List of Important Medicinal plants along with their Botanical name, Comon name, Family, Part used and Phytochemicals

 

Common Name	Family	Botanical Name	Phytochemical	Part Used	Inflorescence
Neem	Meliaceae	Azadirachta indica	Azadirachtin, Margosine	Leaves, Flower, Seeds	Terminal spike
Sarpagandha	Apocynaceae	Rauolfia serpentina	Alkaloid-Reserpine	Dried roots	Terminal corymbose cyme,
Dhatura	Solanaceae	Datura stramonium	Alkaloid hyoscyamine	Leaves	Dichasial Cyme
Belladona/ Angurshafa/ Deadly Nightshade	Solanaceae	Atropa belladona	Alkaloid hyoscyamine atropine	Leaves	solitary
Harar	Combritaceae	Terminalia chebula	Chebulagic acid, Chebuloside I and II( laxative and digestive properties)	Leaves, bark, fruit	Terminal spike
Bahera	Combritaceae	Terminalia bellirica	Tannins (astringent and antioxidant) Quercetin, Saponins	Dried fruit	Terminal spike
Indian Gooseberry	Euphorbiaceae	Phyllanthus emblica	alkaloids and flavonoids	Leaf, flower and young shoot	Racemose
Atees	Ranunculaceae	Aconitum	Aconite	Dried roots	Terminal Raceme
Kinakina	Rubiaceae	Cinchona officinalis	Quinine, Quinidine	Boiling Brak treats malaria	Treat malaria
Sadabahar	Apocynaceae	Catharanthus roseus	Vinblastin, Vincristine	Leaves. Stem	Cancer treatment.
Ashwaganda	Solanaceae	Withania somniferum	Withanolides, Steroid	Roots	Cluster
Opium, Aphim	Papaveraceae	Papaver somniferum	Dried, brownish juice obtained from unripe fruits, contains morphine, Codeine, Papaverine.	Fruit	Morphine is a patent Pain relieving, Morphine+Scopolamine= Anesthetic, Papaverine treats internal spasm- diarrhea, cramps