Acanthaceae

Bhubati

Medicinal Plant /

Common Name English :CreatHindi :KiryatManipuri :Bhubati Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Andrographis Species :paniculata  Wall. ex NeesHabit :Profusely branching herbParts Used :Leaf, Shoot and SeedMode of Preparation :Leaves shoot crushed for decoction. Seed ground into powder.Mode of use :Decoction and freshIngredients :Leaves contain caffec, chlorogenic and myristic acids; carvacrol, eugenol, hentriacontane, tritriacontane ect.Ailment Treated:Leaf […]

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Nongmakha angangba

Medicinal Plant /

Common Name English :BasakHindi :Manipuri :Nongmakha angangba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Phlogacanthus Species :thyrsiflorus  Nees.Habit :Bushy shrubParts Used :Flower, Fruit & LeafLeaves crushed with water for decoction. Inflorescence is boiled or taken fresh. Fruits and leaves roasted for consumption. Inflorescence taken with chutney. Leaf is used for making a food item in Manipuri

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Nongmangkha angouba

Medicinal Plant /

Common Name English :Malabar nutHindi :VasakManipuri :Nongmangkha angouba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Adhatoda Species :vasica  NeesHabit :Gregarious shrubParts Used :Root, Leaf and InflorescenceMode of Preparation :Fresh matured leaves crushed for decoction. Young tender inflorescence is used for fresh consumption. Leaves dried and crushed into powder. Fresh leaf crushed with water for juice.Mode of

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Nongmangkha ashinba

Medicinal Plant /

Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Nongmangkha ashinba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Phlogacanthus Species :jenkinsii  C. B. clarkeHabit :Bushy shurbParts Used :Leaf, ShootMode of Preparation :Leaves crushed for decoction. Leaves crushed and squeezed for extract.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :Plant contains rupeol and betulin.Ailment Treated:Leaf decoction is given in cough and fever, also given

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Nongpok langthrei/Nongpok lei

Medicinal Plant /

Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Nongpok langthrei/Nongpok lei Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Codonacanthus Species :pauciflorus  Nees.Habit :Bushy shrubParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Shoot/Leaf crushed with water for juice/extract.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Ailment Treated:Shoot/Leaf juice is used in cough and fever. Extract of leaf is given in liver complaints.Source:Wild/ cultivated near foot hills of

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Sambal khudop

Medicinal Plant /

Common Name English :Hindi :MullutaManipuri :Sambal khudop Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :AcanthaceaeGenus :Thunbergia Species :grandiflora  Roxb.Habit :Slender climberParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaf crushed for paste. Leaf crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Decoction, FreshIngredients :The leaves are rich in potassium salts. The flowers contian amino acids, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, flavonoids, apigenin 7-glucoronide,

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