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Table 1. An enumeration of plants and their use of medicinal purposes by Santals living of Joypurhat, Bangladesh
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Botanical name
Acalypha indica L.
Achyranthes aspera L.
Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr.
Local name
Muktajhuri
Apang
Bel
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Amaranthaceae
Rutaceae
Habit
Herb
Herb
Tree
Parts used
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Treatment process
Taken leaves juice is used as skin disease.
Paste made from leaves is used as eczema.
Applied young leaves juice is used as abscess.
4
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Ochunti
Asteraceae
Herb
Leaf, stem
Applied both of leaves and stems paste are used as skin disease, leprosy and wound.
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6
7
8
9
10
Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.
Andrographis paniculata Wall ex Nees.
Argemone mexicana L.
Aristolachia indica L.
Annona squamosa L.
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.
Koroi
Kalomegh
Sialkata
Isharmul
Ata
Kathal
Fabaceae
Acanthaceae
Papaveraceae
Aristolachiaceae
Annonaceae
Moraceae
Tree
Herb
Herb
Climber
Tree
Tree
Bark
Leaf
Latex
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Applied boiled water with bark is used as scabies.
Taken leaves paste is used as wound and itches.
Latex is used as skin disease and itches.
Taken leaves juice mixed with castor oil is used as eczema.
Taken leaves paste is used as abscess.
Taken young leaves Juice is used as itches.
11
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Neem
Meliaceae
Tree
Leaf
Leaves boiled with water and apply physically is used as eczema and itches.
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13
14
15
16
Carica papaya L.
Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
Curcuma longa L.
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt.
Croton bonplandianum Baill.
Papaya
Thankuni
Holdi
Telakucha
Bonjhal
Caricaceae
Apiaceae
Zingiberaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Shrub
Herb
Herb
Climber
Herb
Latex
Leaf
Rhizome
Whole plant
Leaf
Taken latex is used as itches.
Taken young leaves paste is used as eczema.
Taken rhizome paste is used as abscess and eczema.
Paste of the whole plant is applied for cure of skin disease.
Leaf paste applied on wounds.
17
Cynodon dactylon Pers.
Durbaghas
Poaceae
Herb
Whole plant
Pastes made from whole plants are used as Skin disease, stop bleeding and wound.
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
Eclipta alba L.
Ethulia conyzoides L.
Ficus benghalensis L.
Fumaria indica (Haussk.) Pugsl.
Heliotropium indicum L
Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.
Lawsonia inermis L.
Mikania cordata (Burm.f) Robinson
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Moraceae
Fumariaceae
Boraginaceae
Acanthaceae
Lythraceae
Asteraceae
Tree
Herb
Herb
Tree
Herb
Herb
Herb
Shrub
Climber
Wood
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Whole plant
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Taken wood paste is used as abscess.
Taken young leaves paste is used as wound and skin disease.
Paste of leaves is applied as wound.
Applied leaves paste is used as abscess.
Whole plant bath is recommended for skin allergy.
Paste made from leaves is used as skin disease.
Taken leaves juice, also Applied leaves paste is used as itches and wound.
Taken leaves paste is used as wound and burning sensation.
Juice of leaves is applied as injury.
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Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright ex Sauv.
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29
30
31
32
Oxalis corniculata L.
Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delabre
Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
Piper betel L.
Rumex maritimus L.
Sissoo
Kalokeshi
Ethulia
Bot
Bansapla
Hatisur
Jagathmadan
Mehendi
Assamlata
Sada
lajjabati
Amrul
Panimarich
Khejur
Pan
Junglipalong
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Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
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35
36
37
38
39
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill.
Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers.
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.
Tinospora cordifolia Miers.
Tridax procumbens L.
Vernonia patula (Dryand) Merril
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Fabaceae
Herb
Leaf
Leaves decoction applied physically is used as skin diseases.
Oxalidaceae
Polygonaceae
Arecaceae
Piperaceae
Polygonaceae
Herb
Herb
Tree
Climber
Herb
Whole plant
Leaf
Spine
Leaf
Root
Plant sap cures skin diseases.
Applied leaves juice is used as insects-bite.
Extract of spine is used as skin diseases.
Taken leaves juice is used as cut injury.
Roots are used to treat skin diseases.
Dadmardan
Fabaceae
Shrub
Leaf
Taken leaves decoction is used as eczema, also taken leaves paste is used as dad.
Akarnandi
Jam
Gulancha
Tridhara
Kuksim
Asteraceae
Menispermaceae
Myrtaceae
Menispermaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Herb
Climber
Tree
Climber
Herb
Herb
Whole plant
Leaf
Bark
Whole plant
Whole plant
Flower
Xanthium indicum Koen ex Roxb.
Ghagra
Asteraceae
Herb
Whole plant
Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Youngia
Asteraceae
Herb
Leaf
Powder of the dried plant is applied on wound and boils.
Paste made from leaves is used as abscess.
Applied bark paste is used as wound.
Fresh plant juice is used as skin disease and burning sensation.
Applied whole plant juice is used as scabies.
Taken flower heads paste is used as wound.
Paste made from whole plants is applied as small-pox, boils, abscess, insect-bite and
snake-bite.
Taken leaves paste is used as wound.
A.H.M. Mahbubur Rahman et al. Traditional Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Different Skin Diseases of
Santals at Abdullahpur Village under Akkelpur Upazilla of Joypurhat District, Bangladesh. Biomedicine and
Biotechnology, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 2, 17-20. doi:10.12691/bb-1-2-4
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