Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC. Family : Myrtaceae Common name : jamun

🌿 Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC.

Family : Myrtaceae

Common name : jamun

Habit : Tree

Habitat : Near perennial stream

Fl. & Fr. : Jun - Aug

🍁 The decoction of S. nervosum leaves and flower buds has been consumed to cure digestive problems. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha India

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Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples Family : Convolvulaceae Common name : Prasarini

🌿 Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples

Family : Convolvulaceae

Common name : Prasarini

Habit : Creeper

Habitat : Common in open places and gassy fields. 

Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Apr

🍁 The plant is considered bitter, astringent, tonic and it’s used in the treatment of rheumatism, piles, 

swellings and urinary disorders.

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha India

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Hypericum japonicum Family : Hypericaceae Common name: Kanike ghas, Chalakjhar Habit : Herb

Hypericum japonicum

Family : Hypericaceae

Common name: Kanike ghas, Chalakjhar

Habit : Herb

Habitat : Moist or wet areas 

Uses:

✔ It is used in the treatment of asthma and dysentery, hepatitis.

✔ The plant has also shown antitumour activity. 

✔ Externally, it is used to treat wounds, leech bites, swellings and fungal skin diseases. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha India

Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq. Family : Meliaceae Common name : Nahalbeli

Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq.

Family : Meliaceae

Common name : Nahalbeli 

Location : Cuttack, Odisha India 

👉This species have the capacity to remove and to accumulate the heavy metals. 

Medicinal uses :

✔ The decoction has been utilized to treat dysentery, skin itches and malaria fever. 

✔ The leaves extract having antimicrobial, antioxidant, hemolytic properties. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Bhubaneswar, Odisha India

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. 

Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae

Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga

Habit: Climber

Plant of riparian ecology

Uses:

✔ Seeds yield a fatty oil used as a cosmetic and for discharges from the ear. 

✔ Leaves and bark are febrifuge.

✔ The fruit of this herb helps to treat wounds, piles, urinary disorders and leucorrhoe. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha India 

Mikania micrantha Kunth Family : Asteraceae Location : Cuttack, Odisha India Habit : Climber Habitat : Stream banks, roadsides

Mikania micrantha Kunth

Family : Asteraceae

Location : Cuttack, Odisha India 

Habit : Climber

Habitat : Stream banks, roadsides

Medicinal uses :

✔ Leaf decoction is used to treat diabetes, stroke, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. 

✔ It is also used to treat fever, rheumatism, cold and respiratory diseases. 

✔ It is used to heal cuts and stop minor external bleeding. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Ficus benghalensis Family : Moraceae Local name: Banyan tree, Bara, vata, Indian fig tree

Ficus benghalensis

Family : Moraceae

Local name: Banyan tree, Bara, vata, Indian fig tree

👉 Cultural values: Banyan tree is considered sacred by Hindus and is largely grown near temples. The banyan became a potent symbol of fertility, life and resurrection. It is believed that three gods – Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma are symbolized by the Banyan tree. Mostly the childless couple worship banyan tree and it is supposed not to be cut. In most of the Hindu 

cultures.

👉 Medicinal uses: Various parts of these trees were used to cure many deadly diseases such as dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, nervous disorders, tonic and astringent. 

👉 Ecological values: It provides food for animals, birds, insects etc. It is a fast-growing tree that has been used for soil conservation and as an afforestation species. 

The traditional worshipping has protected many plants which have tremendous medicinal value and made them as sacred, so that with the fear of deity nobody eradicates it. So we have to protect these sacred plants for us and our next generation for better survival. 

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Mollugo pentaphylla L. Family: Molluginaceae Common name: Pita gohun Habit: Herb

Mollugo pentaphylla L. 

Family: Molluginaceae

Common name: Pita gohun

Habit: Herb

Habitat: In sunny or somewhat shaded, often sandy or stony sites

Medicinal uses: Decoction of the roots is used to treat eye diseases.

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Sigesbeckia orientalis Family: Asteraceae Common name: Gobaria Habit: Herb Habitat: Forest shade, Dry and moist deciduous forest

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Family: Asteraceae

Common name: Gobaria

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Forest shade, Dry and moist deciduous forest

Medicinal uses: 

The juice of the fresh herb is used in the treatment of wounds and decoction of the leaves and young shoots is used in parasitic skin diseases. 

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Zingiber roseum Synonym : Amomum roseum Family : Zingiberaceae Habit : Herb or Undershrub

Zingiber roseum

Synonym : Amomum roseum

Family : Zingiberaceae

Habit : Herb or Undershrub

Habitat : Moist places in Moist deciduous forests

Uses : In Bangladesh, folk practitioners use the rhizomes of Zingiber roseum to treat the wound, asthma, gastric ulcer, and rheumatic disorders 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha