MEDICINAL
PLANTS
World famous botanist Sir
Henry had classified all the medicinal plant areas in the world into seven parts and
passed a judgment that there is no medicinal plant area left in the world which can become
the eighth one. Later Dr. H. F. Muni, the Director of the Eastern State Agency came to the
Bailadila Reserve Forest area of Dantewada several times between 1938 and 1943 to carry
out the survey of the Medicinal Plants found in this area. After through survey he was
awarded PhD for documenting the Eight Area of the medicinal plants of the world.
It can be concluded from
above that if only the Bailadila Reserve Forest of the Dantewada district can make the
"Eight Chapter" in Sir Henry's documentation then the whole of Dantewada can
prove to be a paradise for the one interested in Medicinal Plants. The Dantewada district
of Chattisgarh lies on the Gondwana Biodiversity Zone, which mostly comprises of the
Tropical Forests.
As this area is full of
terrains, much of the forest remains unexplored and it is highly probable that this area
contains some of the undocumented species.
Out of the many precious Medicinal Plants that are
available in the dense forests of district Dantewada some are of very rare verity, which
easily fall in the “Plant on the verge of Extinction” category.
The below shown is a list
of such kind of plants.
S. No |
Botanical Name | Vernacular Name | Habitat | Usages |
1 |
dioscorea rotundus |
Yam |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
2 |
dioscorea globosa |
Pindalu No.1 |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
3 |
duiscirea hirsute |
Pindalu No.2 |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
4 |
dioscorea purpurea |
Red Yam |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
5 |
dioscorea rubella |
Kosa Kanda |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
6 |
dioscurea pentaphyla |
Katalu |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
7 |
dioscorea sativa |
Yam(Ratalu) |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
8 |
eboecaria agollocha |
Tej Raj |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
9 |
ficus benjamina |
Kamraj(Kamroop) |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
10 |
betula utilis |
Bhoj Raj |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
11 |
justicia gendurusa |
Kali Nirgundi |
Kirandul & Barsur & Golapalli |
Most Powerful Tonic |
12 |
pueraria tuberosa |
Bidari Kand |
Bacheli, Barsur |
Tonic |
13 |
plumago zeylinica |
Agnisikha |
Bacheli, Basrur |
Root for Tonic |
14 |
levces linifolia |
Dron Puspi |
Kirandul, Barsur |
Root For Tonic |
15 |
corallocarpus epicaea |
Patal Garudi |
Barsur |
Tonic |
16 |
dioscorea edulis |
Jangle Yam |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Tonic |
17 |
convolvulus merrophyllus |
Sankha Puspi |
Tarlaguda Along |
As Brain Tonic and For Bed Wetting by Children |
18 |
hydrocotyle asiatica |
Brahmi |
Barsur R.F. |
Mental and Nervous Tonic |
19 |
andropogon citratus |
Lemon Grass |
Pamed & Basaguda |
Oil for Perfume |
20 |
andropogon nardus |
Rusa Grass |
Pamed & Basaguda |
Oil for Perfume |
21 |
andropogon muricatus |
Khus Grass |
Pamed & Basaguda |
Oil for Perfume |
22 |
dioscorea triphylla |
Pita Kanda |
Kirandul & Barsur |
Hair Vitalizer |
23 |
curcuma cassia |
Kali Haldi |
Pamed & Bacheli |
Powder for Longevity |
24 |
dioscorea bulbifera |
Zamin Kand |
Kirandul & Barsur |
For Piles |
25 |
dioscorea opposoitifolia |
Sarpakhya |
Kirandul & Barsur |
For Poison, applied extensively |
26 |
dioscorea hamiltona |
Kantalu |
Kirandul & Barsur |
For Rheumatism |
27 |
phymen odictildn (excelsum) |
Much Kund |
Sukma |
Flowers as Cooling Drink |
28 |
musa sarprentum |
Kela Jangli |
Golapalli |
For Stone in Kidney |
29 |
coleus aromatica |
Pashan Bhed |
All Over |
Root for Jaundice |
30 |
onosma echioides |
Ratan Jot |
Kirandul, Barsur |
For Cancer and Blood Pressure |
31 |
curcuma amada |
Ami Haldi |
Barsur |
For Skin Diseases |
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