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| Scientific Name | Family | Vernacular Name | Habit | Plant Parts | Medicinal Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaempferia galanga L. | Zingiberaceae | Chandumula | Herb | Root | It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of high blood pressure and asthma. Externally, the root is applied as a poultice to wounds, swellings and ulcers, and is also used to treat dandruff and rheumatic joints. |
| Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker | Zingiberaceae | Kala bach | Herb | Rhizome | Rhizome juice is used to treat goiter, diarrhea and dysentery. Paste of rhizome and leaf is applied in poisonous insect bite. |
| Kaempferia rotunda L. | Zingiberaceae | Vui chapa | Heb | Rhizome | The rhizome is ground into a paste and applied externally for the treatment of sprains. The plant has an antioxidant potential to control age-dependent diseases such as myocardial infarction, diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer. |
| Kandelia candel (L.) Druce | Rhizophoraceae | Gora | Shrub or small tree | Leaf | The leaves of the plant are used in diabetes. |
| Knema bengalensis W.J.de Wilde | Myristicaceae | Khuda barala | Tree | Leaf | Leaves of the plant are used in an externally applied medicine to cure scabies and other skin-diseases. |
| Knema linifolia (Roxb.) Warb. | Myristicaceae | Amboala | Tree | Seed | The seeds are used in an externally applied medicine to cure scabies and other skin-diseases. |
| Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel | Cyperaceae | Subasinirbisa | Herb | Leaf, whole plant. | The plant is used in traditional folk medicine to treat many diseases and disorders. Leaves of the plant are used as antivenom, relief of malarial chills, pruritus of the skin, thirst attributable to fever and diabetes. |
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