|
Species
|
Plant part
|
Medicinal Importance
|
| Acanthus ilicifolius |
Leaves |
Treating rheumatism and neuralgia |
| Acrostichum aurem |
Pounded rhizome |
Applied on wounds and boils |
| Barringtonia racemosa |
Roots
Fruits
Kernels |
Used as de-obstruent
Cure for cough, asthma, diarrhoea
Cure on jaundice (taken with milk) |
| Caesalpinia bonduc |
Leaf paste
Leaves and bark
Seeds |
Cure for applying on swollen testicles
Posses emmenagogue, febrifuge and anthelmintic
properties
Cure for jaundice |
| Calophyllum inophyllum |
Seed oil |
Used for rheumantism, skin disease and
leprosy |
| Ceriops tagal |
Decoction of shoots
Leaves
Leaf juice
Roots |
Cure for maleria
Cure for skin diseases
Cure for leprosy
Used as purgative |
| Clerodendrum inerme |
Leaves
|
Pain killing alternative and fobrifugal
property |
| Heritiera
littoralis |
Decoction of seeds |
Used for diarrhoea and dysentry |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus |
Roots
Leaves |
Posseses, febrifuge, operative, emollient,
sudorific, diuretic and laxative properties
Used to cure pimples |
| Pongamia pinnata |
Bark, crushed seeds |
Cure for maleria
Cure for skin disease, rheumatic joints,
leprous sores |
| Scaevola taccada |
Leaves |
Used as febrifuge, cure on headache, cough |
| Terminalia catappa |
Leaves
Leaf juice
Leaf paste
|
Treating rheumatic joints
Curing scabies, cutaneous diseases
Curing skin diseases
|
| Thespesia populnea |
Leaves |
Curing stomach troubles |
| Xylocarpus granatum |
Bark |
Cure for dysentery |
