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Gond Baiga Mizo Santhal Paliyar Oraon Bhil Naga Kondh Gujjar Irula Bodo
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Meetha Vish / Bachnak
Meetha Vish
Aconitum heterophyllum
Herb
⚠️ Expert
Gujjar Bakarwal Gaddi

Digestion, fever, diarrhea. Himalayan tribes use only under expert supervision.

🌿 Root
📍 Himalayan region
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Chora / Choraka
Chora
Angelica glauca
Herb
Gujjar Gaddi Bakarwal

Digestion, cough, fever, stomach pain. Among 70 plants of Gujjar tribe Trikuta hills.

🌿 Root, Seeds
📍 Himalayan region
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Pashan Bheda / Silphar
Pashan Bheda
Bergenia ciliata
Herb
Gujjar Bakarwal Bhot

Kidney stones, urinary disorders, cough. Called stone breaker herb of Himalayas.

🌿 Rhizome
📍 Himalayan region
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Medhagi / Anjbar
Medhagi
Bistorta amplexicaulis
Herb
Gujjar Gaddi

Diarrhea, dysentery, wounds. High altitude tribes antidiarrheal herb.

🌿 Root
📍 Himalayan region
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Sailen / Bupleurum
Sailen
Bupleurum falcatum
Herb
Gujjar Bakarwal

Fever, liver disease, inflammation. Used in both TCM and Himalayan tribal medicine.

🌿 Root
📍 Himalayan region
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Jari buti / Fireweed
Jari buti
Epilobium angustifolium
Herb
Gujjar Gaddi Bhot

Prostate health, urinary disorders, skin. Himalayan prostate health herb.

🌿 Leaves, Root
📍 Himalayan region
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Babul / Kikar (Northeast)
Babul
Acacia catechu
Tree
Naga Mizo Bodo +1

Toothache, throat infection, wounds, diarrhea. Source of Katha/Cutch.

🌿 Bark, Heartwood
📍 All India
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Billy Goat Weed / Pokherum
Billy Goat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Herb
Naga Mizo Manipuri tribes

Fever, wounds, malaria. Most common tribal medicine in Northeast India.

🌿 Leaves
📍 Northeast India
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Bet / Rotan
Bet
Calamus tenuis
Climber
Naga Mizo Khasi

Joint pain, digestion, wounds. Northeast tribes use cane as medicine.

🌿 Root, Young shoot
📍 Northeast India
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Dalchini / Tez
Dalchini
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Tree
Mizo Naga Khasi

Diabetes, digestion, cold-cough, blood pressure control.

🌿 Bark, Leaves
📍 Northeast + South India
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Haldi / Holud
Haldi
Curcuma longa
Herb
All tribes

Inflammation, wounds, turmeric milk, immunity. India universal medicine.

🌿 Rhizome
📍 All India
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Oak Fern / Taru
Oak Fern
Drynaria quercifolia
Herb
Naga Khasi Garo

Bone fractures, arthritis, fever. Northeast bone healer fern.

🌿 Rhizome
📍 Northeast India
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Ban Tulsi / Pachi
Ban Tulsi
Elsholtzia blanda
Herb
Khasi Garo Naga

Fever, headache, nausea. Common fever herb of Meghalaya tribes.

🌿 Leaves
📍 Northeast India
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Gynura / Daun Dewa
Gynura
Gynura procumbens
Herb
Mizo Chakma Bru

Diabetes, blood pressure, anti-cancer properties. Diabetic tea of Mizoram tribes.

🌿 Leaves
📍 Northeast India
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Heen udal / Dhamasa
Heen udal
Hedyotis corymbosa
Herb
Paliyar Mizo Tamil tribes

Fever, liver disease, jaundice, malaria.

🌿 Whole plant
📍 South + Northeast India
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Chembu / Kaar
Chembu
Homalomena aromatica
Herb
Mizo Bru Chakma

Skin diseases, joint pain, fever. High ICF value in Mizoram study.

🌿 Rhizome
📍 Northeast India
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Ilex / Paniala
Ilex
Ilex embelioides
Tree
Mizo Hmar Lai

Fever and malaria. Mizoram endemic species - only found there.

🌿 Bark, Leaves
📍 Mizoram
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Shalparni / Chalani
Shalparni
Desmodium gangeticum
Herb
Santhal Munda Oraon

Fever, cough, blood purifier. Component of Dashmool in Ayurveda.

🌿 Root, Leaves
📍 East India
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Kendu / Temru
Kendu
Diospyros peregrina
Tree
Santhal Munda Gond

Diarrhea, dysentery, skin diseases. CG tribes call it Kendu or Tendu.

🌿 Fruit, Bark
📍 East + Central India
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Bargad / Banyan
Bargad
Ficus benghalensis
Tree
All tribes

Diabetes, toothache, skin, women health. National tree of India = medicine.

🌿 Aerial roots, Bark, Latex
📍 All India
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Moha / Moa
Moha
Lannea coromandelica
Tree
Santhal Oraon Munda

Wounds, burns, diarrhea. Gum useful for skin healing.

🌿 Bark, Gum
📍 East India
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Mahua (East)
Mahua (East)
Madhuca longifolia
Tree
Santhal Oraon Munda +1

Nutrition, skin, joint pain, fever. Mahua of both Santhal and CG tribes.

🌿 Flowers, Seeds, Bark
📍 Central + East India
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Ratti / Gunja
Ratti
Abrus precatorius
Climber
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Kondh Saura Gadaba

Toothache, skin diseases - external only. Seeds extremely toxic.

🌿 Root, Leaves (external)
📍 East India
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Babla / Kikar (Odisha)
Babla
Acacia arabica
Tree
Kondh Saura Bonda

Teeth, throat, wounds, diarrhea. Dental herb of Odisha tribes.

🌿 Bark, Gum, Pods
📍 East India
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📚 Research Sources:

Scientific Reports 2025
Baiga tribe Bilaspur CG - 80 plants, 74 informants
PLoS One 2024
Mizoram ethnobotany - 102 species, 7 ethnic groups
Ethnobotany Research 2024
Garhwa Jharkhand - 61 species, 32 informants
NCBI PMC1475842
Paliyar tribes Tamil Nadu - 60 medicinal plants
NCBI PMC3346018
MEDDB Tamil Nadu tribal database
J. Medicinal Plants 2024
MP tribal communities - 28 tribes documented
ResearchGate JK
Gujjar tribes Trikuta Hills - 70 plants
Odisha Deogarh Study
393 species, 11 tribal groups, 83 villages
ArXiv 2025
Northeast India - 2000+ medicinal plant species
CG Vanoushadhi Board
Official CG medicinal plant records