Table 1. List of medicinal plants and their use in cough, diabetes, dysentery, diarrhea and fever of Santals in Joypurhat district of Bangladesh A.H.M. Mahbubur Rahman et al. Ethno-botanical Survey of Traditional Medicine Practice for the Treatment of Cough, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentery and Fever of Santals at Abdullahpur Village under Akkelpur Upazilla of Joypurhat District, Bangladesh. Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 2, doi: /bb © The Author(s) Published by Science and Education Publishing. S/NScientific nameLocal nameFamilyHabitParts usedMode of use 1Aegle marmelos (L.) CorreaBelRutaceaeTreeFruit, leaf Decoction of immature fruits is used in baby’s dysentery. Juice of young leaves is used in fever. 2Allium cepa L.PiajLiliaceaeHerbBulbJuice of bulb is used in cough. 3Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.ChatimApocynaceaeTreeBarkJuice made from bark is used in dysentery and fever. 4Amaranthus spinosus L.KantanoteyAmaranthaceaeHerbWhole plantJuice made from whole plant is used in fever. 5Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.AnarosBromeliaceaeHerbFruitRipe fruit is used in cough. Ripe fruit is used in fever. 6Andrographis paniculata Nees.KalomeghAcanthaceaeHerbWhole plantJuice made from whole plants is used in diarrhea, fever and dysentery. 7Annona squamosa L.AtaAnnonaceaeTreeRootJuice of roots is used in dysentery. 8Argemone mexicana L.SialkantaPapaveraceaeHerbStemCurry made from of stems is used in diabetes. 9Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.KathalMoraceaeTreeRootJuice made from young roots is used in diarrhea. 10Asparagus racemosus L.SatamuliLiliaceaeClimberRootJuice made from the tuberous roots is used in diabetes and diarrhea. 11Averrhoa carambola L.KamrangaAverrhoaceaeTreeFruitFruits are used in fever. 12Bombax ceiba L.ShimulBombacaceaeTreeRoot, bark Juice made from immature plant roots are used in diabetes. Juice made from barks is used in dysentery. 13Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.ArharFabaceaeShrubRootJuice made from roots is used in diabetes. 14Carica papaya L.PapayaCaricaceaeShrubFruitRipe fruits are used in diarrhea. 15Centella asiatica (L.) UrbanThankuniApiaceaeHerbWhole plantVegetable of whole plants are used in dysentery. 16Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn.TelakuchaCucurbitaceaeClimberLeafVegetable made from young leaves are used in diabetes and fever. 17Cocos nucifera L.NarikelArecaceaeTreeFruitGreen coconut water is commonly used as dehydrating agent in diarrhea. 18Dillenia indica L.ChaltaDilleniaceaeTreeFruitFruit juice mixed with sugar and water is used as cooling beverage in fever. 19Erythrina variegata L.MadarFabaceaeTreeBarkJuice of bark is used in fever. 20Ficus racemosa L.JogadumurMoraceaeTreeFruitCurry made from unripe fruit is used in diabetes. 21Glycosmis pentaphylla Corr.DatmajanRutaceaeShrubFruitJuice of ripe fruit is used in dysentery. 22Heliotropium indicum L.HatisurBoraginaceaeHerbLeafDecoction of leaves is used in fever. 23Justicia adhatoda Nees.BasakAcanthaceaeHerbLeafJuice made from young leaves is used in cough. 24Kalanchoe pinnata (Lamk.) Pers.PatharkuchiCrassulaceaeHerbLeafJuice made from young leaves is used in diabetes, dysentery and cough. 25Leucas lavendulifolia Sm.SetadronLamiaceaeHerbLeafJuice made from young leaves is used in fever. 26Mimosa pudica L.LajjabatiFabaceaeClimberRootDecoction of roots is used in fever. 27Momordica charantia L.KorolaCucurbitaceaeClimberFruitCurry made from unripe fruit is used as diabetes. 28Moringa oleifera Lamk.SoginaMoringaceaeTreeRootDecoction of roots is used in fever. 29Oxalis corniculata L.AmrulOxalidaceaeHerbLeafVegetable made from young leaves are used in cough. 30Ocimum sanctum L.TulsiLamiaceaeHerbLeaf,root Juice made from young leaves is used in cough. Juice of roots is used in fever. 31Phyllanthus emblica L.AmlokiEuphorbiaceaeTreeFruitRipe fruits are used in cough. 32Psidium guajava (L.) Bat.PiyaraMyrtaceaeTreeFruit, stem Fruits are used in diarrhea. Juice made from the stem bark is used in blood dysentery. 33Punica granatum L.DalimPunicaceaeShrubFruitRipe fruits are used in diarrhea. Immature fruit juice is used in dysentery. 34Rauvolfia serpentina Benth.SarpagandhaApocynaceaeHerbRootDecoction of roots is used in dysentery and diarrhea. 35Syzygium cumini Skiel.KalojamMyrtaceaeTreeSeed, bark Dry seed dust mixed with normal water used in diabetes. Paste made from the bark is used in dysentery. 36Vitex negundo L.NeshindaLamiaceaeShrubRootJuice of roots is used in fever.