Table 1. List of medicinal plants and their use in different ailments by the local people at the village Sabgram under Sadar upazila of Bogra Distirct, Bangladesh A. H. M. Mahbubur Rahman et al. Traditional Medicinal Plants Used by Local People at the Village Sabgram under Sadar Upazila of Bogra District, Bangladesh. Research in Plant Sciences, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 2, doi: /plant © The Author(s) Published by Science and Education Publishing. S/NBotanical nameLocal nameFamilyHabitPart(s) usedMedicinal uses 1Abroma augustaUlatkambalSterculiaceaeShrubRoot bark, Leaves stalkIrregular menses and pain, dysentery, weakness. 2Abelmoschus esculentusDherosMalvaceaeHerbFruitChronic dysentery; gonorrhoea, urinary discharges, strangury and diarrhoea 3Aegle marmelosBelRutaceaeTreeFruitDiarrhoea, dysentery and ripe fruit for constipation. 4Allium cepaPiajLiliaceaeHerbBulbCough, catarrh, asthma, rheumatism, colic and insect bites. 5Allium sativumRosunLiliaceaeHerbBulb Fevers, coughs, bronchitis, rheumatism, inflammation, leucoderma, piles, indigestion, heart diseases and wounds; gas formation, painful menstruation and pain in abdomen and ears. 6Alstonia scholarisChatimApocynaceaeTreeSap, gum and rootsCancer 7Alternathera sessilisSachishakAmaranthaceaeHerbWhole PlantBlood vomiting. 8Amaranthus spinosusKatanoteyAmaranthaceaeHerbWhole PlantAppetite, burning sensation, hallucination, leprosy, piles, bronchitis, leucorrhoea, constipation and flatulence. 9Amaranthus viridisNoteshakAmaranthaceaeHerbWhole PlantBurning sensation, hallucination, leprosy, bronchitis, piles, leucorrhoea and constipation. 10Annona squamosaAtaAnnonaceaeTreeRoot, BarkDrastic purgative, diarrhoea. 11Anthocephalus chinensisKadamRubiaceaeTreeLeavesAphthae and stomatitis. 12Artocarpus heterophyllusKathalMoraceaeTreeLeavesSkin diseases 13Artocarpus lacuchaBonkathalMoraceaeTreeSeedConstipation. 14Argemone mexicanaSialkataPapaveraceaeHerbLatexSkin cracks, dropsy, jaundice warts, tumours, cancer, and cutaneous affections. 15Asparagus racemosusSatamuliAsparagaceaeClimberRootsDiseases of the kidney and the liver, scalding urine and gleet; promotes lactation. 16Averrhoa carambolaKamrangaOxalidaceaeTreeFruitInfluenza fever. 17Azadirachta indicaNeemMeliaceaeTreeBarkFever, thirst, cough and bad taste in the mouth. 18Benincasa hispidaChalkumraCucurbitaceaeClimberFruitsHaemoptysis and other haemorrhages from internal organs, particularly beneficial in phthisis. 19Bryophyllum pinnatumHimsagorCrassulaceaeHerbLeavesBlood dysentery 20Cajanus cajanArharFabaceaeShrubLeavesJaundice and pneumonia 21Catharanthus roseusNayantaraApocynaceaeHerbWhole Plant, LeavesDiabetes, wasp-sting, menorrhagia. 22Carissa carandasKaramchaApocynaceaeShrubFruitThe fruit has been used remedy for diabetes. 23Calotropis proceraAkandaAsclepiadaceaeShrubRoot barkDyspepsia, flatulence, constipation, loss of appetite, indigestion and mucus in stool. 24Capsicum frutescensMorichSolanaceaeHerbLeavesHeadache, night blindness, pain, adenitis, sores, dysuria and bronchitis. 25Celosia cristataMoragfulAmaranthaceaeHerbWhole Plant/FlowerDysentery and strangury, diarrhoea and excessive menstrual discharges. 26Centella asiaticaThankuniApiaceaeHerbWhole PlantImproves appetite, voice and memory; dysentery, leucoderma, urinary discharges, bronchitis, inflammations, fevers, convulsive disorders, insanity and syphilitic skin diseases. 27Chenopodium ambrosioidesBanbatuaChenopodiaceaeHerbLeavesEczema 28Cinnamomum tamalaTejpataLauraceaeTreeLeavesPrevention of coughing. 29Cinnamomum verumDaruchiniLauraceaeTreeBarkParched mouth, bronchitis, hiccup, piles, diarrhoea and heart trouble. 30Citrus aurantifoliaLebuRutaceaeShrubFruit Skin irritation and nausea; juice is appetizer, stomachic, antiscorbutic, refrigerant, antiseptic and anthelmintic; used in biliousness, sore throat and eye complaints, relieves vomiting. 31Citrus grandisJamburaRutaceaeTreeFruitInfluenza, cough, catarrh and asthma 32Clerodendrum inermeBhatVerbenaceaeShrubLeaves, RootScrofulous and venereal diseases. 33Clerodendrum viscosumVantVerbenaceaeShrubLeaves, RootAsthma, tumours and certain skin diseases. 34Clitoria tarneteaAparajitaFabaceaeCimberRootTonic to the brain; good for ulcers of cornea, tuberculous glands, elephantiasis and headache; cures leucoderma, burning sensation, pains, biliousness, inflammations and ulcers. 35Coriandrum sativumDhoniaApiaceaeHerbFruitImproves appetite. 36Corchorus capsularisPatMalvaceaeShrubLeavesDysentery. 37Croton bonplandianumBanjhalEuphorbiaceaeHerbLeaves, SeedCough, eczema and ringworm 38Curcuma longaHoludZingiberaceaeHerbRhizomeScabies, itches, boils, abscess, eczema, leucoderma, eye diseases, pains, bruises and sprains; internally for cough, cold, fever. 39Cuscuta reflexaSarnalataCuscutaceaeClimberStemPrevent hair fall. 40Cucumis meloPhutiCucurbitaceaeClimberPulp of the fruitEczema, biliousness, insanity, ascites and allays fatigue. 41Cucumis sativusSashaCucurbitaceaeClimberFruitsRelieve inflammation, sunburn and eyestrain. 42Cucurbita maximaMistikumraCucurbitaceaeClimberPulp of the fruitBurns, inflammations and boils; migraine and neuralgia. 43Datura metelDhutraSolanaceaeShrubSeed, Leaves, RootInsanity, fever with catarrh, diarrhoea, skin diseases and cerebral complications. 44Dalbergia sissooSissooFabaceaeTreeBark, LeavesHaemorrhages, epistaxis, menorrhagia and bleeding piles. Decoction of the leaves is useful in acute stage of gonorrhoea. 45Eclipta albaKalokeshiAsteraceaeHerbWhole PlantInflammations, hernias, eye diseases, bronchitis and asthma. 46Elaeocarpus robustusJolpaiElaeocarpaceaeTreeFruits, Leaves, barkDysentery and diarrhoea, mouth-wash for inflammed gums. 47Erythrina variegataMadarFabaceaeTreeLeavesPain of the joints and inflammations; earache, toothache. 48Euphorbia hirtaDudhiyaEuphorbiaceaeHerbWhole PlantAbscesses, inflamed glands, ulcers, oedemas and phlegmons. 49Ficus benghalensisBotMoraceaeTreeWhole plantToothache, dysentery, diarrhoea, piles and diabetes 50Ficus racemosaJogadumurMoraceaeTreeFruitMenorrhagia, haemoptysis, bronchitis, dry cough, diseases of kidney and spleen. 51Ficus religiosaPakurMoraceaeTreeFruitAsthma 52Ficus hispida Koksha Dumur MoraceaeTreeWhole plant, FruitUlcers, biliousness, psoriasis, anaemia, piles, jaundice, haemorrhage of the nose and mouth, diabetis 53Gardenia jasminoidesGondharajRubiaceaeShrubWhole plantAntiseptic. 54Glinus oppositifoliusGimashakMolluginaceaeHerbWhole plantEarach, skin diseases 55Gmelina arboreaGamarVerbenaceaeTreeYoung Leaves, FlowerGonorrhoea and cough, leprosy and blood diseases 56Helianthus annuusSurjamuliAsteraceaeHerbLeavesLumber pain, malaria. 57Heliotropium indicumHatisurBoraginaceaeHerbWhole PlantUlcers, sores, wounds, gum boils, skin affections, stings of insects and rheumatism. 58Hibiscus rosa-sinensisJabaMalvaceaeShrubFlower budBurning of the body, urinary discharges, seminal weakness and piles 59Ipomoea albaKolmilataConvolvulaceaeClimberLeavesFilariasis, constipation, boils and wounds. 60Ipomoea aquaticaClimberConvolvulaceaeClimberWhole PlantLeucoderma, leprosy, fever, jaundice, biliousness, bronchitis and liver complaints 61Ipomoea batatusMistialuConvolvulaceaeClimberWhole Plant, RootLow fever and skin disease, strangury and diarrhoea. 62Ixora cocciniaRongonRubiaceaeShrubRoot, FlowerHiccup, fever, gonorrhoea, diarrhoea, dysentery, leucorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, haemoptysis and catarrhal bronchitis. 63Jasminum grandiflorumKathmoniOleaceaeShrubRootIn cases of ringworm and herpes. 64Jatropha gossypifoliaLalverendaEuphorbiaceaeShrubLeavesDiabetes. 65Justicia gendarusaJagathmadanAcanthaceaeShrubLeafsInsecticidal; chest pain. 66Justicia adhatodaBasakAcanthaceaeShrubWhole plantBleeding piles. 67Lablab purpureusSimFabaceaeClimberSeedInflammations. 68Lagenaria sicarariaLauCucurbitaceaeClimberWhole Plant, Leaves,FruitPowerful laxative, muscular pain and dry cough. 69Lannea coromandelicaGigaAnacardiaceaeTreeBarkImpetigenous eruptions, leprous and obstinate ulcers 70Leonuros sibiricusRoktodronLamiaceaeShrubWhole PlantPuerperal and menstrual diseases; useful towards uterus contraction. 71Leucas asperaSetodronLamiaceaeHerbLeavesChronic rheumatism, psoriasis and other chronic skin eruption 72Limonia acidissimaKothbelRutaceaeTreeFruitTonic to the liver and lungs; cures cough, hiccup and dysentery; good for asthma, consumption, tumours, ophthalmia and leucorrhoea. 73Litchi chinensisLichuSapindaceaeTreeFruit, SeedTonic to the heart, brain and liver, various neuralgic disorders and in orchitis. 74Litsea monopetalaPipulteLauraceaeTreeBarkDiarrhoea and dysentery. 75Luffa acutangulaJhingaCucurbitaceaeClimberLeavesSplenitis, haemorrhoides, ringworms and leprosy. 76Luffa cylindricaKodor, DhondolCucurbitaceaeClimberFruitsBiliousness, spleen diseases, leprosy, piles, fever and bronchitis. 77Lycopersicon esculentumTomatoSolanaceaeHerbFruitCanker of the mouth. 78Mangifera indicaAmAnacardiaceaeTreeUnripe fruitDysentery and urinary discharges; ophthalmia and eruption. 79Mimosa pudicaLajjabotiMimosaceaeClimberWhole plantSnake bites. 80Mimusops elengiBokulSapotaceaeTreeStem barkAntidote to bleeding gums and swelling of the mouth and tongue 81Morinda citrifoliaBazrachandRubiaceaeShrubFruitDysentery 82Mukia maderaspatanaMakalCucurbitaceaeClimberFruitsAsthma, earache, ozoena, inflammations, epilepsy and rheumatism; cures hemicrania, weakness of limbs, ophthalmia and leprosy. 83Musa sapientumKalaMusaceaeShrubStemStop bleeding, source of iron 84Nerium indicumKorobiApocynaceaeTreeRoot and root barkCancers and ulcers on the penis, chronic pain in the abdomen and pain in the joints. 85Nymphaea nouchaliShaplaNymphaeaceaeHerbRhizomePiles, dysentery and dyspepsia. 86Nyctanthes arbor-tristisSheuliOleaceaeShrubLeavesFever and rheumatism 87Ocimum sanctumTulsiLamiaceaeShrubLeavesCoughs, colds, catarrh and bronchitis; gastric disorder, earache, ringworm, leprosy and itches. 88Oxalis corniculataAmrulOxalidaceaeHerbWhole plantPiles, anaemia and tympanites 89Piper betelPanPiperaceaeClimberLeavesIndigestion, colic, diarrhoea, pulmonary catarrh, laryngitis, headache and cough. 90Polyalthia longifoliaDebdaruAnnonaceaeTreeBark, LeavesFever, against wide range of pathogens. 91Polygonum hydropiperBiskataliPolygonaceaeHerbFlowerGout. 92Portulaca oleraceaNuniashakPortulacaceaeHerbWhole plantCardio-vascular diseases, dysuria, hematuria, gonorrhoea, dysentery, sore nipples and ulcers of the mouth. 93Psidium guajavaPiyaraMyrtaceaeTreeRoot bark, RootDiarrhoea, dysentery. 94Punica granatumDalimPunicaceaeTreeStemAbdominal pain. 95Physalis minimaKopalphotkiSolanaceaeHerbLeaves, FruitEarache, gonorrhoea and spleen disorder. 96Senna sopheraKokashundaFabaceaeShrubLeavesAsthma, bronchitis and hiccup. 97Solanum nigrumTitbegunSolanaceaeHerbFruitFevers 98Solanum melongenaBegunSolanaceaeShrubFruitAppetite and lessens inflammation 99Solanum torvumKatabegunSolanaceaeShrubWhole plantCough 100Spondius pinnataAmraAnacardiaceaeTreeBarkDysentery, diarrhoea and vomiting 101Stephania japonicaAkornandiMenispermaceaeClimberLeaves, rootFever, diarrhoea, urinary diseases and dyspepsia. 102Swietenia mahagoniMehagoniMeliaceaeTreeSeedDiabetes. 103Sesamum indicumTilPedaliaceaeHerbSeedPiles 104Streblus asperSheoraMoraceaeTreeLeavesUrinary inflammation 105Syzygium cuminiJamMyrtaceaeTreeBarkSore throat, bronchitis, asthma and dysentery; 106Syzygium jambosGolapjamMyrtaceaeTreeBark, LeavesAsthma, fatigue, dysentery and sore-eyes. 107Tabernaemontana divaricataTogorApocynaceaeShrubRootsTonic to the brains, liver and spleen. 108Tagetes patulaGhadaAsteraceaeHerbWhole Plant, LeavesRheumatism, cold and bronchitis, Kidney troubles, muscular pains. 109Tamarindus indicaTetulCaesalpiniaceaeTreePulp of the ripe fruitFever, dyspepsia, gastritis, dysentery and diarrhoea; diseases supposed to cause by deranged bile, such as burning of the body and costiveness. 110Tectona grandisSegunVerbenaceaeTreeWoodPiles, leucoderma and dysentery. 111Terminalia arjunaArjunCombretaceaeTreeStemHeart disease. 112Trapa bispinosaPanifolTrapaceaeHerbFruitDiarrhoea and bilious affections; nervous and general debility, seminal weakness and leucorrhoea. 113Trichosanthes dioicaPotolCucurbitaceaeClimberLeavesDysentery, diarrhoea, bronchitis and to arrest bleeding from bruises, and for the restoration of hairs. 114Trichosanthes arguinaChicingaCucurbitaceaeClimberLeaves, StemBilious disorders and skin diseases, fever 115Typhonium trilobatumChamghasAraceaeHerbPetiolePoisonous insect bite. 116Vigna sinensisBorbotiFabaceaeClimberSeedJaundice, strengthen the stomach and to destroy worms. 117Vitex negundoNisindaVerbenaceaeShrubLeavesHeadache 118Xanthium indicumGhagraAsteraceaeHerbWhole PlantUrinary and renal complaints in gleet, leucorrhoea and menorrhagia. 119Zingiber officinaleAdaZingiberaceaeHerbRhizomeConstipation, dysentery, vomiting, headache, earache, sprain joints, in sore throats and voice loss.