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Botanical name | Vernacular name | Family | Ethnomedicinal property |
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Herbs |
Selinum candolle Edgew. | Muur | Apiaceae | Medicinal (analgesic, cough, fever) |
Silene conoidea L. | Chota takla, thumriya | Caryophyllaceae | Medicinal (eye infections, treatment of ophthalmia) |
Morina longifolia Wall. | Kathi, kathoj, sakina | Caprifoliaceae | Medicinal (wounds and incense, burns, and boils) |
Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. | Mitha dudhiya | Asparagaceae | Medicinal (used in treatment of emaciation, senility, gastric diseases) |
Corydalis govaniana Wall. | Inderajatta | Papaveraceae | Medicinal (fever, liver diseases, and eye infections) |
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | Dhub | Poaceae | Medicinal (cuts, wounds, piles, inflammation, skin diseases) |
Rubus nepalensis (Hook. f.) Kuntze | Hisar | Rosaceae | Medicinal (cuts and wounds) |
Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth | Kutki | Scrophulariaceae | Medicinal (fever, hepatitis, chronic dysentery) |
Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don.) DC. | Jattamaansi | Valerianaceae | Medicinal (tranquilizer, sedative, high blood pressure, used in dysmenorrhoea for pain relief and smooth menstrual flow) |
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Shrubs |
Berberis aristata DC. | Kingor | Berberidaceae | Medicinal (used in ophthalmia, conjunctivitis, ulcers) |
Juniperus indica Bertol. | Guugal | Cupressaceae | Medicinal (cough, cold, and fever) |
Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don | Taalisri, burans | Ericaceae | Medicinal (against respiratory diseases) |
Rhododendron campanulatum D.Don. | Chimal/burans | Ericaceae | Medicinal (chronic rheumatism and sciatica) |
Rhododendron lepidotum Wall. ex. G.Don | Burans | Ericaceae | Medicinal (respiratory and digestive ailments) |
Clematis buchananiana DC. | Belkangu | Ranunculaceae | Medicinal (skin ailments, sinus inflammation, wounds) |
Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl. | Ruins | Rosaceae | Medicinal (diarrhea and dysentery) |
Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. | Ruins | Rosaceae | Anti-inflammatory, cuts, and wounds |
Leptodermis lanceolata Wall. | Koo-basya | Rubiaceae | Medicinal (migraines) |
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