Andhra Pradesh Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board

A) Tree Species
Sl.No Name of Botanical Name Uses Parts used
the Plant
1 Amla Ebmlica officinalis Used as Vitamin ‘C’, Fruits, seed, leaves,
cures diabetes bark, flowers
2 Bel Aegle marmelos Leaves are used for Fruits, Leaves and
worshipping Lord Shiva, Root.
Fruit pulp is used to
control dysentery.

3 Chandan Santalum album Used in cosmetics , Stem wood, Root

Medicines , Powder is wood
used in pooja purpose
4 Red Pterocrpus santalinus Used to control Brain Stem wood, Root
Sanderes hemorrhage during wood
high diabetes, used
for ailments
5 Neem Azardicta indica Leaves and seeds used as All parts of the
insecticide , pulp used as plant
Fertilizer

6 Bahera Terminalia bellerica Used in making hair-oils, Fruits, Kernel,

ailments , used in Bark
Medicines

7 Musti Strychnus nuxvomica Used in medicines , Roots, Bark, Seed,

used to control diabetes, Fruit Pulp
paralysis, ulcers, etc and
also used as an
insecticide .

8 Karakka Terminalia chebula Used in Medicines for Fruits, Bark

curing Cancer, cough, for
preparation of
triphalachurna,
9 Rela Cassia fistula Used in Medicines for Pulp , Fruit, Bark
curing fever, skin-
diseases
10 Goggul Commiphora wightii Used in Ayuervedic Olio-Gum resin
Medicine reduces pains,
used as liver tonic
controls cough and
asthma.
 11 Tamarind Tamarindus indica Used in preparation All parts of the
Medicines, fruit pulp is plant
used in food material.

12 Ashoka Saracaka Indica Bark is used as medicine Bark, seed, leaves

to control hemorrhage, and flowers
ulcers, flowers used in
gynaecological disorders,
dried flowers are used in
controlling diabetes
13 Moringa Moringa tinctoria Used in preparation Fruits, seeds,
Medicines, leaves used leaves
as a vitamins
14 Cinchona Cinchona offinalis Used in preparation Quinine extract
Medicines anti bacterial, from plant
astringent
15 Flame of Butea monosperma Used in preparation Bark, leaves, seeds,
Forest Medicines to control skin flowers.
diseases and epilepsy,
arthritis.

B) Herbs and Shrubs

Sl.N Name of the Botanical Name Uses Parts used
o Plant
1 Ghrit kumari Aloe vera Used as laxative, wound Leaves
healing, skin burns,
ulcers
2 Kalmag Andrographis used for liver complaints All Parts in the
paniculata and fever, and as an anti- plant
inflammatory and
immunostimulant
3 Aswagandha Withania somnifera Used as restorative tonic Roots
in Ayurveda, stress ,
nerves disorder,
aphrodiasiac
4 Shatavari Asparagus racemosus Roots Used in Medicines Roots, tuber
control rheumatic pains,
general weekness,
fatigue, cough, Enhance
location
5 Bramhi Bacopa, monnieri Used in medicines for All Parts in the
Nervous , Memory plant
enhancer, Mental
disorder

6 Sarpa Gandha Ranwolfia serpentaina Used in medicines for Roots

 Hyper tension, insomnia
7 Senna Casia augustifolia Used in Medicines for Dry tubers
general debility tonic,
Rheumatism, aphrodisiac
8 Tulsi Ocimum sanclum Used in medicines for Leaves, seeds
Cough, cold, bronchitis,
expectorant.

9 Pippermint Mentha pipertia Used in Medicines for Leaves,

Digestive and pain killer flowers, oil

10 Henna Lawsennia iermis Used in Medicines for Leaves,

Burning, steam, Anti flowers, seeds
inflammatory

11 Pippallu Piper loongum Used in Medicines for Roots , dried

Digestive , to control inflorescence
gout disease, cough,
asthma, bronchitis, etc.,
12 Sada Bahar Vincea rosea Used in Medicines for All parts of the
Leaukamia, Hypotensiv Plant
Antispasmodic, Atidot
13 Swet chitrak Plumbago zeylanica Used in Medicines for Root, Root bar
Apetiser, Antibacterial,
Aticacer.
14 Vasa Adhatoda vesica Used in Medicines for All Parts of the
Antispasmodic, Plant
Respiratory, Stimulant.
15 Mandukparni Centella asiatica Used in Medicines for All Parts of the
Jundice, Plant
antoonflamatory,diuretic,
diarrhoea
16 Dalchini Chinnamomum Used in Medicines for Bark, oil.
Zeylanicum Bronchitis, Asthma,
cardiac, Disorder, Fever
17 Kalihari Gloriosa superba Used in Medicines for Rhizomes and
purification of blood , Leaves
gynic problems, in-
digestion , and skin
Diseases
18 Podapatri Gymnea silvestree Used in Medicines for All Parts of the
( Gudmar) anti inflammatory, Plant
digestive, lever tonic, to
control fever and
jaundice
19 Thippateega Tanospora Cordifolia Used in Medicines for Stem portion
(gilo) Menstrual disorders, anti
inflammatory, to control
cough, skin disease etc.,
20 Kamanchi Solanum nigrum Used in Medicines as All parts of the
(Mukoi) anti septic, control fever, plant
bronchitis, ulcers, heart
diseases
21 Safed musli Chloro phytum Controls Asthama, Tubers, Roots
borivilianum Diahrroea, improving
potency
22 Sugandhapala Hemidesmus indicus Controls in Aids, as a Roots
( Anantamool) blood purifier,
Rheumatic pains etc
23 Khas-khass Vetiveria zizanoides The oil extract is used in Root and
soaps, perfumes. Dried Leaves
roots are used in making
baskets, chairs etc.
24 Coleus Coleus forskholii Controls in blood Roots
(pashana pressure, glaucoma, heart
bedhi) Diseases , lasative
25 Konch Mucuna prurita Controls depression, Seeds
(dulagondi) kidney functioning ,
Controlling in Parkinson
Disease