Uses of Mangrove plant products Traditional uses of mangrove plant products in India   Medicinal importance of mangrove and their associates    

 

Acanthus ebracteatus	Acanthus ilicifolius	Acrostichum aureum
Aegiceras corniculatum	Avicennia alba	Avicennia marina
Avicennia officinalis	Bruguiera gymnorrhiza	Bruguiera sexangula
Bruguiera parviflora	Ceriops tagal	Cynometra ramiflora
Derris trifoliata	Excoecaria agallocha	Heritiera fomes
Heritiera littoralis	Kandelia candel	Lumnitzera racemosa
Rhizophora mucronata	Rhizophora apiculata	Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea
Sonneratia caseolaris	Xylocarpus mollusis	Xylocarpus granatum

 
       

 
 

   

 

Traditional uses of mangrove plant products in India  

Species	Product	Uses
Acanthus ebracteatus	Leaf extract	Relieve rheumatism
Acanthus ilicifolius	Leaf extract	Relieve rheumatism
Acrostichum aureum	Fronds   Pounded rhizome	Cure for snake bites, boils   Application on wounds
Aegiceras corniculatum	Seeds, bark	Fish poison
Avicennia alba	Seed powder/paste   Sap from bark   Fruit	Cure for small-pox   Contraceptive   Human consumption
Avicennia marina	Young leaves   Roots   Bark   Wood	Human consmption, cattle feed   Cure on minor fish  stings   Astringent   Firewood
Avicennia officinalis	Seed	Rellieving ulsers
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza	Fruits   Hypocotyle   Wood   Bark	Medicine on eye ailment   Eaten as vegetable, seasoning raw fish   Firewood   Preparation of adhesive   Seasoning raw fish
Bruguiera sexangula	Tender leaves   hypocotyle, radicle	Consumed as vegetables
Bruguiera parviflora	Wood	Firewood
Ceriops tagal	Wood   Bark dye   Bark decoction   Bark	Firewood   Preserving fishing nets   Cure for malaria   Preparation of adhesive
Cynometra ramiflora	Wood	Firewood
Derris trifoliata	Stem, shoot, leaves,   Roots, bark	Fish poison   Usead as insecticide
Excoecaria agallocha	Sap	Fish and arrow head poison, cure for fish sting   Cure for tooth-ache, ulcer
Heritiera fomes	Wood	Piles, boat (canoe) building, house construction
Heritiera littoralis	Wood	Firewood, timber for dugout caboes
Kandelia candel	Bark (powder)   Bark	Cure for diabetes   Dye used to enhance durability of fishing nets
Lumnitzera racemosa	Leaves	Cure for health problem in infants
Nypa fruticans	Leaves   Fruits   Sap	Thatching material   Human consumption   Alcohol
Rhizophora mucronata	Prop and stilt roots, wood   Bark of prop roots   Fruits   Bark	Firewood   Mosquito repellent   Human consumption   Cure for dibetes
Rhizophora apiculata	wood	Firewood
Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea	Wood   Fruits   Pneumatophores   Knee roots	Firewood and timber   Human consumption   Fishing floats   Preparation of scent
Sonneratia caseolaris	Fruits	Human consumption
Xylocarpus granatum	Bark   Bark   Wood   Seed ointment	Cure for diarrhoea   Astringent   Firewood   Cure for insect bite
Xylocarpus molluccensis	Wood	Firewood
Mangrove associates
Barringtonia racemosa	Bark	Used as insecticide
Hibiscus tiliaceus	Roots	Diuretic properties, curing pimples
Pandanus notiallics	Trunk	Preparation of vessels
Thespecia populnea	Leaf	Curing stomach ailments