Medicinal Plants Used by Various Tribes of Bangladesh for Treatment of Malaria

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Medicinal plants used by various tribes of Bangladesh for treatment of malaria and accompanying symptoms.

Serial number	Botanical name	Family	Local name (tribe)	Parts used	Dosage
1	Caesalpinia nuga (L.) W. T. Aiton	Fabaceae	Krung-khai (Chak)	Seed	Three seeds are powdered mixed with water and taken only once for cure.
2	Adansonia digitata L.	Bombacaceae	Kattio-daghor (Chakma)	Leaf, root, flower	A combination of leaves, roots, and flowers is taken till cure.
3	Jatropha gossypifolia L.	Euphorbiaceae	Titto-long (Chakma)	Seed	Seeds are taken with water till cure.
4	Rauwolfia serpentina Benth.	Apocynaceae	Sharpagandha (Garo)	Root	A paste of root and black pepper is administered (dose equal to 4-5 ratis, 1 rati = 1 tola = 11.66 g) till cure.
5	Hodgsonia macrocarpa Cogn.	Cucurbitaceae	Keha-pang (Marma)	Fruit	The fruits are taken till cure.
6	Erythrina variegata L.	Fabaceae	Mada-kamia-mafang (Tripura)	Bark	Bark paste is made into pills and the pills taken till cure.
7	Streblus asper Lour.	Moraceae	Sarwa (Tripura)	Bark	Juice obtained from squeezed bark is taken till cure.
8	Clerodendrum viscosum Vent.	Verbenaceae	Kung-sroi-ma (Tripura)	Leaf	One teaspoonful leaf juice is taken 3 times daily for a week.
9	Amaranthus spinosus L.	Amaranthaceae	Kang-chuo (Murong)	Root	Juice obtained from squeezed roots is mixed with powdered rice and taken with water till cure.
10	Mussaenda corymbosa A.L. de Jussieu	Rubiaceae	Mok-ae (Murong)	Leaf	Leaves are boiled thoroughly in water. The patient is both sponged and bathed in the water till cure.
			Thalepat harkep (Bawm)	Leaf	Leaf infusion is taken for shower or whole body rubbed with the infusion for a while every day till cure.
11	Scoparia dulcis L.	Scrophulariaceae	Tapra-amkanlu (Murong)	Leaf	Juice squeezed from leaves is taken two teaspoon full daily in the morning and evening for 7 days or till cure.