Database on Medicinal Plants / 1 - Consumer Unity & Trust Society
Database on Medicinal Plants / 1 - Consumer Unity & Trust Society
Database on Medicinal Plants / 1 - Consumer Unity & Trust Society
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28. Rubia cordifoliaFamily:Comm<strong>on</strong> name:RubiaceaeMajisPlant parts used-Root, Fruit<strong>Medicinal</strong> properties-Uses1. Diuretic 4. Discolourati<strong>on</strong> of the skin2. Paralysis 5. Reduce inflammati<strong>on</strong>s.3. DropsyEstimated Domestic Demand (2004-05): NAMarket price-Rs. 60 /KgCultivated / Wild -WildExtent of availability- Not EndangeredRed Data Book:Found in states:Distributi<strong>on</strong>:Not listedUttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, andArunachal Pradesh.Throughout India in hilly districts up to 3,750 m (foothillsof western and central Himalaya)29. Saussurea costusFamily:Comm<strong>on</strong> name:AsteraceaekuthPlant parts used-Root<strong>Medicinal</strong> properties-Uses1. Antispasmodic 7. Cholera2. Aphrodisiac 8. Dyspepsia3. Br<strong>on</strong>chodilator 9. Gas4. Antiseptic 10. Jaundice5. Skin 11. Leprosy6. Br<strong>on</strong>chial asthma 12. T<strong>on</strong>icEstimated Domestic Demand (2004-05): 1826.3 t<strong>on</strong>nes per annumMarket price: Rs. 95/kgCultivated / Wild -cultivatedExtent of availability- EndangeredRed Data Book:Found in states:Distributi<strong>on</strong>:ListedUttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, andArunachal Pradesh.In Moist slopes of the Himalayas at altitudes between8000 to 12000 ft.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Database</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Medicinal</strong> <strong>Plants</strong> / 35