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| Scientific Name | Family | Vernacular Name | Habit | Plant Parts | Medicinal Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey. | Thymelaeaceae | Sotopata salago | Shrub | Leaf, stem. | Paste prepared from the leaves and stems of the plant is applied for the treatment of eczema. |
| Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal | Solanaceae | Aswagandha | Herb | Root. | Ashwagandha churna when used regularly helps to improve the conditions like senile debility, rheumatism, in all cases of general debility, nervous exhaustion, brain-fag, low of memory, loss of muscular energy, and spermatorrhea. |
| Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz | Lythraceae | Dhaiphul | Shrub | Flower. | Flowers are used to treat of dysentery. |
| Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabb. | Apocynaceae | Dudhkurush | Tree | Stem bark, root bark. | The bark of the stem and roots is regarded as an antidote against snake bites and scorpion stings. |
| Wrightia tinctoria R.Brown | Apocynaceae | Nilkorobi | Tree | Leaf, bark, seed, root. | The leaves and roots are pounded in water for treatment of fever. Seeds are used to treat fever, diarrhoea and dysentery, intestinal worms. The dried and powdered bark is rubbed over the body in the treatment of dropsy. |
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