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| Family | Scientific name and voucher specimen number | Vernacular name (in Sinhala) | Life form | Parts used | Preparation | Disease conditions treated | RFC | UV | Reported usage in literature [13] |
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| Acanthaceae | Adhatoda vasica Nees
MN-NCP-01 | Adhatoda | Shrub | Leaves, twigs, roots | Infusion, poultice | Swellings in joints, cough, asthma, catarrh | 0.073 | 1.56 | Diarrhea, fever, asthma |
Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine
MN-NCP-02 | Neermulli | Herb | Whole plant | Infusion, decoction, porridge | Urinary diseases and urinary calculi, headache | 0.109 | 1.1 | Oedema, kidney stones, jaundice, rheumatism |
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| Acoraceae | Acorus calamus L.
MN-NCP-03 | Wadakaha | Herb | Root | Infusion, paste made with milk | Cough, worm infestation | 0.004 | 1.0 | Asthma, rheumatism, bowel complaints, internal ulceration |
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| Amaranthaceae | Aerva lanata (L.) Juss.
MN-NCP-04 | Polpala | Herb | Whole plant | Infusion, porridge | Urinary diseases, as an energy booster, to purify blood, body pain | 0.085 | 1.57 | Kidney stones, cough, headache |
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC.
MN-NCP-05 | Mukunuwenna | Herb | Whole plant | Salad, porridge | Body pain, as an energy booster | 0.012 | 1.67 | Liver diseases, acute and chronic pyelitis, snake bites |
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| Amaryllidaceae | Allium sativum L.
MN-NCP-06 | Sudulunu | Herb | Bulb | Infusion, porridge | Asthma stomachache, body pain | 0.024 | 2.5 | Asthma, gout |
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| Anacardiaceae | Spondias dulcis Parkinson
MN-NCP-07 | Amberella | Tree | Fruit | Cook with coconut milk | High blood pressure | 0.008 | 1.0 | Dysentery, rheumatism, earache |
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| Apiaceae | Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
MN-NCP-08 | Gotu kola | Herb | Whole plant | Salad, juice, porridge | Catarrh, eye diseases, as an energy booster | 0.016 | 2.0 | Kidney diseases, skin diseases, rheumatism, fever, dysentery, pains, epilepsy |
Coriandrum sativum L.
MN-NCP-09 | Koththamalli | Herb | Seeds | Infusion | Cold, fever, asthma, body pain | 0.163 | 1.7 | Cold, fever, cough |
Trachyspermum Roxburghianum (DC.) H. Wolff
MN-NCP-10 | Asamodagum | Herb | Leaves | Salad | Stomachache, worm infestation | 0.020 | 1.4 | Cough, asthma, dysentery |
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| Apocynaceae | Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult.
MN-NCP-11 | Iramusu | Herb | Root, whole plant | Infusion, porridge | Cold, fever, to purify blood, body pain, diabetes | 0.089 | 1.32 | Purification of blood, oedema, skin rashes, cough, asthma |
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| Araceae | Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites
MN-NCP-12 | Kohila | Herb | Whole plant | Porridge | As an energy booster | 0.004 | 1.0 | Piles |
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| Arecaceae | Cocos nucifera L.
MN-NCP-13 | Kurumba | Tree | Tender coconut water | Drink | Fever | 0.004 | 1.0 | Diuretic, anthelmintic |
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| Asparagaceae | Asparagus racemosus Willd.
MN-NCP-14 | Hathawariya | Climber | Whole plant | Infusion | Urinary diseases and urinary calculi | 0.024 | 1.0 | Diuretic, dysentery, rheumatism, urinary and kidney diseases |
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| Asphodelaceae | Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.
MN-NCP-15 | Komarika | Herb | Leaves | Grind to get the juice | Burns, for the growth of hair | 0.008 | 1.5 | Swellings, burns, skin diseases, urinary diseases, fever |
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| Asteraceae | Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
MN-NCP-16 | Katu-nerinchi | Herb | Leaves | Paste | Pain in the joints | 0.004 | 1.0 | Arthritis, rheumatism, leprosy |
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
MN-NCP-17 | Keekirindiya | Herb | Whole plant | Paste | For the growth of hair | 0.012 | 1.0 | Skin diseases, ulcers, stimulate the growth of hair, fever, arthritis |
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| Capparaceae | Cleome gynandra L.
MN-NCP-18 | Wela | Herb | Whole plant | Infusion | Pain in joints | 0.004 | 1.0 | Arthritis, rheumatism |
| Crateva adansonii DC. MN-NCP-19 | Lunuwarana | Tree | Bark | Decoction | Urinary calculi | 0.036 | 1.0 | Urinary calculi |
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| Celastraceae | Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.)
Alston MN-NCP-20 | Panakka | Shrub | Leaves | Salad | Urinary diseases | 0.004 | 1.0 | Urinary diseases |
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| Combretaceae | Terminalia chebula Retz.
MN-NCP-21 | Aralu | Tree | Fruit | Powder | Fever | 0.016 | 1.0 | Fever, eye diseases, piles, chronic dysentery |
| Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. MN-NCP-22 | Bulu | Tree | Fruit | Powder | Fever, diarrhea | 0.012 | 1.67 | Diarrhea, fever, sore eyes |
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| Costaceae | Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm.
MN-NCP-62 | Thebu | Shrub | Leaves | Salad, infusion | Diabetes | 0.020 | 1.0 | Fever, cough, skin diseases |
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| Crassulaceae | Kalanchoe laciniata (L.) DC.
MN-NCP-23 | Akkapana | Herb | Leaves | Infusion | Cough, asthma, cold | 0.008 | 2.0 | Urinary diseases, diarrhea, dysentery, cough, cold |
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| Cucurbitaceae | Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt
MN-NCP-24 | Kowakka | Vine | Leaves | Salad, infusion | Diabetes | 0.081 | 1.0 | Diabetes, urinary calculi, skin diseases |
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| Elaeocarpaceae | Elaeocarpus serratus L.
MN-NCP-25 | Veralu | Tree | Tender leaves | Juice | For the growth of hair | 0.004 | 1.0 | Dandruff, abscesses, joint swellings |
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| Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus emblica L.
MN-NCP-26 | Nelli | Tree | Fruit | Poultice | Redness and swellings in eye | 0.016 | 1.0 | Inflammation in eye, gonorrhea, diarrhea, urinary diseases |
Ricinus communis L.
MN-NCP-27 | Enderu | Shrub | Leaves | Poultice | Headache, joint pains, swellings | 0.020 | 1.6 | Headache, boils, rheumatism |
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| Fabaceae | Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
MN-NCP-28 | Maila | Shrub | Leaves | Salad | Urinary diseases | 0.004 | 1.0 | Pain, fever, urinary diseases |
Cassia auriculata L.
MN-NCP-29 | Ranawara | Shrub | Flower, leaves | Infusion | Urinary diseases and urinary calculi, to purify blood | 0.045 | 1.27 | Fever, diabetes, urinary diseases, rheumatism, eye conjunctivitis, skin diseases |
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.
MN-NCP-30 | Kathurumurunga | Shrub | Leaves | Salad | Fissuring of lip, ulcers in mouth | 0.032 | 1.0 | Oedema, wounds, eye diseases, coughs, fever, skin diseases |
Tamarindus indica L.
MN-NCP-31 | Siyabala | Tree | Leaves | Paste | Swelling in joints | 0.020 | 1.0 | Boils, rheumatism |
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| Hippocrateaceae | Salacia reticulata Wight
MN-NCP-32 | Kothala himbutu | Climbing shrub | Stem | Infusion | Diabetes | 0.061 | 1.0 | Diabetes, skin diseases, rheumatism |
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| Lamiaceae | Leucas zeylanica (L.)
W. T. Aiton
MN-NCP-33 | Gata thumba | Herb | Leaves | Salad | Worm infestation | 0.016 | 1.0 | Fever, gout, skin diseases, worm infestation |
Vitex negundo L.
MN-NCP-60 | Nika | Shrub | Leaves | Smoke, paste | Cough, asthma, fever, swellings in joints, cold | 0.041 | 1.4 | Rheumatic swellings, headache, catarrh, asthma |
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| Loganiaceae | Strychnos potatorum L. f.
MN-NCP-34 | Ingini | Tree | Seeds | Paste | Swellings in joints | 0.008 | 1.0 | Eye diseases, diarrhea |
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| Lythraceae | Punica granatum L. MN-NCP-46 | Delum | Shrub | Leaves | Infusion to wash eyes | Eye diseases | 0.012 | 1.0 | Eye infections, dysentery, cough, asthma, fever |
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| Malvaceae | Sida acuta Burm. f.
MN-NCP-35 | Babila | Herb | Roots | Infusion, decoction | Fever, pain | 0.008 | 1.5 | Fever, impotency, rheumatism |
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| Meliaceae | Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
MN-NCP-36 | Kohomba | Tree | Leaves, stem | Poultice, paste, infusion | Pain in joints, itching diabetes, worm infestation | 0.077 | 1.21 | Catarrh, leprosy and skin diseases, rheumatism, ulcers and wounds |
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| Menispermaceae | Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr.
MN-NCP-37 | Veniwelgata | Woody climber | Stem | Infusion | Fever, cough, pain, asthma, skin diseases in children | 0.081 | 2.6 | Fever, tetanus, dressing wounds and ulcers |
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.)
Miers MN-NCP-38 | Rasakida | Climber | Stem | Infusion | Fever | 0.012 | 1.0 | Fever, skin diseases, diabetes, dysentery, rheumatism |
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| Moraceae | Ficus racemosa L.
MN-NCP-39 | Attikka | Tree | Fruit | As a curry | Diabetes | 0.020 | 1.0 | Urinary diseases, dysentery, diabetes |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
MN-NCP-40 | Kos | Tree | Root | Infusion | Diabetes | 0.004 | 1.0 | Skin diseases, asthma, diabetes, swellings and abscesses |
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| Moringaceae | Moringa oleifera Lam.
MN-NCP-41 | Murunga | Shrub | Bark | Infusion, poultice | Asthma, swellings | 0.041 | 1.3 | Asthma, rheumatism, gout, remedy for snake-bite poisoning |
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| Myristicaceae | Myristica fragrans Houtt.
MN-NCP-42 | Sadikka | Shrub | Fruit | Paste prepared with lime juice | Stomachache | 0.032 | 1.0 | Nausea, vomiting, stomachache |
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| Piperaceae | Piper betle L.
MN-NCP-43 | Bulath | Climber | Leaves | Paste | Stomachache | 0.008 | 1.0 | Cough, antiseptic |
Piper nigrum L.
MN-NCP-44 | Gammiris | Climber | Seeds | Paste | Stomachache | 0.012 | 1.0 | Cough, fever, piles |
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| Poaceae | Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
MN-NCP-45 | Belatana | Herb | Whole plant | Poultice | Swellings and sprains | 0.024 | 1.0 | Sprains and dislocations |
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| Rubiaceae | Coffea arabica L.
MN-NCP-47 | Kopi | Shrub | Fruit | Infusion | Stomachache | 0.049 | 1.0 | Diarrhea, bleeding wounds |
Ixora coccinea L.
MN-NCP-48 | Rathmal | Shrub | Flowers | Infusion | Skin diseases in children | 0.004 | 1.0 | Dysentery, reddened eyes and eruptions in children, catarrh |
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| Rutaceae | Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa
MN-NCP-49 | Beli | Tree | Leaves, roots, flower | Decoction, infusion | Asthma, fever | 0.008 | 2.5 | Fever, asthma, dysentery, piles, dyspepsia, |
Citrus aurantium L.
MN-NCP-50 | Embul dodam | Tree | Fruit | Juice | Cough, to draw out phlegm | 0.004 | 1.0 | Chronic cough |
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle
MN-NCP-51 | Dehi | Tree | Leaves | Smoke, juice | Cough, cold, headache, stomachache | 0.073 | 1.22 | Cough, stomachache, cleaning wounds, dysentery |
Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.
MN-NCP-52 | Karapincha | Shrub | Leaves | Porridge | High blood pressure | 0.041 | 1.0 | Constipation, diarrhea, dysentery |
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| Santalaceae | Santalum album L.
MN-NCP-53 | Sudu handun | Shrub | Bark | Paste | Swellings, pain | 0.016 | 1.0 | Fever, diarrhea, dysentery, gastric irritation, skin diseases, local inflammation |
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| Sapotaceae | Madhuca longifolia (J. Koenig ex L.) J. F. Macbr.
MN-NCP-54 | Mee | Tree | Seeds | Oil, poultice | Swellings and pain in joints | 0.036 | 1.0 | Fractures, rheumatism, snake bites |
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| Scrophulariaceae | Scoparia dulcis L.
MN-NCP-55 | Wal koththamalli | Herb | Whole plant | Infusion | Diabetes | 0.016 | 1.0 | Ear and eye diseases, liver diseases, leprosy, nasopharyngeal infections |
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| Solanaceae | Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. and H. Wendl.
MN-NCP-56 | Katuwelbatu | Herb | Leaves | Infusion | Fever, cough, asthma | 0.053 | 1.46 | Cough, asthma, colic fever, toothache |
Solanum surattense Burm. f.
MN-NCP-57 | Ela batu | Herb | Leaves | Porridge, smoke | Cough, asthma | 0.004 | 2.0 | Rheumatism, cough, diarrhea |
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| Theaceae | Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
MN-NCP-58 | Tea | Shrub | Leaves | Infusion | Stomachache | 0.008 | 1.0 | Catarrh, urinary diseases |
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| Verbenaceae | Lantana camara L.
MN-NCP-59 | Gandapana | Shrub | Leaves | Smoke | Fever, cough, asthma | 0.008 | 1.5 | Asthma, fever, cough |
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| Zingiberaceae | Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.
MN-NCP-61 | Araththa | Herb | Rhizome | Infusion | Fever | 0.057 | 1.0 | Rheumatism, bronchitis |
Curcuma longa L.
MN-NCP-63 | Kaha | Herb | Rhizome | Paste, powder | Wounds, skin diseases, sprains | 0.024 | 1.5 | Sprains, wounds, dysentery, jaundice, rheumatism, skin diseases |
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
MN-NCP-64 | Inguru | Herb | Rhizome | Infusion | Fever, cold, asthma, cough | 0.146 | 1.44 | Cold, cough, fever, asthma |
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