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Medicinal Plants

Important Medicinal Plants Found in Sikkim:

Sl. No.Botanical NameLocal Name
1.Aconitum ferox wall (A. Chasmanthum)Bikh
2.Aconitum heterophullum wallAtees
3.Acorus calamusBojo
4.Asparagus racemos WilldKurilo
5.Azadirachta indicaNeem pati
6.Berberis aristata DCChutro
7.Boerhaavia DiffusaPunarnava
8.Centella asiaticaGora taprey
9.Clematis buchananianKukrudaine
10.Cordyeeps sinenisYarsa Gumva
11.Cortus speciousBetlauri
12.Digitalis purpureaFoxglove
13.Emblica officinalis Gaertn Phyllantus emblica Linn.Amla
14.Ephedra gerardianaSomala
15.Glorios superba Linn.Langarey Tarul
16.Hedychium spicatumSeto sara
17.Hippopnae sppSea buckthom
18.Lycopodium elavatumNaagbeli
19.Nardostachs jatamansi DCJatamansi
20.Ocimum sanctum LinnTulsi
21.Oroxylum indicumTotola
22.Panax ginsengGinseng
23.Picrothiza kurooa Aut.non. RoyleKutki
24.Piper Longum LinnPipla
25.Podophy llum hexaandrumBankakri, Talispatra
26.Rhododrendron anthpogonSunpati
27.Rubia cardifoliaMajito
28.Solamum nigrum Linn.Kalobehi
29.Swertia chirayata Buch-HamChiraita
30.Taxux baccataDhengre salla, Himalayan Yew
31.Terminalia BelericaBehera, Barra
32.Terminalia ChebulaHarra, Harad
33.Tinospora coridfolia MiersGarjo, Gurgau
34.Viscum articulatumHarchur
35.Withania somnifera (Linn.) DunalAshwagandha
36.Woodfordia fruticosaDhaiyara

Source: Sikkim Statistical Profile 2011-12