Common medicinal plants used in our daily lives

No	Common Name	Botanical Name	Application
1.	Agathi	Sesbania grandiflora	fever, kills intestinal worms.
2.	Amukkira	Withania somnifera	fever
3.	Avuri	Indiagofera tinctoria	kills intestinal worms
4.	Adu theenda palai	Aristolochia bractiata	kills intestinal worms
5.	Annasi	Ananas comosus	stimulant for hunger, for constipation, promotes digestion
6.	Adatodai	Adhatoda vasica	diseases of diabetes
7.	Echchu	Phoenix sylvestris	diabetes, fever
8.	Ell	Sesamum indicum	increases milk secretion
9.	Garlic	Alium sativum	stimulant, expectorant
10.	Inji	Zingiber officinale	promotes digestion
11.	Kaliyana murungai	Erythrina indica	increases milk secretion
12.	Karuvel	Acacia nilotica	diseases of respiratory tract
13.	Karisalankanni	Eclipta alba	for constipation
14.	Kuppaimeni	Acalypha indica	cold and cough, kills intestinal worms
15.	Karisalankanni	Eclipta prostrata	strengthens liver
16.	Mavilingu	Crataeva religiosa	fever
17.	Malai vembu	Melia azadirach	kills intestinal worms
18.	Mathulai	Punica granatum	kills intestinal worms
19.	Ma	Mangifera indica	kills intestinal worms
20.	Milagu	Piper nigrum	cold and cough
21.	Manjal	Curcuma longa	cold and cough
22.	Nelli	Phyllanthus emblica	decreases body temperature
23.	Naval	Eugenia jambusa	diabetes
24.	Nuna	Morinda tinctoria	fever
25.	Nochchi	Vitex negundo	fever
26.	Nanthiyavattam	Tabernaemontana	kills intestinal divaricata worms
27.	Pagarkai	Memordica charntia	kills intestinal worms
28.	Seetha	Annona squamoza	wounds/ulcers
29.	Seiyakkai	Acacia concina	cold and cough wounds/ulcers
30.	Sundai	Solanum torvum	cold and cough
31.	Sarakkonrai	Cassia fistula	fever
32.	Musumusukhai	Mukia maderaspatana	vertigo, asthma, ulcer
33.	Thumbai	Leucus aspera	cold and cough
34.	Thoothuvalai	Solanum trilobatum	cold and cough
35.	Thulasi	Ocimum sanctum	diseases of the respiratory tract
36.	Sirukurinjan	Gymnema sylvestris	stimulant for hunger
37.	Vilvam	Aegle marmelos	fever, digestion
38.	Vishnukrandi	Evolvulus alsinoides	fever
39.	Vembu	Azadirachta indica	intestinal worms malarial fever, skin diseases
40.	Vellarikkai	Cucumis sativus	decreases body temperature
41.	Vengayam	Allium cepa	cold and cough
42.	Vengai	Pterocarpus marsupium	wounds/ulcers
43.	Vendayam	Trigonella feenugracum	increases milk secretion
44.	Alari	Nerium odoratum	for constipation
45.	Amman pachcharisi	Euphorbia hirta	decreases body temperature.
46.	Illuppai	Bassia longifolia	decreases body temperature
47.	Karunjchirakam	Nigella sativa	induces labour pain during delivery
48.	Mulmoongil	Bambusa arundinacea	for leprosy, skin diseases, astringent, laxative, cooling
49.	Vaagai, Siridam	Albizzia lebbeck	astringent, asthma, expectorant, leprosy astringent, cooling
50.	Thekku	Tectona grandis	constipation, bronchitis, hyper- acidity
51.	Kattuchirakam	Vernonia anthelmintica, cittilai	astringent, anti- inflammatory, fever, expectorant
52.	Karpuram	Cinnamomum camphora	aphrodisiac, anti-inflammatory, asthma, expectorant, diarrhea
53.	Elumitchai	Citrus limon	aids digestion, for constipation, cough, laxative, antiseptic, bronchitis
54.	Korai	Cyperus rotundus	cooling, astringent, anti inflammatory, scabies, skin disease
55.	Sooriyakanthi	Helianthus annus	strengthening teeth, leprosy, ulcer, skin diseases, bronchitis
56.	Pushkaramoolam	Inula racemosa	antiseptic, digestion ulcer, cough, asthma, bronchitis
57.	Vellaikadambu	Neolamarckia cadamba	astringent, ulcer, digestive, diarrhoea, expectorant, fever, vomiting
58.	Perichangai	Phoenix dactylifera	expectorant, cooling, bronchitis, cough, burning sensation
59.	Vettiver	Vetiveria zizanioides	water purifier
60.	Marudhani	Lawsonia inermis	leprosy, skin diseases, premature falling & greying of hair
61.	Sadhapilai	Ruta graveolens	anthelmintic
62.	Elakkai	Elettaria cardamomum	stimulant, expectorant
63.	Pirandai	Cissus quadrangularis	Chronic Ulcers
64.	Pudhina	Mentha arvensis	digestion, cough
65.	Lemon grass	Cymbopogon caesius	insect bites
66.	Karumilagu	Piper nigrum	cold and cough
67.	Thippili	Piper longum	cold and cough, fever
68.	Sukku	Zingiber officianale	headache, dry cough
69.	Krishna thulasi	Ocimum americanum	bronchitis
70.	Lavangam	Eugenia caryophyllata	aphrodisiac, expectorant toothache
71.	Jathikkai	Myristica fragrans	constipation
72.	Vasambu	Acorus calamus	stimulant, decongestant