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| Scientific Name | Family | Vernacular Name | Habit | Plant Parts | Medicinal Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet | Fabaceae | Shim | Climber | Leaf, stem, pod. | The juice from the pods is used to treat inflamed ears and throats. The stem is used in the treatment of cholera. The green leaves, crushed in vinegar, have been used to treat snakebites. |
| Lactuca sativa L. | Asteraceae | Lettuce pata | Herb | Leaf | It is taken internally in the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, neuroses, hyperactivity in children, dry coughs, whooping cough, rheumatic pain etc. |
| Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. | Cucurbitaceae | Lau | Climber | Leaf, fruit, seed. | A poultice of the crushed leaves has been applied to the head to treat headaches. The juice of the fruit is used in the treatment of typhus, stomach acidity, indigestion and ulcers. A poultice of the boiled seeds has been used in the treatment of boils. |
| Lagerstroemia indica L. | Lythraceae | Chhotojarul | Tree | Flower. | A paste of the flowers is applied externally to cuts and wounds. A decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of colds. |
| Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. | Lythraceae | Jarul | Tree | Leaf, bark. | A decoction of the bark is used as a treatment against diarrhoea and abdominal pains. A leaf poultice is used to relief malarial fever and is also applied on cracked feet. |
| Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. | Anacardiaceae | Bhadi | Tree | Bark | The bark is used to cures sprains, bruises, skin eruptions, heart diseases, dysentery and mouth sores. Decoction of the bark is used for toothache. |
| Lantana camara L. | Verbenaceae | Lantana | Shrub | Root | Root decoction is used to treat influenza, cough, mumps, incessant high fever, malaria, cervical lymph node tuberculosis, asthma, toothache, headache, inflammation, gonorrhoea and leucorrhoea. |
| Laphangium luteoalbum (L.) Tzvelev | Asteraceae | Dudh ghas | Herb | Leaf, stem. | Paste is made from leaves and stems of the plant are applied on the affected areas to treat gout, wound and sore. Juice extracted from leaves and stems of the plant is taken for the treatment of diarrhoea. |
| Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew | Urticaceae | Bichuti | Herb | Root | A decoction of the root is taken as a diuretic, and also prescribed as a remedy for coughs and asthma. |
| Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites | Araceae | Katakuchu | Herb | Leaf, root. | The leaves and roots are used as a remedy for piles. The rhizomes are used medicinally for treating lymphotuberculosis, lymphonoditis, stomach aches, snake and insect bites, injuries, and rheumatism. |
| Lathyrus sativus L. | Fabaceae | Kheshari | Herb | ||
| Launaea aspleniifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. | Asteraceae | Tikadana | Herb | Root | The root of this plant in combination with other drugs is given as a lactagogue. |
| Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Merr. | Asteraceae | Mentosdana | Herb | Whole plant. | The juice of the plant is used as a soporific for children. It is applied externally in the treatment of rheumatic affections. |
| Lawsonia inermis L. | Lythraceae | Mehedi | Shrub | Leaf | A fresh juice is extracted from the leaves of the plant and mixed with some sugar, then the mixture is taken twice a day (two tea spoons amount each time) until the spermatorrhoea is cured. A paste is prepared from leaves of the plant is applied on head-skin once a day until the dandruff is cured. Infusion made from leaves of the plant is taken in empty stomach once a day in morning for seven days to treat general weakness. |
| Leea aequata L. | Leeaceae | Kakjonghla | Shrub | Leaf, twig. | Leaves and twigs have antiseptic properties and are used for poulticing wounds. |
| Leea indica Merr. | Leeaceae | Bonfotka | Shrub | Leaf, shoot, root. | Young shoots are chewed to relieve a severe coug. The pounded leaves are used for poulticing cuts and skin complaints. The crushed roots are applied as a poultice to treat ringworms, diarrhoea, colic and sores. |
| Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem. | Leeaceae | Hostikormo | Shrub | Leaf, root. | The root paste is consumed with a glass of milk as a single monthly dose for birth control. The powdered leaves, mixed with honey, are used in the treatment of cancer. |
| Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng. | Leeaceae | Lalbhanga | Shrub | Leaf, root. | Leaves are used as a poultice to treat wounds. The roots are used for reducing fevers and inducing perspiration and for treating arthritis, rheumatism and stomachaches. |
| Leea asiatica (L.) Ridsdale | Leeaceae | Kukura | Shrub | Leaf, root tuber. | The root tuber is used as a treatment against guineaworms. The leaves when bruised are applied to wounds. |
| Lemna perpusilla Torr. | Lemnaceae | Khudipana | Aquatic herb | Whole plant | The plant is used to treat boils. |
| Lens culinaris Medik. | Fabaceae | Moshur | Herb | Seed | Seeds are considered to be useful in the treatment of constipation and other intestinal affections. Seed paste are a useful cleansing poultice, applied to foul and indolent ulcers. |
| Leonurus sibiricus L. | Lamiaceae | Raktodhrone | Herb | Leaf, root. | The herb is used to treat loss of potency in men, postpartum bleeding or painful menstruation in women, and as a diuretic. The root steeped in tea to aid in menstruation and to calm other female reproductive system ailments. The leaves are applied externally to treat rheumatism or arthritis. |
| Lepidagathis incurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don | Acanthaceae | Karoggathis | Herb | Leaf, stem. | Pea-sized pills made with the leaves and stems of the plant are taken four times a day (one pill each time) until the paraplasia is cured. |
| Lepidium sativum L. | Brassicaceae | Halim shak | Herb | Leaf, seed, root. | Leaves are useful in the treatment of scorbutic diseases and liver complaints. The root is used in the treatment of secondary syphilis and tenesmus. The pounded seeds are poulticed on the skin, and have a vesicant and soothing action on bruises and sprains. |
| Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh. | Sapindaceae | Rubiharina | Shrub or small tree | Leaf, fruit, seed, root. | A decoction of the leaves and roots, and also sometimes the fruits and seeds, is used as a treatment against fever. The boiled root is used as a treatment against coughing. |
| Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh. | Sapindaceae | Amjam | Shrub or small tree | Leaf | Juice extracted from leaves of the plant by rubbing with stone, it is taken four times a day (two tea spoons amount each time) until the chest pain is cured, at the same time leaf paste is applied on the chest once a day for one week. A balm is made with leaf-juice of the plant is used for massaging on affected parts of the body twice a day until the facial paralysis and paralysis is cured. Cottonseed-sized pills are made from the leaves of the plant is taken with cold water thrice a day (one pill each time) until the piles is cured. |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit | Mimosaceae | Epil-epil | Tree | Seed | Seeds of the plant are used to control the diabetes. Seeds of the plant are used for the treatment of stomachache. Seeds of the plant are used to rid of round worms. |
| Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. | Lamiaceae | Barahalkusha | Herb | Leaf, stem, flower. | A decoction is used in the treatment of coughs and fevers, including malarial fever. The flowers, mixed in honey, are used as a domestic remedy for cough and colds[ |
| Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link | Lamiaceae | Shetodron | Herb | Leaf | The leaf sap is used to treat sores of the eyes and nose. The crushed leaves are also used to treat mild fevers, colds, rheumatism and snake bites, and as a decoction against roundworm, mainly for children. |
| Leucas biflora (Vahl) Sm. | Lamiaceae | Fulidron | Herb | Leaf, stem. | Four to five leaves are also prescribed to chew with a leaf of Piper betel (Pan pata) for the women who suffer from white discharge. Paste made with leaves and stems of the plant, then plaster is made on the fractured bone with that paste, and kept for two days to treat bone fracture. Pea-sized pills are made from leaves of the plant are taken thrice a day (two pills each time) for 30 days to treat cirrhosis.Paste made from leaves and stems of the plant, after warming it is applied to the infected throat twice a day for three days to treat tonsillitis |
| Leucas zeylanica (L.) W.T.Aiton | Lamiaceae | Lankadron | Herb | Leaf | The sap of the leaves is used for sores of eyes and nostrils. A poultice for scabies, itches, head-aches, vertigo, and colic. Also used as a vermifuge with children. |
| Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau | Limnocharitaceae | Letuce pana | Herb | Leaf | Juice extracted from the leaves of the plant is used to relieve ear pain. The leaves of the plant are used for the treatment of swelling, hemorrhoids, toothache, and hypertension. |
| Limnophila aquatica (Roxb.) Alston | Scrophulariaceae | Panikutra | Herb | Leaf | A paste is made with the leaves of the plant is applied on the wounds to treat it. Ointment made from the leaves of the plant with coconut oil is used in elephantiasis. Paste prepared from the plant is applied to treat leucoderma. |
| Limnophila indica (L.) Druce | Scrophulariaceae | Deshi karpur | Herb | Leaf | An infusion of the leaves is used in the treatment of dysentery, diarrhoea and dyspepsia. |
| Limnophila rugosa (Roth) Merr. | Scrophulariaceae | Bandha keshori | Herb | Leaf | A decoction of the leaves, combined with Ocimum basilicum, is drunk as a treatment for mild gonorrhoea and impotence. The plant is used in the treatment of coughs and colds. Both a decoction and a steam-bath of the aromatic leaves are used to cure itching eyes. |
| Limonia acidissima L. | Rutaceae | Koethbel | Tree | Leaf, fruit. | Leaves are astringent and are used internally, often combined with milk and sugar, in the treatment of indigestion, flatulence, diarrhoea, dysentery (especially in children) and haemorrhoids. Both the fruit pulp and the powdered rind can be poulticed onto bites and stings of venomous insects. |
| Lindenbergia indica (L.) Vatke | Scrophulariaceae | Basonti | Herb | Whole plant | Juice of the plant is given in chronic bronchitis and mixed with coriander plant applied to skin eruptions. |
| Lindernia antipoda (L.) Alston | Scrophulariaceae | Chhoto helencha | Herb | Leaf, root. | A decoction of the roots and leaves is used as an anthelmintic. |
| Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. | Scrophulariaceae | Chapra ghas | Herb | Leaf | The leaf decoction is applied topically to boils and itches, herpes-like sores, and to sores caused by forest ticks. |
| Lindernia multiflora (Roxb.) Mukerjee | Scrophulariaceae | Bohu-phuli | Herb | Leaf, stem. | The aerial parts are widely used in poultices for relieving boils, sores and itches. |
| Lindernia parviflora Haines | Scrophulariaceae | Parvi chapra | Herb | Whole plant | Paste prepared from the plant is applied to treat boils. Plant paste is applied for the treatment of ringworm and itches. |
| Lindernia pusilla (Willd.) Boldingh | Scrophulariaceae | Pussi chapra | Herb | Leaf, stem. | The juice of the aerial parts, mixed with turmeric (Curcuma longa) and heated with a little water, is applied to infected fingernails. |
| Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston | Scrophulariaceae | Tan chapra | Herb | Leaf | Paste made with leaves of the plant is applied to the boils once a day for seven days to treat boils. Paste prepared from leaves of the plant is applied on the forehead twice a day for two days to treat headache. |
| Lindernia viscosa (Hornem.) Merr. | Scrophulariaceae | Atha chapra | Herb | Whole plant. | The plant is considered an effective cure for menorrhagia. |
| Linum usitatissimum L. | Linaceae | Tisi | Herb | Seed | An infusion of the seed contains a good deal of mucilage and is a valuable domestic remedy for coughs, colds and inflammation of the urinary organs. |
| Lippia alba (P.Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britt. & Wilson | Verbenaceae | Pichas-lakri | Herb | Leaf | Externally, the leaves are used in herbal baths, to cure fevers and severe stomach pain, and to cleanse the bladder. |
| Litchi chinensis Sonn. | Sapindaceae | Lichu | Tree | Bark, flower, fruit, root, seed. | Decoctions of the root, bark and flowers are used as a gargle to alleviate throat ailments. The fruit, its peel and the seed are used in traditional medicine; Decoctions of the root, bark and flowers are used as a gargle to alleviate throat ailments. The fruit peel is used in the treatment of diarrhea. |
| Lithocarpus fenestratus (Roxb.) Rehder | Fagaceae | Feni batna | Tree | Leaf | Leaf paste is applied to treat rheumatism. |
| Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob. | Lauraceae | Meda | Tree | Leaf, bark, root bark. | The root bark and leaves are used medicinally to reduce fever, reduce swelling, and treat diarrhea. he bark also acts as a demulcent and mild astringent in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery. |
| Litsea lancifolia (Roxb. ex Nees) Hook.f. | Lauraceae | Lancichita | Tree | Root | Warm root extract is taken frequently for the cure of diarrhea. |
| Litsea monopetala (Roxb.) Pers. | Lauraceae | Kat meda | Tree | Leaf | The leaves are used as a topical medicine for the treatment of arthritis. |
| Lobelia zeylanica L. | Campanulaceae | Cylon lobel | Herb | Leaf | A decoction made with the leaves of the plant is given to treat difficult urination. The plant is used for the treatment of stomach-ache, scabies, infected eyes, and swellings. |
| Lobelia chinensis Lour. | Campanulaceae | Lobelia | Herb | Leaf, root. | Applied externally as a decoction or as a poultice of the fresh leaves, it is used in the treatment of swellings, sores and abscesses; the bites and stings of poisonous insects and animals; tooth abscesses, ascites and traumatic injuries. Root is used in the treatment of kidney problems. |
| Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. | Celastraceae | Sutronga | Tree | Leaf | Leaf paste is applied to treat headache. |
| Loranthus globosus Roxb. | Loranthaceae | Golalorus | Parasite | Paste prepared from the leaves of the plant is applied on the forehead to releif headache. The leaves of the plant are used for the treatment of cough, cancer, diarrhoea and inflammation. | |
| Ludwigia adscendens (L.) Hara | Onagraceae | Keshordam | Herb | Leaf, stem. | A decoction of the aerial parts is used as a treatment for dysentery, fever, cough and ophthalmia. |
| Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell | Onagraceae | Panilong | Herb | Leaf, root. | The plant is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, enteritis and sprue. A poultice of the plant is used to treat pimples, boils and other infections. A cold infusion of the roots is used to treat syphilis. |
| Ludwigia perennis L. | Onagraceae | Amorkura | Herb | Leaf, stem. | Tender shoot is rubbed on aching gums. Plant is boiled in oil which is applied to body to bring down fever. |
| Ludwigia prostrata Roxb. | Onagraceae | Shayankura | Herb | Leaf, stem. | The fresh juice is extracted from the leaves and stems of the plant are taken three times a day (5 ml amount each time) until the whooping cough and irregular menstruation is cured. Paste prepared from the plant is applied to treat abscesses. The decoction is made with the plant is taken thrice a day (50 ml amount each time) for one month, after adding some sugar to treat leucorrhoea. |
| Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. | Cucurbitaceae | Jhinga | Climber | Leaf, fruit, seed. | The fruits and seeds are used in herbal preparations for the treatment of venereal diseases, particularly gonorrhea. The leaf sap is applied to skin affections such as eczema, and is used as an eyewash to cure conjunctivitis. |
| Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roemer | Cucurbitaceae | Dhundal | Climber | Fruit | The fruits are used internally in the treatment of rheumatism, chest pains, backache, orchitis, haemorrhoids, internal bleeding and insufficient lactation. The dried fruits are used as abrasive sponges in skin care to remove dead skin and stimulate the peripheral circulation. |
| Lupinus argenteus Pursh | Fabaceae | Rupa lupin | Herb | Leaf | A poultice of the crushed leaves is used as a treatment for poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) blisters. |
| Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn. | Rutaceae | Labangalata | Woody climbers | Fruit, root. | Roots and fruits are employed for treating scorpion-stings. |
| Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. | Solanaceae | Tomato | Herb | Leaf, fruit, root. | The pulped fruit is an extremely beneficial skin-wash for people with oily skin. Sliced fruits are a quick and easy first aid treatment for burns, scalds and sunburn. A decoction of the root is ingested in the treatment of toothache. Leaves are used to treat leprosy spots. |
| Lycopodium clavatum L. | Lycopodiaceae | Lycopodium | Herb | Whole plant. | It is applied externally to skin diseases, wounds, ulcers and irritations. |
| Lygodium circinatum (Burm.f.) Sw. | Schizaeaceae | Golalata fern | Climber | Leaf | The pounded leaves are applied to wounds. |
| Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw. | Schizaeaceae | Saralata fern | Climbing fern | Rootstock | Fresh rootstocks are applied externally as a treatment for rheumatism, sprains, scabies, eczema, and cut wounds, and are reported to be particularly useful for carbuncles. |
| Lygodium giganteum Tagawa & Iwatsuki | Schizaeaceae | Baralata fern | Climbing fern | Leaf | The leaves are applied externally as a poultice in the treatment of skin diseases and swellings. |
| Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. | Schizaeaceae | Japanilata fern | Climber | Spore | The spores are said to help kidney and urinary functions; reduce swelling, colds, and fever; ease cough and congestion; and work as an anti-gonorrhoeal agent or as a general blood tonic. |
| Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. | Schizaeaceae | Patilata fern | Climber | Leaf. | A decoction of the leaves is used in the treatment of dysentery. The leaves are applied externally as a poultice in the treatment of skin diseases and swellings, |
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