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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 

Argemone mexicana L. Family : Papaveraceae Common name : Kantakusuma (Odia)  Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha Habit : Herb  Habitat : Roadsides and fields  Medicinal uses : ✔ Roots of the plant is used to cure fever and maintain normal blood circulation.  ✔ Juice of plant is used in the treatment of jaundice. ✔ Powder of leaves is used to cure diabetes.  ✔ Oil extracted from seeds is used to cure injuries, ulcers, dysentery and intestinal problems. ✔ Flowers have been used to cure cough problem.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Bhubaneswar, Odisha www.aprf.org.in

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

Rotala indica (Willd.) Koehne Family : Lythraceae Common name : Indian toothcup  Location : Konark, Odisha Habit : Herb Habitat : Wetlands An associate flora of carnivorous plants @ Sweta Mishra 

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene Family : Verbenaceae Common name : Jalapippali (Odia)   Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha Habit : Herb Habitat : Stream banks and in grassy places Medicinal uses : ✔ The aerial parts were used in treatment of wounds, asthma.  ✔ The infusion of leaves and tender stalks was used in children for indigestion.  ✔ Chutney made from the plant leaves and fruits were eaten to relive the irritation of internal piles. Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Bhubaneswar, Odisha www.aprf.org.in