The biodiversity of the Himalaya province is extraordinarily high. The eastern part of Himalaya embraces the zones of highest biological diversity, with more than 4,000 species of vascular plants…

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India, due to its unique variety of geographical and climatic factors, has a rich and varied flora of medicinal plants. No wonder that out of a total number of over 15,000 plant species in India,…

Maharanga emodi (Wall.)A.D.C. syn Onsoma emodi Wall (O. emodi Wall.=Maharanga emodi (Wall.) DC.,) (Boraginaceae ) Flower and roots are used as medicine. The plants are distributed in Alpine…

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Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, ( Saxifragaceae) Used Part is Flower It is met with in temperate Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan up to altitudes of 1,500-2,700 m and in Khasi…

Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex DC. syn. H. antidysenterica (Linn.) ( Apocynaceae) Vern. kurchi This plant is especially abundant in the sub-Himalayan tract. The used part is bark.…

Parts used are seeds. An erect annual, herb, cultivated throughout the plains of India and up to an altitude of 1,800 m. The seeds heal ulcers, urinary discharges, cure leprosy,remove "Vata" and…

Commiphora mukul(Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. syn. Balsamodendron mukul Hook. ex Stocks syn Commiphora wightii (Arn.)Bhandari( Burseraceae)Used Part is Gum A small tree or shrub with spinescent…

Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. commonly known as Gorkha mundi (Inflorescence)An aromatic herb, found abundantly in damp situations in the plains all over India, ascending to an altitude of c. 1,…