Research Article
Appraisals of Bangladeshi Medicinal Plants Used by Folk Medicine Practitioners in the Prevention and Management of Malignant Neoplastic Diseases
Table 1
Medicinal plants used by the folk medicine practitioners in three districts of Bangladesh for prevention and management of malignancy in cancer.
| Serial number | Botanic name | Family name | Vernacular name | Part(s) utilized |
| 1 | Acanthus ilicifolius L. | Acanthaceae | Harjora | Leaf | 2 | Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine | Acanthaceae | Makhna | Leaf | 3 | Borassus flabellifer L. | Arecaceae | Tal | Root, fruit | 4 | Aristolochia indica L. | Aristolochiaceae | Ichamul | Leaf | 5 | Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex DC. | Asteraceae | Shadhi | Whole plant | 6 | Cannabis sativa L. | Cannabaceae | Bhang | Leaf, root | 7 | Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. | Compositae | Kukurshunga | Leaf | 8 | Trichosanthes kirilowii (Maxim.) Kuntze | Cucurbitaceae | Lotaakal | Whole plant | 9 | Cucurbita maxima Duchesne | Cucurbitaceae | Kumra | Leaf, stem, and fruit | 10 | Dillenia indica L. | Dilleniaceae | Chalta | Leaf, fruit | 11 | Dioscorea bulbifera L. | Dioscoreaceae | Lota-bori | Root, fruit | 12 | Erythrina variegata L. | Fabaceae | Mandar gach | Leaf | 13 | Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. | Fabaceae | Dhoinche | Leaf, bark, flower, and seed | 14 | Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. | Malvaceae | Lota koshturi | Leaf, seed | 15 | Moringa oleifera Lam. | Moringaceae | Shajna | Leaf | 16 | Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f. | Nymphaeaceae | Shapla | Tuber, root | 17 | Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre | Polygonaceae | Bishalo-pata | Leaf, seed | 18 | Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack | Rutaceae | Kamini gach | Leaf | 19 | Veronica officinalis L. | Scrophulariaceae | Chapta-pata | Whole plant | 20 | Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn. | Verbenaceae | Jongli jui | Root |
|
|