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Table 1 Profile of ethnomedicinal use of selected medicinal plants, botanical/English/local name used, route of administration and plant extract yield obtained in the present study

From: Antimicrobial activity, toxicity and anti-inflammatory potential of methanolic extracts of four ethnomedicinal plant species from Punjab, Pakistan

Sample no.

Botanical name, family

English name/Local name

Parts used

Ethnomedicinal use

Route of administration

Yield (%)

1

Aristolochia indica L., Aristolochiaceae

Birthwort,wort killer/ Hukka-bel

Leaves

To cure poisonous bite, inflammations, reduce itching, leprocy, gastric stimulant, diarrhoea, intermittent fever, cough

Topical, Oral

31

2

Cuscuta pedicellata Ledeb, Convolvulaceae

Clover dodder/ Loot booti (Saraiki)

Akash-bail/Amar-bail (Urdu)

Stem

stomachache, to cure wounds, cuts, used as purgative, anti-inflammatory and to treat high blood pressure

Oral, Topical

17

3

Melilotus indicus L., Fabaceae

Yellow melilot (English) Sweet clover/ Sinjee

Leaves

To cure inflammations and skin irritation, astringent, anticoagulant, laxative

Oral, Topical

29

4

Tribulus terresteris L., Zygophyllaceae

Puncture clover/ Bhakra, Gokhru

Leaves

anti-inflammatory, lithotriptic, diuretic, general tonic

 

37

5

Tribulus terresteris

 

Fruit

anti-inflammatory, effective in most of Gynecological and genitourinary disorders, Gonorrhoea and to treat abdominal distension

Topical, Oral

33