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| Scientific Name | Family | Vernacular Name | Habit | Plant Parts | Medicinal Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallisneria spiralis L. | Hydrocharitaceae | Baicha | Herb | Whole plant. | The plant is used in the treatment of leucorrhoea. |
| Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook.f. ex G.Don | Orchidaceae | Tessirasna | Epiphytic herb | Root. | The roots of the plant are used in nervous problems, dysentery, dyspepsia, and fever. |
| Ventilago maderaspatana Gaertn. | Rhamnaceae | Raktavalli | Shrub | Leaf | Leaves of the plant are used as an external application to treat itch and other cutaneous eruptions. It is traditionally used to treat many disorders like skin problems, fever, and diabetes and also used as digestive carminative. |
| Veronica agrestis L. | Scrophulariaceae | Veronti | Herb | Whole plant. | A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea and haemorrhages. |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. | Scrophulariaceae | Paniveronti | Herb | Leaf, root. | The root and the leaves are alterative, appetizer and diuretic. The leaves are used in the treatment of scurvy, impurity of the blood etc. The plant is bruised and applied externally as a poultice on burns, ulcers, whitlows. |
| Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper | Fabaceae | Maskalay | Herb | Seed | The seeds of the plant are used in asthma, leukoderma, scabies, and gonorrhea treatment. Powdered beans rubbed into scarifications over tumors and abscesses to promote suppuration. |
| Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek | Fabaceae | Sonamoog | Herb | Seed | The seeds are said to be a traditional source of cures for paralysis, rheumatism, coughs, fevers and liver ailments. |
| Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | Fabaceae | Barbati | Climber | Leaf | The crushed leaves are used in a poultice to heal and bond broken bones. |
| Vitex negundo L. | Verbenaceae | Nishihda | Shrub or small tree | Leaf, fruit. | The leaves are stuffed into pillows, which are then used to relieve headache. The fruit is used to treat colds, coughs, rheumatic difficulties. |
| Vitex peduncularis Wall. ex Schauer | Verbenaceae | Horina | Tree | Bark | A paste is made with the bark of the plant is applied on the affected parts of the body and kept on the body for three days at a length by wetting with water in times to treat gout. |
| Vitex pinnata L. | Verbenaceae | Pinna-arsol | Tree | Leaf, bark. | A poultice of the leaves is used to treat fevers and wounds. A decoction of the bark is used to treat stomach-ache. |
| Vitex trifolia L. | Verbenaceae | Nilnishinda | Shrub | Leaf, root. | The leaves are used as a dry fomentation or poultice for treating sprains, contusions, rheumatism and swollen testicles. Root decoction is used in the treatment of fevers and liver diseases. |
| Vitis vinifera L. | Vitaceae | Angur | Climber | Leaf, fruit. | Leaf decoction is used in the treatment of threatened abortion, internal and external bleeding, cholera, dropsy, diarrhoea and nausea. The fruit is helpful in the treatment of varicose veins, haemorrhoids and capillary fragility. |
| Volkameria inermis L. | Verbenaceae | Ban jui | Shrub | Leaf, root. | Root decoction is used in the treatment of intermittent fever. A decoction of roasted leaves is considered a remedy for beriberi. |
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