Table 1. Utilization of medicinal plants in the Ghughri block of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh Smita Shree Dikshit et al. Traditional Utilization and Harvesting of Medicinal Plants in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 2, doi: /aees © The Author(s) Published by Science and Education Publishing. Sl. noPlant speciesLocal nameFamily AvailabilityUtilized by Part usedIndigenous uses LocalitySeasonTraditional healersHousehold 1Abrus precatoriusGumchiFabaceaeForestWinterYesNoSeedStomachache 2Acacia catechuKhairFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoBarkDiarrhea, ulceration, antiseptic 3Acyranthus asperaChirchitaAmaranthaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRootScorpion and snake sting 4Aegal marmelosBelRutaceaeForestSummerYes FruitDiarrhea, constipation, typhoid, chronic 5Annona sqamosaChhitafalAnnonaceaeCultivationSummerYesNoLeaves, fruitDysentery 6Anogeissus latifoliaDhawaCombretaceaeForestAll seasonNoYesBark, gum Gum is having medicinal property and is edible 7Argemon maxicanaKatayanPapaveraceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRootRecovery from heat strokes during summer 8Asparagus racemosusSatawarAsparagaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRootGastro intestinal disorder 9Azadirachta indicaNeemMeliaceaeRoad sideAll seasonYesNoEntire plant Antiseptic periodic, fever, ulcers, skin disease 10Bauhinia tomentosaKachnarFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoEntire plantDysentery, tonic 11Boerhaavia chinensisPatharchitaNyctanginaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoEntire plantJaundice, snake venom, anemia 12Buchanania lanzanCharAnacardiaceaeForestSpringYes FruitUsed as substitute skin disease, diarrhea 13Butea monospermaPalashFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoSeed, bark, flowerPiles, mensuration disorder, diarrhea 14Calotropis giganteaAakApocynaceaeWastelandAll seasonYesNoEntire plantFever, cough, skin disease 15Cassia fistulaAmaltasFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoFruit, flowerConstipation, piles, fever, gastric 16Cassia toraChakodaFabaceaeForestWinterYes LeavesCold cough 17Cissus quadrangularisHadjodVitaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoLeaf, stem Prescribed in scurvy for fractures cardeo- tonic 18Curcuma angustifoliaTikhurZingiberaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRhizomeDysentery, stomachache, wounds 19Cylista scariosaBan semFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRootsDysentery, leucorrhoea 20Cyperus scariosusNagarmothaCyperaceaeRiver sideAll seasonYesNoRootsStomachache, ulcers 21Embelia tsjeriamBaibirangMyrsinaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoFruitStomachache, tonic 22Emblica officinalisAmlaEuphorbiaceaeForestWinterYes FruitEdible, laxative 23Eranthemum purpurascensVan TulsiAcanthaceaeForestWinterNoYesSeedCold cough, fever 24Eriolaena hookerianaBothiMalvaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRootRecovery from heat strokes during summer 25Euphorbia hirtaDoodhiEuphorbiaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoEntire plantDysentery, asthma 26Gloriosa superbaKalihariColchicaceaeForestRainyYesNoRhizomeCold, ulcers, piles 27Grewia tiliaefoliaDhamanMalvaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoBark, stemDysentery, cough, pain 28Gymnema sylvestreGurmarAsclepiadaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRoots, leavesStimulant, heart disease, diabetes 29Madhuca indicaMahuaSapotaceaeForestSummerYes Fruit, flowerBleeding gums, ulcers, diabetes 30Mucuna pruriensKiwanchFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoSeed, rootsTonic, stimulant, diuretic, diarrhea 31Ocimum basilicumVan tulsaLamiaceaWastelandAll seasonYesNoEntire plantFever, cough, constipation 32Ricinus communisAndi,ArandEuphorbiaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoRoots, seedsScorpion and snake sting 33Schleichera oleosaKusumSapindaceaeForestAll seasonYes Seed oil, barkSkin diseases, rheumatic pain, itches, ulcers 34Semecarpus anacardiumBhelwaAnacardiaceaeForestSpringYes Bark, seedAsthma, diarrhea, dysentery, rheumatism 35Soymida febrifugaRohanMeliaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoBark, resinDiarrhea, dysentery, fever, tonic, malaria 36Sterculia urensKulluMalvaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoBark, gumFacilitate delivery, laxative, dental fixture 37Syzygium cuminiJamunMyrtaceaeForestSummerYes FruitConstipation, skin diseases, diarrhea 38Tephrosia purpureaSarphonkaFabaceaeForestAll seasonYesNoLeavesTonic, laxative, diarrhea 39Terminalia arjunaArjunaCombretaceaeRiver sideAll seasonYesNoBarkAstringent, blood pressure 40Terminalia belliricaBahedaCombretaceaeForestSpringYes FruitTonic, laxative 41Terminalia chebulaHarraCombretaceaeForestSpringYes FruitTonic, laxative, diuretic 42Woodfordia fruticosaSurteliLythraceaeForestAll seasonYesNoEntire plantDiarrhea, dysentery 43Zizyphus mauritianaBerRhamnaceaeForestWinterYesNoBark, fruit, seedDiarrhea, dysentery