TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICINAL PLANT RECORDS FOR LACTATION IN MPDB : 6
AQUATIC : 0 BAMBOO : 0 CLIMBERS : 0 GRASSES : 0 HERBS : 2 ORCHIDS : 0 SHRUBS : 3 TREES : 1
| Sr. No. |
Medicinal Plant's Name |
Plant's Family |
Plant category |
Medicinal Uses |
| 1 |
Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib. |
Convolvulaceae |
Herbs |
root and leaves are taken to improve lactation |
| 2 |
Curcuma pseudomontana J.Graham |
Zingiberaceae |
Herbs |
Asthama, Cough, Cold, use tuber extracts to cure jaundice, warm tuber paste to treat body swellings, eat boiled tubers to increase lactation, tuber paste on the head for cooling effect. |
| 3 |
Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. |
Apocynaceae / Asclepiadaceae |
Shrubs |
Tonic, The paste of leaves kept in tooth to remove the germs in teeth. Used for urinary diseases. Used in lactation problem. It is used for venereal diseases, herpes, skin diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, epilepsy, insanity, chronic nervous diseases, abdominal distention, intestinal gas, debility, impotence and turbid urine. The root is a valuable alterative, blood purifier, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic and tonic. It is used in the treatment of appetite loss, dyspepsia, fever, skin diseases, syphilis, Leucorrhoea, genitourinary diseases and chronic coughs. A paste of the roots is applied externally to swellings and rheumatic joints. |
| 4 |
Barleria prattensis Santapau |
Acanthaceae |
Shrubs |
curing fever, energy tonic and increasing lactation level. |
| 5 |
Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze |
Lamiaceae / Labiatae |
Shrubs |
Whole part and shoot are used in wound. eaves are also useful in the treatment of kidney stone. The oil is used in aromatherapy to treat skin complaints. Leaves are used in fever. Used for several treatment as stomach disorders like Diarrhea, dysentery, indigestion, etc. and as a recipe for women as post parturition treatment, weakness and lactation. |
| 6 |
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. |
APOCYNACEAE |
Tree |
The bark is a bitter, astringent, alterative herb that lowers fevers, relaxes spasms, stimulates lactation and expels intestinal worms. It is anthelmintic, anticholeric, antispasmodic, astringent, emmenagogue, febrifuge, tonic and vulnerary. It is used to treat bowel complaints, abdominal pains, fevers and irregular menstruation, and has proved a valuable remedy for chronic Diarrhea and the advanced stages of dysentery. A decoction is applied as a wash for skin diseases, and as a gargle. he latex obtained from the bark is considered to be powerfully tonic, vermifuge. It has been used for treating neuralgia and toothache. It is also used as an anti-malarial drug. The latex is drunk in small amounts as a poison anti-dote.The leaves are used for treating beriberi, dropsy and congested liver. A poultice made from the leaves has been reported as a good remedy against skin diseases. An infusion of the crushed leaves is used to clean infected wounds |
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