Averrhoa carambola, Eryngium foetidum , Oxalis corniculta , Cheilocostus speciosus , Oroxylum indicum , Mazus pumilus , Cissampelos pareira

Some common medicinal plants of Bonai Forest Division.

1. Averrhoa carambola

Family - Oxalidaceae 

Medicinal uses - Ripened fruit is used to treat in bleeding hemorrhoids.

2. Eryngium foetidum

Family - Apiaceae

Medicinal uses - Volatile oil from leaf is used as anti-inflammation.

3. Oxalis corniculta

Family - Oxalidaceae

Medicinal uses - It is used to treat scurvy.

4. Cheilocostus speciosus

Family - Costaceae

Medicinal uses - Decoction of leaves is used in diabetes.

5. Oroxylum indicum

Family - Bignoniaceae

Medicinal uses - Bark is used in jaundice.

6. Mazus pumilus

Family - Mazaceae

Medicinal uses - The juice of the whole plant is used to treat typhoid.

7. Cissampelos pareira

Family - Menispermaceae

Medicinal uses - The root decoction is used in malaria.

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and conservation lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack,Odisha)