaris

Ziziphus sativa