TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICINAL PLANT RECORDS FOR TONSIL IN MPDB : 3
AQUATIC : 0 BAMBOO : 0 CLIMBERS : 0 GRASSES : 0 HERBS : 2 ORCHIDS : 0 SHRUBS : 0 TREES : 1
Sr. No. |
Medicinal Plant's Name |
Plant's Family |
Plant category |
Medicinal Uses |
1 |
Convolvulus flavus Willd |
Convolvulaceae |
Herbs |
A poultice of the leaves, combined with turmeric (Curcuma longa) and broken rice, is used to heal cracks in the hands and feet. The plant is used medicinally for treating acute tonsillitis. |
2 |
Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb. |
Rubiaceae |
Herbs |
The plant is alterative, analgesic, antibacterial, antidote, antiinflammatory, antitumor, diuretic, febrifuge and sedative. A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of biliousness, impure blood, jaundice, hepatitis, fever, malignant tumours and gonorrhoua. It is used to treat any kind of internal inlammation such as inflammation such as tonsillitis, laryngitis, and appendicitis. A poultice of plant material is applied to external bruises or blood congestions, boils, and abscesses. Topical uses for this species are common and could be related to the presence of antiinflammatory iridoids. |
3 |
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. |
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