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🌿 Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC. Family : Myrtaceae Common name : jamun Habit : Tree Habitat : Near perennial stream Fl. & Fr. : Jun - Aug 🍁 The decoction of S. nervosum leaves and flower buds has been consumed to cure digestive problems.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in

🌿 Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples Family : Convolvulaceae Common name : Prasarini Habit : Creeper Habitat : Common in open places and gassy fields.  Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Apr 🍁 The plant is considered bitter, astringent, tonic and it’s used in the treatment of rheumatism, piles,  swellings and urinary disorders. Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in

Hypericum japonicum Family : Hypericaceae Common name: Kanike ghas, Chalakjhar Habit : Herb Habitat : Moist or wet areas  Uses: ✔ It is used in the treatment of asthma and dysentery, hepatitis. ✔ The plant has also shown antitumour activity.  ✔ Externally, it is used to treat wounds, leech bites, swellings and fungal skin diseases.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India

Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq. Family : Meliaceae Common name : Nahalbeli  Location : Cuttack, Odisha India  👉This species have the capacity to remove and to accumulate the heavy metals.  Medicinal uses : ✔ The decoction has been utilized to treat dysentery, skin itches and malaria fever.  ✔ The leaves extract having antimicrobial, antioxidant, hemolytic properties.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Bhubaneswar, Odisha India

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.  Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga Habit: Climber Plant of riparian ecology Uses: ✔ Seeds yield a fatty oil used as a cosmetic and for discharges from the ear.  ✔ Leaves and bark are febrifuge. ✔ The fruit of this herb helps to treat wounds, piles, urinary disorders and leucorrhoe.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.  Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India 

Mikania micrantha Kunth Family : Asteraceae Location : Cuttack, Odisha India  Habit : Climber Habitat : Stream banks, roadsides Medicinal uses : ✔ Leaf decoction is used to treat diabetes, stroke, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension.  ✔ It is also used to treat fever, rheumatism, cold and respiratory diseases.  ✔ It is used to heal cuts and stop minor external bleeding.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Bhubaneswar, Odisha www.aprf.org.in

Ficus benghalensis Family : Moraceae Local name: Banyan tree, Bara, vata, Indian fig tree 👉 Cultural values: Banyan tree is considered sacred by Hindus and is largely grown near temples. The banyan became a potent symbol of fertility, life and resurrection. It is believed that three gods – Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma are symbolized by the Banyan tree. Mostly the childless couple worship banyan tree and it is supposed not to be cut. In most of the Hindu  cultures. 👉 Medicinal uses: Various parts of these trees were used to cure many deadly diseases such as dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, nervous disorders, tonic and astringent.  👉 Ecological values: It provides food for animals, birds, insects etc. It is a fast-growing tree that has been used for soil conservation and as an afforestation species.  The traditional worshipping has protected many plants which have tremendous medicinal value and made them as sacred, so that wi...

Mollugo pentaphylla L.  Family: Molluginaceae Common name: Pita gohun Habit: Herb Habitat: In sunny or somewhat shaded, often sandy or stony sites Medicinal uses: Decoction of the roots is used to treat eye diseases. @ Sweta Mishra 

Sigesbeckia orientalis Family: Asteraceae Common name: Gobaria Habit: Herb Habitat: Forest shade, Dry and moist deciduous forest Medicinal uses:  The juice of the fresh herb is used in the treatment of wounds and decoction of the leaves and young shoots is used in parasitic skin diseases.  @ Sweta Mishra

Zingiber roseum Synonym : Amomum roseum Family : Zingiberaceae Habit : Herb or Undershrub Habitat : Moist places in Moist deciduous forests Uses : In Bangladesh, folk practitioners use the rhizomes of Zingiber roseum to treat the wound, asthma, gastric ulcer, and rheumatic disorders  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha