Ipomoea pes-caprae

Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.)R.Br.

Family : Convolvulaceae

Common name : Goat foot vine

Habit - Glabrous herb with prostrate, sometimes twining.

Habitat - Sandy dunes and foreshores, down to the limits of the high tide level.

🍃 Ipomoea pes-caprae checks erosion & drifting of sand in wind-swept areas by acting as a sand binder by.

🍃 The stems are used for ropes.

Medicinal Uses : 

🌼Leaves are used to treat ulcer, boils and skin infections.

🌼Seeds are used against stomach-ache.

🌼 Root infusions are taken to cure syphilis and fever.

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversiry & Conservation lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Tradescantia pallida

Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R.Hunt
Family - Commelinaceae
Common name - Purple queen
Habit - Perennial herb.
Habitat - Roadside,

As a house plant, considered effective at improving air quality by filtering out VOCs (volatile organic compounds) – Phytoremediation.

Medicinal uses -
🌾It is traditionally used as an anti-inflammatory & anti-toxic supplement, and to improve blood circulation.

Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Anacardium occidentale

Anacardium occidentale L.

Family : Anacardiaceae

Common name : Cashew nut, Kaju

Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Habit : Tree

Medicinal uses:

✔ Buds and young leaves are used against skin diseases.

✔ seeds are used  to  cure  the  loss  of memory. 

✔ Leaves are used for treating dysentery, diarrhoea and piles. 

✔ An infusion of bark and leaves are applied to relief toothache and sore gums.

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Cyanotis axillaris

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet

Family - Commelinaceae

Common name - Godhuli (Odia)

Habit - Herb

Habitat - Abundant in wet places, rice fields, along ponds, lakes & canals.

Medicinal uses - 

🍁 In India, roots and tubers used for fever and worms. Warm leaf juice used as ear drops to relieve eardrum inflammation.

🍁It is used to  treat abscesses, fever, worms and ear drum infection.

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha)

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Coldenia procumbens

Coldenia procumbens L.
Family : Boraginaceae
Common name : Moyinibuta (Odia)
Habit : Prostrate Herb
Habitat : Dry rice fields, banks & edges of rivers.

Medicinal uses -
🌾Fresh leaves are applied to Rheumatic swellings.
🌾The decoction of leaves when mixed with leaves of Centella asiatica , stem bark of Madhuca longifolia & flower of Ixora coccinia is used to treat wound healing.
🌾It possess antimicrobial activity, anti-inflammatory activity, antidiabetic activity.

Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Justicia betonica

Justicia betonica L.

Family : Acanthaceae

Common name : Squirrel Tail, Hadpat (Hindi) 

Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Habit : Under shrub

Habitat : Found along roads and stream banks

Medicinal uses :

✔ Crushed leaves used against pain and swelling. 

✔ The aerial parts are used in diarrhoea and inflammation and swelling. 

✔ Inflorescence is given orally to treat vomiting and constipation. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Boerhavia diffusa

Boerhavia diffusa L.

Family :  Nyctaginaceae

Common name : Red hogweed

Habit : Herb

Habitat : Open places near the sea, along roadside, dry areas and river valleys.

Medicinal uses - 

🍀Paste made out of the roots of this plant, is applied externally on the skin, it forms a 

beneficial dressing for ulcers and skin diseases.

🍀The roots of the plant help in killing intestinal worms.

🍀A decoction of the leaves is used to treat jaundice.

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Oxalis corniculata

Oxalis corniculata L.

Family : Oxalidaceae

Common name: Changeri, Ambiliti (Odia) 

Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Habit : Herb

Habitat : Road sides, wastelands

Medicinal uses :

✔ It is used for liver and digestive problems.

✔ The leaves are effective in certain skin disease. 

✔ The  juice  of  whole  plant  mixed  with onion is also applied to remove warts..

✔ The juice mixed with black  pepper  and  ghee,  gives  relief  from  red  spot  and  eruptions  on  the  skin. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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