Ethnobotanical exploration

of

Wealth of Medicinal plants….

HERBS for treating

Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

Parts used: Seed, Root, Stem, Bark, Leaf,

Latex, Whole plant

Mode of application: varies with each plant:

paste, decoction, fruit pulp, powdered seeds,

poultice or preparations in mustard oil or

lukewarm water

PPRC/INDIA 01

A

typical

joint

Source of information:

- Literature survey

- Local medicine men

- Elder people of tribal groups

- Tribal people

Preparations used:

- Externally

- Internally

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Knee

Joint

pain

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Hip

Joint

pain

Abrus precatorius L.

F am ily : F abaceae

PPRC/INDIA 07

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Achyranthes aspera L.

F am ily : A m aran thaceae

PPRC/INDIA 09

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Alangium salvifolium Wang

F am ily : A lang iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 11

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Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

F am ily : A pocynaceae

PPRC/INDIA 13

PPRC/INDIA 14

Hand

Joints

pain

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br.

F am ily : A m aran thaceae

PPRC/INDIA 16

PPRC/INDIA 17

Barringtonia acutangula (L.)

Gaertn

F am ily : B arring ton iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 18

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Bryonopsis laciniosa (L.) Naud

F am ily : C ucurb itaceae

PPRC/INDIA 20

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Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br.

F am ily : A sc lep iadaceae

PPRC/INDIA 22

PPRC/INDIA 23

Elbow

pain

Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.

F am ily : A sc lep iadaceae

PPRC/INDIA 25

PPRC/INDIA 26

Careya arborea Roxb.

F am ily : Lecyth idaceae

PPRC/INDIA 27

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Cassia fistula L.

F am ily : F abaceae

PPRC/INDIA 29

PPRC/INDIA 30

Celastrus paniculatus Villd.

F am ily : C e las traceae

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PPRC/INDIA 32

Neck

pain

Cleome icosandra L.

F am ily : C apparidaceae

PPRC/INDIA 34

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Clerodendron viscosum Vent.

F am ily : V erbenaceae

PPRC/INDIA 36

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Datura fastuosa L.

F am ily : S o lanaceae

PPRC/INDIA 38

PPRC/INDIA 39

Justicia adathoda L.

F am ily : A can thaceae

PPRC/INDIA 40

PPRC/INDIA 41

Shoulder

Joint

pain

Leea indica Merrill

F am ily : V itaceae

PPRC/INDIA 43

PPRC/INDIA 44

Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw

F am ily : Lygod iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 45

PPRC/INDIA 46

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent

F am ily : B ignon iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 47

PPRC/INDIA 48

Paederia scandens (Lour) Merr.

F am ily : R ub iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 49

PPRC/INDIA 50

Complete

back

pain

Peucedanum dhana Ham.

F am ily : A p iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 52

PPRC/INDIA 53

Piper longum L.

F am ily : P ipe raceae

PPRC/INDIA 54

PPRC/INDIA 55

Radermachera xylocarpa Roxb.

K. Schum

F am ily : B ignon iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 56

PPRC/INDIA 57

Raphistemma pulchelum Wall.

F am ily : A sc lep iadaceae

PPRC/INDIA 58

PPRC/INDIA 59

Wrist

Joint

pain

Salvadora persica L.

F am ily : S a lvadoraceae

PPRC/INDIA 61

PPRC/INDIA 62

Semecarpus anacardium

F am ily : A nacard iaceae

PPRC/INDIA 63

PPRC/INDIA 64

Solanum virginianum

F am ily : S o lanaceae

PPRC/INDIA 65

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Vitex negundo L.

F am ily : V erbenaceae

PPRC/INDIA 67

PPRC/INDIA 68

Vitex peduncularis Wall.

F am ily : V erbenaceae

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Thank

You!!