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Table 1. List of the plants of South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal

Sl. Vernacular Parts
Scientific Name Family Uses as medicine
No. Name(s) Used

1 Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet Patari Malvaceae R,L,B, Demulcent,

Se aphrodisiac, laxative,
diuretic, and sedative.

2 Achyranthes aspera L. Chirchiri Amaranthaceae Se,R Seed: Cough;root:
toothache

3 Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa Bel Rutaceae Fr,L Fruit: Controlling

mucous in stool,
Leaves: Intestinal

worms, Abscess, pus
oozing from ears.

4 Amaranthus spinosus L. Kantanotey Amaranthaceae Young Used as febrifuge;

L, Sh cures sore, eczema
5 Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Kalmegh Acanthaceae WP, L Used as bitter tonic

Nees and febrifuge, in
dysentery, cholera,

diabetes, consumption,

influenza, bronchitis
swellings and itches,

jaundice, anemia
6 Argemone mexicana L. Shealkanta Papaveraceae R,Se Used in skin diseases

7 Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Neem Meliaceae B,L, Bark: abdominal pain,
Se impure blood,

headache, fever,

irregular menstruation,
scabies; Leaf: fever in

infants, snakebite to
test the presence of

venom in the body;
Seed: head lice

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