Research Article

Sacred Groves: Myths, Beliefs, and Biodiversity Conservation—A Case Study from Western Himalaya, India

Table 4

List of Herbaceous species (with ethnomedicinal properties) found in Hariyali Devi SG.

Botanical nameVernacular nameFamilyEthnomedicinal property

Barleria cristata L.Kala bansaAcanthaceaeMedicinal (anemia, toothache), soil binder
Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) BrummittKaknadoAcanthaceaeMedicinal (used against TB)
Achyranthes aspera L.LatjiriAmaranthaceaeMedicinal (malarial fever and muscular sprains)
Heracleum lanatum Michx.KakriyaApiaceaeMedicinal (nervine and tonic), edible
Pimpinella diversifolia DC.TeroiApiaceaeMedicinal (respiratory diseases)
Arisaema intermedium BlumeMeen/magmungariAraceaeMedicinal (burns)
Arisaema jacquemontii BlumeKhapryaAraceaeMedicinal (antidote of poisonous mushrooms and snake bite, cough, kidney, skin diseases)
Impatiens sulcata Wall.ChaulAraliaceaeMedicinal (antirheumatic and burns), edible
Ageratum conyzoides L.GundryaAsteraceaeMedicinal (anti-inflammatory, antibacterial)
Anaphalis triplinervis (Sims) C. B. ClarkeBuglaAsteraceaeMedicinal (cuts and wounds, antiseptic)
Cynoglossum glochidiatum Wall. ex Benth.LichkuraBoraginaceaeMedicinal (dyspepsia and digestive disorder), vegetable
Silene edgeworthii BocquetBakroylaCaryophyllaceaeMedicinal (eye infections)
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. BadyaluCaryophyllaceaeMedicinal (antirheumatic, anti-inflammatory), vegetable, fodder
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken.Bish-khapuraCrassulaceaeMedicinal (burns, wounds, and swellings)
Dipsacus inermis Wall.PhuleeDipsacaceaeMedicinal (leucoderma and contusions), edible fruits
Lathyrus aphaca L.KurphailFabaceaeFodder
Swertia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex. D.DonChirataGentianaceaeMedicinal (febrifuge)
Geranium nepalense SweetPhoriGeraniaceaeMedicinal (diarrhea, ulcers, and wounds), tennin
Hypericum elodeoides ChoisyBasantiHypericaceaeMedicinal (antidepressant, sedative, rheumatism)
Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth.GorakhopanLamiaceaeMedicinal (carminative)
Origanum vulgare L. Ban tulsiLamiaceaeMedicinal (antispasmodic, carminative), vegetable
Prunella vulgaris L. Self-healLamiaceaeMedicinal (wound healing, expectorant, antiseptic)
Salvia lanata Roxb.GhanyajharLamiaceaeVegetable and bee-forage source
Oxalis corniculata DC.BhilmoroOxalidaceaeMedicinal (headache, indigestion, and diarrhea), vegetable
Peperomia tetraphylla Hook. & Arn.TirpiryaPiperaceaeMedicinal (treatment of convulsions, skin diseases, cough, asthma, kidney disorders)
Rumex hastatus D.DonAlmoruPolygonaceaeMedicinal (astringent)
Rumex nepalensis Spreng.KhaturaPolygonaceaeMedicinal (purgative), vegetable
Anemone obtusiloba D.DonKanchphoolRanunculaceaeMedicinal (nervine and sedative)
Thalictrum javanicum BlumeMamiriRanunculaceaeMedicinal (febrifuge, antirheumatic, and antigout)
Fragaria nubicola (Hook. f.) Lindl. ex LacaitaGand-kaphalRosaceaeMedicinal (earache)
Potentilla fulgens Wall. ex Hook.BajardantuRosaceaeMedicinal (antidiarrheal, toothache), edible
Galium aparine L. KhuskusaRubiaceaeMedicinal (diuretic and anti-inflammatory)
Solanum erietinum D.DonBan-tambakhuSolanaceaeMedicinal (vaginal discharges, inflammation), edible fruits
Solanum nigrum L.BanbhatujaSolanaceaeMedicinal (cough, cold, diuretic)
Selinum vaginatum C. B. ClarkButkeshiSpigeliaceaeMedicinal (nervine, sedative, and analgesic)
Girardinia diversifolia (Link) FriisBhainsyaUrticaceaeMedicinal (fever, headache, and swollen joints), fibers, ropes
Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.BanhaldiZingiberaceaeMedicinal (analgesic, anti-inflammatory)