ABSTRACT

The demand for medicinal plants is increasing, and this leads to unscrupulous collection from the wild and adulteration of supplies. Providing high-quality planting material for sustainable use and thereby saving the genetic diversity of plants in the wild is important. In this regard, the methods of propagation of some important medicinal plants are provided along with the traditional methods of propagation. Indian Medicinal Plants: Uses and Propagation Aspects offers a unique compendium of more than 270 medicinal plant species from India with detailed taxonomic classifications based on the Bentham and Hooker system of classification.

Salient Features:

  • Provides traditional methods of propagation and discusses the propagation of medicinal plants
  • Presents plant properties, plant parts and chemical constituents
  • Describes the medicinal uses of more than 270 medicinal plant species from India

This book is of special interest to practitioners of alternative medicine, students of Ayurveda, researchers and industrialists associated with medical botany, pharmacologists, sociologists and medical herbalists.

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Abelmoschus moschatus Medik

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Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.

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Abrus precatorius (L.) W.F.Wight

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Abutilon indicum (L.)

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Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd.

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Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

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Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile

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Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.

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Acanthus ilicifolius L.

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Acalypha indica L.

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Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K. Jensen

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Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle

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Aconitum napellus L.

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Acorus calamus L.

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Adhatoda zeylanica Medik

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Aegle marmelos B. R. Zate

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Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult

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Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Camb.) Hook

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Agave americana L.

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Ageratum conyzoides L.

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Alangium salvifolium (L.f.) Wangerin

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Aleurites triloba J.R. Forst & G. Forst

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Allium cepa L.

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Allium sativum L.

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Aloe barbadensis Mill.

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Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.

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Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br.

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Alternanthera pungens Kunth

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Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC

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Amaranthus spinosus L.

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Ammi majus L.

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Andrographis paniculata (Burn.f.)

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Anethum graveolens L. (dill)

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Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze

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Annona squamosa (L.)

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Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq.

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Apium graveolens L.

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Argemone mexicana (L.)

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Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer

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Artemisia vulgaris L.

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Asclepias curassavica (L.)

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Asparagus recemosus Willd.

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Asclepias curassavica (L.)

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Asteracantha longifolia Nees.

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Averrhoa carambola L.

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Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

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Azima tetracantha Lam.

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Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wett.

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Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del.

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Basella alba (L.)

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Benincasa hispida (Thung.)

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Berberis aristata

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Berberis lyceum (Royal)

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Betula utilis D. Don

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Boerhavia diffusa L.

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Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.

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Bryonopsis laciniosa Linn.

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Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken

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Buchanania lanzan Spreng.

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Calophyllum inophyllum L.

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Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br.

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Calycopteris floribunda (Roxb.) Lam.

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Canarium strictum Roxb.

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Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem & Schult

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Caralluma stalagmifera C.E.C. Fisch.

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Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

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Carissa carandas (L.)

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Carum carvi (L.)

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Cassia auriculata (L.)

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Cassia fistula Linn.

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Cassia occidentalis L.

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Cassia senna (L.)

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Catharantus roseus (L.) G. Don.

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Cayratia pedata (Wall.) Gagnep.

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Celastrus paniculatus Wild.

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Centella asiatica (L.) Urban

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Centratherum anthelminticum (L.) Kuntze

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Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau & Fernandes

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Chloroxylon swietenia DC.

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Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alston

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Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume

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Cissus quadrangularis (L.)

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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

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Clerodendrum infortunatum (L.)

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Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.

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Clitoria ternatea L.

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Coccinia indica L.

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Coleus aromaticus Benth.

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Coleus forskohlii Briq.

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Commiphora wightii (Arnott)

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Cordia wallichii G. Don.

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Coriandrum sativum (L.)

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Costus pictus D. Don.

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Costus speciosus (Koen. ex Retz.) Smith

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Crotalaria pallida Aiton

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Croton tiglium L.

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Cryptolepis buchanani Roem. & Schult.

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Cuminum cyminum L.

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Curculigo orchioides Gaertin

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Curcuma longa L.

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Cyclea peltata (Poir.) Hook. f. & Thoms.

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Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf.

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Datura inoxia

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Datura metel L.

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Datura stramonium L.

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Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.

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Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

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Digitalis purpurea L.

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Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.

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Digera arvensis Forssk.

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Dioscorea deltoidea

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Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton

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Embelia ribes Burm. f.

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Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

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Euphorbia hirta L.

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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.)

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Fagonia cretica Linn.

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Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

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Garcinia cambogia (Gaertn.) Desr.

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Gloriosa superba L.

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Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.

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Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

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Gmelina arborea Roxb.

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Gymnema sylvestre (Ritz.) R. Br.

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Hedychium coronarium (Koenig) Kuntze.

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Helicteres isora L.

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Heliotropium indicum Linn.

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Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult.

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Hemigraphis colorata (Blume) H. G. Hallier f.

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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (L.)

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Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) Wall ex A. DC.

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Holostemma ada-kodien (Roxb. K.) Schum.

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Hyoscyamus niger L.

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Impatiens balsamina (L.)

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Indigofera tinctoria Linn.

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Inula racemosa Hook. f.

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Ionidium suffruticosum Ging.

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Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.

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Kaempferia rotunda L.

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Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley

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Lepidium sativum L.

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Leptadenia reticulata

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Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng.

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Limonia acidissima L.

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Lycium barbarum L.

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Melia azedarach L.

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Momordica charantia L. Sp. Pl.

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Momordica cymbalaria (Hook.) Fenzl.

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Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.

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Moringa oleifera Lam.

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Mollugo nudicalis Lam.

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Murraya koenigii (L.) Spr.

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Myristica fragrans Houtt.

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Nardostachys grandiflora DC.

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Nigella sativa L.

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Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer

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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (L.)

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Ocimum basilicum L.

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Ocimum sanctum L.

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Oroxylom indicum L.

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Pandanus fascicularis Lamk.

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Peganum harmala L.

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Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.

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Physalis minima L.

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Pimpinella anisum L.

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Piper longum L.

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Piper nigrum L.

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Plantago ovata Forssk.

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Plumbago rosea L.

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Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

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Portulaca oleracea L.

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Psoralea corylifolia L.

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Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Bentham ex Kurz.

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Ricinus communis L.

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Ruta graveolens L.

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Scoparia dulcis L.

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Solanum nigrum L.

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Solanum torvum

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Solanum trilobatum L.

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Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl.

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Sphaeranthus indicus L.

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Spilanthes calva DC.

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Spinacia oleracea L.

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Stephania wightii (Arn.) Dunn.

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Strychnos nux-vomica L.

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Strychnos potatorum L. f.

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Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeel

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Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wt. & Arn.

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Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

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Terminalia chebula Retz.

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Tiliacora racemosa Colebr.

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Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. F. & Th.

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Tribulus terrestris L.

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Tridax procumbens L.

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Trigonella foenum graecum L.

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Tylophora indica (Burm. F.) Merrill

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Vitex negundo L.

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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

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Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz.

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Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br.

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Wrightia tomentosa Roem. & Smith

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Zizyphus mauritiana lam.