herbal plant in nepal with english,indian and nepali name

Herbal plant in Nepal

Nepal has always been the center of herbal richness with more than ten thousand species of herbs in its alpine belt. The medical herbs databases listing for Nepal shows 1,624 species of medical and aromatic species. These herbs have been integral part of traditional medicine practices of  indigenous community in Nepal. Seeing the same impact and long history of herbal use, these herbs of Nepal are now exported to many countries and companies for medical purposes. Many big companies import such herbs to make medical extract and derivatives which are used in treating various diseases and health deficiency.

Either its Eastern Medical homopathetic treatment or Modern day Medicine, the herbs are used  directly or indirectly, ultimately making a huge dependency in the natural herbs. Nepal being benefited with such geographical settings, these herbs grow wild without human interference which makes it even more effective. Medical Herbal plants of Nepal are mainly used in making extract for Cancer cure, Liver and many chronic diseases. Local herbs are also used for anti fungal, anti oxidant, anti bacterial purposes.

Here is list of Medical herbs of Nepal.

sn	Botanicle Name	English Name	Indian Name	Nepali Name
1	Abrus precatorius	Jequirity	Ratti	Laal Gedi
2	Acacia catechu Willd	Catechu	Khair	Khayer
3	Acacia concinna DC	Soap Pod	Shikakai	Shikakai
4	Acacia nilotica (Linn)Delile	Gum Arabic	Babul	Babool
5	Achyranthes aspera Linn	Prickly Chaff Flower	Latjira	Ultekurro
6	Aconitum ferox Wall	Aconite	Atis	Bikhmaa
7	Aconitum heterophyllum Wall ex Royle	Indian Aconite	Atis kadvi	Atees
8	Aconitum spicatum (Bruhl.) Stapf.	Nepali Aconite	Nepali Atis	Bikjara
9	Acorus calamus Linn	Sweet Flag	Bach	Bojho
10	Adhatoda Vasica Nees	Vasaka	Adusa	Asuro
11	Adiantum capillus – veneris Linn	Maiden Hair Green	Hansraj	Unyu
12	Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. Serr.	Baiel Fruit	Bael	Bael
13	Aesculus hippocastanum Linn	Horse Chestnut	Pangar	Paangro
14	Albizia lebbek (L) Benth	Lebeck Tree	Siris	Kaalo Sirees
15	Aloe barbadensis Mill.	Aloe	Gawar Patha	Ghiu Kumari
16	Alstonia Scholaris (L.) R.Br.	Dita – Bark Tree	Saptaparna Chal	Chhatiwan
17	Amomum Subulatum Roxb	Greater Cardamom	Badi Elaychi	Alaichi
18	Anacyclus Pyrethrum DC	Pyrethrum	Akarkara	Akarkala
19	Andrographis paniculata (Burn. F.) Nees	Andrographis	Kalmegh	Titkaa
20	Areca catechu Linn.	Betel Nut	Supari	Supaari
21	Argemone mexicana Linn.	Prickly Poppy	Satyanasi Beej	Thaakal
22	Aristolochia indica Linn.	The indian Birthwort	Ishvari	Ishworee
23	Artemisia dubia Wall.	Mugwort	Artemisia	Tite Patti
24	Asparagus racemosus willd.	Asparagus	Shatawar	Kurilo
25	Azadirachta indica a. Juss.	Neem Tree	Neem	Neem
26	Berberis aristata	Berberry	Daruhaldi	Chutro
27	Bergina ciliata Sternb.	Bergenia	Pakhanved	Paakhanved
28	Betula utilis D. Don	Himalayan Birch	Bhoj Patra	Bhuj Paat
29	Boerhavia diffusa Juss. Var. hirsuta	Spreading Hogweed	Punarnava	Punarnavaa
30	Brachycorythis obcordata Lindl.	***	Salamisri	Gaamdol
31	Buchanania lanzan Spreng.	Cuddapah Almods	Chironji	Chiraunjee
32	Butea monosperma (Lam) Kuntze	Bastard Teak	Tesu	Madaane
33	Calotropis procera (Wild) R. Br.	Milk Weed	Aak	Aank
34	Cannabis sativa linn.	Hemp	Bhaang	Bhaang
35	Carthamus tinctorious Linn.	Stafflower	Kusum	Kusum
36	Carum carvi Linn.	Caraway	kala Jeera	jangalee Jiraa
37	Cassia fistula Linn	Indian Laburnum	Amaltas	Amaltaash
38	cassia tora Linn.	Ringworm Plant	pawad	Chakramandee
39	Cedrus Deodara (Roxb.) Loud	Himalayan cedar	Devdaru	Devdar
40	Centella asiatica (L.) Urban	Indian Pennywort	Mandukparni	Ghodtaapre
41	Chamomilla recutita Linn.	Chamomile	Chamomile	Chamomile
42	Cinnamomum zeylanicum Breyn.	Cinnmon bark	Taj	Taj
43	Coleus forskohlii (Wild.) Briq.	Indian Coleus	Coleus	Paasaanved
44	Commiphora mukul/hook ex Stocks	Indian Myrrh	Guggal	Gokuldhup
45	Crocus sativus Linn.	Saffron	Kesar	Keshar
46	Croton tiglium Linn.	Purgative Croton	Jamalgota	Lapche Bis
47	Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.	Curculigo	Kalimusli	Kaalo musalee
48	Curcuma longa Linn.	Turmeric	Haldi	Hardi
49	Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.	Zedoary	Kalchur	Kachur
50	Cymbopogon martinil (Roxb.) Watson	Palmarosa	Palmarosa	Paamaaros