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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

    TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICINAL PLANT RECORDS FOR MENORRHAGIA IN MPDB : 12

    AQUATIC : 0     BAMBOO : 0     CLIMBERS : 0     GRASSES : 0     HERBS : 6     ORCHIDS : 0     SHRUBS : 1     TREES : 5

 Sr. No.   Medicinal Plant's Name   Plant's Family   Plant category   Medicinal Uses 
1 Lindernia ciliata (Colsmann) Pennell. Scrophulariaceae Herbs The sap from the crushed leaves is given after childbirth. In Taiwan, the plant is considered an effective cure for menorrhagia.
2 Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthaceae Herbs Gyanic problems; The root is known as an effective diuretic. treat gonorrhea; eczema, burns, wounds, boils, earache and haemorroids; also used as a sudorific, febrifuge, anti-dote to snake poison, galactagogue, and to treat menorrhagia;
3 Salvia plebeia R.Br. LAMIACEAE Herbs The plant is astringent, diuretic and vermifuge. A paste of the plant is applied to wounds between the toes caused by prolonged walking barefoot in muddy water. The seeds are used in the treatment of Diarrhea, gonorrhea, menorrhagia and haemorrhoids.
4 Commelina suffruticosa Blume Commelinaceae Herbs The plant is used in menorrhagia. Root is applied to sores.
5 Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker Liliaceae Herbs Tubers having medicinal value are used as general tonic, containing the steroid sapogenine (1-2%), protein (10-20%) and calcium. Tubers are fat free and they have high aphrodisiac property. It is also useful in diseases like renal calculus, Leucorrhoea and diabetes. Immunomodulator, stimulant and tonic, antistress, adaptogen, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, antimutagenic, anti-ulcer, antitumor, aphrodisiac, glactogen, antidibetic; Sexual disorders, decreased libido, cough and asthma, dysuria, polyuria, gonorrhea, menorrhagia, leucorrhea, piles and leucoderma, diabetes, obesity and immune problems, ophthalmic conditions, vomiting, dyspepsia, lumbago, joint pain and problems associated nervous system.
6 Phyllanthus amarus Schum & Thonn. Euphorbiaceae Herbs Used in the problems of stomach, genitourinary system, liver, kidney and spleen. It is bitter, astringent, stomachic, diuretic, febrifuge and anti-septic. The whole plant is used in gonorrhea, menorrhagia and other genital affections. It is useful in gastropathy, Diarrhea, dysentery, intermittent fevers, ophthalmopathy, scabies, ulcers and wounds. Pharmacological activities including anti-viral, anti-bacterial, antiplasmodial, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, anti-microbial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, hypolipidemic, anti-oxidant, Hepatoprotective nephroprotective and diurectic properties.
7 Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz Lythraceae Shrubs The flowers are astringent. They are used in the treatment of dysentery, traditionally being beaten up with honey into a kind of confection. They are also thought to be of use in treating menorrhagia. The flowers are used externally as an astringent.
8 Ziziphus rugosa Lam. Rahamnaceae Tree A paste made from the bark is applied as a poultice on swollen gums and to toothaches. The flowers, combined with an equal quantity of the petioles of betel leaves and half as much lime is used to make a pill that is used in the treatment of menorrhagia.
9 Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. Fabaceae Tree Being commonly prescribed to treat cough, gout, glandular swellings and goiter, haemorrhage, leprosy, menorrhagia, scrofula, urinary disorders, wasting diseases, worm infestations and wounds and for liver disorders.
10 Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC. Apocynaceae Tree Antibiotic, useful in anaemia, colic pain, Diarrhea, haematuria, menorrhagia, obstetric conditions, spermatorrhoea, splenomegaly. Seeds: decoction beneficial in chronic dysentery and in bleeding piles. Powdered seeds mixed with honey given in chronic chest affection, asthma and colic pain. Leaves: used in chronic bronchitis. Bark: useful in colitis, stomachic and tonic.
11 Ficus racemosa L. Moraceae Tree Mulvyadh, The leaves are used in the treatment of Diarrhea. The bark is astringent. It is used in the treatment of haematuria, menorrhagia, and haemoptysis. The fruit is astringent. It is used in the treatment of haematuria, menorrhagia, and haemoptysis. The fruit, when filled with sugar, is considered to be very cooling. A fluid that exudes from the cut roots of the tree is considered to be a powerful tonic when drunk for several days together. The sap is a popular remedy in Bombay, that is applied locally to mumps and other inflammatory glandular enlargements, and is also used in the treatment of gonorrhea. The root is chewed as a treatment for tonsilitis.
12 Limonia acidissima Linn. RUTACEAE Tree It is used mainly as a liver tonic to stimulate the digestive system. The fruit is also astringent, especially when unripe, and a cardiac tonic. The pulp of the fruit, especially when unripe, is used in the treatment of Diarrhea and dysentery. The fruit is also seen as an effective treatment for hiccough, sore throat and diseases of the gums. Both the fruit pulp and the powdered rind can be poulticed onto bites and stings of venomous insects. They are astringent and are used internally, often combined with milk and sugar, in the treatment of indigestion, flatulence, Diarrhea, dysentery (especially in children) and haemorrhoids. The powdered gum, mixed with honey, is given to overcome dysentery and Diarrhea in children. The spines are crushed with those of other trees and an infusion taken as a remedy for menorrhagia. The bark is chewed with that of Barringtonia and applied on venomous wounds.