Thermophobic plantsThermophobic plants found on found on this hill and their medicinal uses this hill and their medicinal uses are-- are--

1.1. Thalictrum Thalictrum foliolosum foliolosum DC.DC.(Rananculaceae)(Rananculaceae)

Local name- Sita Local name- Sita chanwar / Mamirichanwar / Mamiri

Flowers-June –August Flowers-June –August Medicinal properties: Medicinal properties: Root is used in making Root is used in making

Kajal as it prevents Kajal as it prevents eye infection.eye infection.

Its decoction is useful Its decoction is useful in stomache and pest in stomache and pest in eczema.in eczema.

20 July 2005

17 July 2008

Thalictrum foliolosum Thalictrum foliolosum DCDC. .

18 01 2010 18 01 2010

2. 2. Rubia manjithRubia manjith Roxb.ex Roxb.ex Fleming(Rubiaceae)Fleming(Rubiaceae)

Local name- Local name- JataSinghi /Birja / JataSinghi /Birja / Majethi Majethi

Flowers- October – Flowers- October – NovemberNovember

Medicinal properties: Medicinal properties: Root yields a costly Root yields a costly

yellow-orange dye yellow-orange dye called ’’manjith’.called ’’manjith’.

Paste of the root is used Paste of the root is used to cure leucoderma.to cure leucoderma.

Decoction of root is a Decoction of root is a good liver tonic.good liver tonic.

Decoction is also used Decoction is also used as a tonic for youth and as a tonic for youth and vigor.vigor.

16 10 2008

Rubia manjithRubia manjith Roxb.ex Roxb.ex Fleming(Rubiaceae)Fleming(Rubiaceae)

12 01 2008 18 01 2010

3.3. Pogostemon Pogostemon benghalensebenghalense(Burmm.f)Ku(Burmm.f)Kuntze. (Lamiaceae)ntze. (Lamiaceae)

Flowers-October –JanuaryFlowers-October –January Local name- Ban tulsi / Local name- Ban tulsi /

Kalibhant Kalibhant Medicinal properties: Medicinal properties: Paste of leaf applied on Paste of leaf applied on

wounds to check wounds to check bleeding.bleeding.

Root is used to prepare Root is used to prepare Ranu of rice beer (Haria)Ranu of rice beer (Haria)

4.4. Lepidagathis incurva Lepidagathis incurva Buch.-Ham ex D.Don.Buch.-Ham ex D.Don.

(Acanthaceae)(Acanthaceae) Flowers December -Flowers December -

JanuaryJanuary Local name- Serendri -Local name- Serendri -

dumbu dumbu Medicinal properties: Medicinal properties: Paste of leaf applied on Paste of leaf applied on

wounds to check bleeding.wounds to check bleeding. Root is used to prepare Root is used to prepare

Ranu of rice beer (Haria)Ranu of rice beer (Haria)

5. Aeginetia indica5. Aeginetia indica L. (Orobanchaceae)L. (Orobanchaceae)

Flowers-August -Flowers-August -NovemberNovember

Local name- Local name- Kandar [A root Kandar [A root parasite] parasite]

Medicinal Medicinal properties: properties:

Pest of whole plant Pest of whole plant applied on burns.applied on burns.

Thermophilic plants Thermophilic plants invaders—invaders—

1.Syndrella 1.Syndrella

nodiflora nodiflora (L.)Gaertn.(L.)Gaertn. Plant is native of Plant is native of

West Indies and West Indies and naturalized in India naturalized in India as weed. Easily as weed. Easily identified by basally identified by basally 3 nerved opposite 3 nerved opposite leaves and yellow leaves and yellow flowers at nodes.flowers at nodes.

2.2.Calyptocarpus vialisCalyptocarpus vialis Lees.Lees.

Plant looks like Plant looks like SyndrellaSyndrella but is but is smaller and prostrate.smaller and prostrate.

3.3. Ageratum Ageratum conyzoides conyzoides L.L.

Local name – Puru Local name – Puru ghas / Tonka manighas / Tonka mani

Commonly called Commonly called as goat grass and as goat grass and recognized by recognized by small blue small blue flowers.Weed very flowers.Weed very tough to eradicate.tough to eradicate.

4. Sonchus wightianus DC. •Local name- Najom puru

• Herbs ,up to 1 m tall .Idetified by yellow flowers and glandular hairs on floral stalk.

5. Siegesbeckia orientalis L. •Local name- Marang kalmegh/ lat lalita

Herbs ,up to 1 m tall .Identified by yellow flowers surrounded by 5 spathulate glandular involucres.

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