Amaranthus spinosus | Ineni

Scientific classification of Amaranthus spinosus

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: A. spinosus
Binomial name
Amaranthus spinosus

Botanical Name is Amaranthus spinosus.
Common Name is Ineni.

Useful parts of Amaranthus spinosus : Ineni's Leaves and stem used for medicinal purpose.
Medicinal uses of Amaranthus spinosus :In Amaranthus spinosus's plants, leaves and stem paste with palm oil used to cure pile and stomach aches.

Caladium bicolor | Okpakara

Scientific classification of Caladium bicolor



Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Caladieae
Genus: Caladium

Botanical Name is Caladium bicolor
Local Name is Okpakara

Useful parts of Caladium bicolor : Leaves are useful in the medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Caladium bicolor: well in Caladium bicolor plants Leaves extract useful in, to cure Convulsion in children .

Colocassia esculenta | Ede

Scientific classification Colocassia esculenta


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Colocasieae
Genus: Colocasia
Species: C. esculenta
Binomial name
Colocasia esculenta
Botanical Name is Colocassia esculenta
Common Name is Ede


Useful parts of Colocassia esculenta: Leaves are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Colocassia esculenta:For Colocassia esculenta plants,its Leaves extract useful in heal Cracked foot heels.

Chromolaena odorata | Iganwaezigana

Scientific classification of Chromolaena odorata

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species: C. odorata

Botanical Name is Chromolaena odorata

Common Name: is Iganwaezigana

Useful parts of Chromolaena odorata:Iganwaezigana's Leaves are usrful in medicinlal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Chromolaena odorata:In Chromolaena odorata plants, Leaves extract useful for cuts & wounds for fast healing.

Rauwolfia vomitoria | Urubia

Scientific classification of Rauwolfia vomitoria

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Genus: Rauvolfia

Botanical Name is Rauwolfia vomitoria

Local Name is Urubia


Useful parts of Rauwolfia vomitoria :Urubia's Roots are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Rauwolfia vomitoria:In Urubia's plants,their root extract useful drank to reduce Labour pains.

Landolphia owariensis | Echu ayahi

Botanical Name is Landolphia owariensis
Local Name is Echu ayahi
Family: Apocynaceae

useful parts of Landolphia owariensis:Echu ayahi's roots are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Landolphia owariensis: In Echu ayahi's plants, Roots extracts used as Vermifuge.

Xylopia aethiopica | Uda

Scientific classification of Xylopia aethiopica


Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Xylopia
Species: X. aethiopica





Botanical Name : Xylopia aethiopica
Common Name : Uda


useful parts : Seeds

medicinal uses : Powered seeds inhaled byNursing mother

Anacardium occidentalis | Kashu

Scientific classification of Anacardium occidentalis


Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Sapindales

Family: Anacardiaceae

Genus: Anacardium

Species: A. occidentale

Botanical Name :Anacardium occidentalis
Common Name :Kashu

Useful parts of Anacardium occidentalis :Barks and leaves.

Medicinal uses : Extracts of leaves are useful in bath of patients with malaria.

List of 25 Medicinal Shrubs and Undershrubs | Family | Local name| English name

List of 25 Medicinal Shrubs and Undershrubs | Family | Local name| English name

Name of the plant Family Local Name English Name

Name of the plant	Family		English Name
Abutilon indicum	Malvaceae
Acalypha hispida Burm.f.	Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha wilkesiana Muelll.	Euphorbiaceae		Copper leaf
Adeninum obesum	Apocynaceae		Desert Rose
Asclepia curassavica Linn	Asclepiadaceae		Wild Ipecacunha
Azanza Lampas	Malvaceae
Barleria cristata Linn.	Acanthaceae
Barleria prionitis Linn.	Acanthaceae
Bixa orellana Linn.	Bixaceae		Arnatto
Bougainvillaea spectanilis willd.	Nyctaginaceae
Breynia retusa	Euphorbiaceae
Breynia nivosa Small	Euphorbiaceae		Cup-in-saucer
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw.	Caeslpiniaceae		Peacock flower
Calliandra emarginata	Mimosaceae
Calliandra surinamensis Benth	Mimosaceae
Calotropis gigantea	Asclepiadaceae
Carissa congesta Wight var. albida	Apocynaceae
Cassia alata Linn	Caesalpiniaceae
Cassia biflora Linn	Caesalpiniaceae
Cestrum diarnum Linn.	Solanaceae
Cestrum noctornum Linn.	Solanaceae
Chromolaena odorata	Asteraceae
Clerodendrum glabrum E.Meyer	Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum inerm	Verbenaceae

List of Medicinal Plants with common name and english name| family

List of Medicinal Plants with common name | english name| family

sr.No Name of the plant Family Local Name English Name
1 Acalypha indica Linn Euphorbiaceae Kulci,Kupi
2 Achyranthes aspera Linn. Amaranthaceae Aghata
3 Acorus calamus Linn. Araceae Vekhand Sweet Flag
4 Aeschynomene indica Linn. Fabaceae
5 Aeura lanata Juss. Amaranthaceae
6 Ageratum conyzoides Linn. Asteraceae Billy Goat-Weed
7 Alocasia indica Schott Araceae Arvi
8 Aloe vera Linn. Liliaceae Korphad
9 Aloe veriagata Linn. Liliaceae
10 Alternanthera sessilis(Linn.)R.Br Amaranthaceae Galighosh
11 Alysicarpus vaginalis(Linn).DC. Fabaceae
12 Amaranthum Spinosus Linn. Amaranthaceae Kate-math
13 Amaranthus viridis Linn. Amaranthaceae Math
14 Ammania baccifera Linn. Lythraceae Aagia
15 Amorhophallus campanulatus Blueme Araceae Suran Elepant's foot
16 Angelonia biflora Benth. Scrophulariaceae
17 Antirrhinum majas Linn. Scrophulariaceae Pivla-Dhotra
18 Argemone mexicana Linn. Papaveraceae Shatavari
19 Asparagus plumosus Liliaceae Shatavari Asparagus fern
20 Asparagus racemosus willd. Liliaceae Shatavari
21 Aster amellus Linn. Asteraceae
22 Bambusa Vulgaris Schrad Poaceae
23 Blumea lacera (Burm.f.)DC Asteraceae Burando
24 Boerhavia repens Linn. Nyctaginaceae Ghetuli
25 Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. Brassicaceae Rai, Mohari Mustard
26 Calathea Zebrina Lindl. Marantaceae Zebra plant
27 Canna indica Linn. Cannaceae Kardal Canna
28 Capsicum annuum Linn. Solanaceae Lal-Mirchi
29 Carica papya Linn. Caricaceae Papaya
30 Cassia toar Linn. Caesslpiniaceae Takala
31 Catharanthys roseus (Linn.) Apocynaceae Sadaphuli Periwinkle
32 Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban Apiaceae Brahmi
33 Chlorophytum laxum R.Br. Liliaceae
34 Christia vespertilionis (Linn.f.)Bakh.f. Fabaceae
35 Chromolaena odorata Asteraceae
36 Chrysanthemum sinense Sabin Asteraceae
37 Cleome rutidosperma DC. Capparidaceae
38 Cleome viscosa Linn. Capparidaceae Pivli-tilvan
39 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Labiatae Pan-ova
40 Coleus blumei Benth Labiatae
41 Coleus rotundifolius Labiatae
42 Commelina benghalensis Linn. Commelinaceae
43 Corchorus capsularis Linn. Tiliaceae
44 Corchorus olitorius Linn. Tiliaceae Banpat
45 Coriandrum sativum Linn. Apiaceae Dhana, Kothmir
46 Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. Asteraceae