Anogeissus Pendula (Dhok)
Uses: The stem, seeds, fruits, and twigs were used traditionally to treat various ailments such as gastric disorder, healing wounds, skin diseases, diarrhoea, and dysentery and to prevent cough and burns.
Boswellia Serrata (Salai Guggul)
Uses: The extract from bark, sap, and leaves is used by the locals for therapeutic purposes to treat asthma, diabetes, and stroke, and to strengthen the bones of a patient suffering from osteoarthritis.
Lannea Coromandelica (Indian Ash Tree/Jhingan)
Uses: The leaves and sprouts are edible and used raw in salads as well as cooked to make sabzi. The gum is used in confectionery and the powdered ash is used as flavouring. In traditional medicine, the leaves are used to treat ulcers, sprains, leprosy, inflammation and to heal wounds.
Wrightia Tinctoria (Pala Indigo Plant/Dhudi)
Uses: The latex of the plant is used in the treatment of various clinical conditions like blisters, and mouth ulcers, and its topical application is used to accelerate wound healing.
Mitragyna Parvifolia (Kadamb)
Uses: The roots and barks of the tree are used to treat fever, muscular pain, poisoning, cough, oedema, gynaecological disorders, and used as aphrodisiac.
Ficus Racemose(Cluster Fig/ Gular)
Uses: In traditional medicines, the bark is made into a paste and applied to boils and mosquito bites. Apart from that the fruits and leaves are used for liver disorders, diarrhoea, inflammatory conditions, haemorrhoids, and respiratory diseases.
Phoenix Sylvestris (Indian Date Palm)
Uses: The fruits and their juice are used to treat asthma, cough, toothache, constipation, general weakness, and dysentery. The trunk of the tree is used as a supporting beam for building the roof, the plant spines are used in making toothbrushes.Syzygium Cumini (Malabar plum, Java plum)
Uses: The tree bark is used to treat bronchitis, sore throat, dysentery, and ulcers. The fruits can be consumed raw and also used to make jam, jellies, juices, tarts, and puddings.
Mangifera Indica (Mango/Aam)
Uses: The leaves and twigs of the tree are used as antiseptic, astringent, laxative, and to treat diarrhoea, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, and piles, The fruit is consumed raw and acts as a restorative tonic to treat heat strokes. The fumes from the burning leaves are inhaled for relief against hiccups. The bark of the tree contains tannins and is used for dyeing purposesTerminalia bellerica (Behera/Bedda Nut Tree)
Uses: The bark of this tree has many medicinal applications like treating digestive disorders, and respiratory conditions, and protecting the liver and the extract is used against eye infections.Diospyros Melanoxylon (East Indian Ebony Tree/ Tendu)
Uses: The leaves are used in the treatment of scabies and old wounds. The tendu fruits help in the treatment of stomach disorders and the fruit powder is used as an astringent and has carminative properties.Dendrocalamus Strictus (Calcutta Bamboo)
Uses: It is extensively used as a raw material in construction, furniture, mats, sticks, farming equipment, baskets, and household utensils. The young shoots are cooked and consumed.
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Ziziphus Mauritiana (Indian Jujube/Ber)
Uses: The fruit is the main source of eating and is used as medicine. It helps to combat various conditions like diabetes, insomnia, high levels of cholesterol, liver disease, and ulcers and also helps in strengthening the muscles and increasing weight.Acacia Leucophloea (False Babool)
Uses: The bark extract of the tree is used as an antipyretic, expectorant, anthelmintic, and antidote for snake bites, and also used for the treatment of bronchitis, cough, and vomiting. The tannin present in the bark is also used as a dyeing agent in the leather industry. This tree helps in reforestation in areas with poor soil and low rainfall areas.Butea Monosperma (Palash)
Uses: The flower petals have astringent properties and are used to treat acne and pimples. The formulations made of flower petals and leaves are used to treat hypertension, detoxify kidneys, enhance the digestive system, strengthen the respiratory system, promote hair growth by tackling dandruff, and uplift immunityBalanites Aegyptiaca (Egyptian Balsam/Hinghot)
Uses: The tree has many medicinal properties and in traditional medicine, the bark is used to treat jaundice, parasitic infections, syphilis, stomachache, asthma, fever, constipation, fever, epilepsy, haemorrhoid, and treating wounds.
Acacia Catechu (Khair)
Uses: The leaves and shoots of this plant are used to make traditional medicines and consumed orally for treating stomach problems like colitis (swelling of the colon), indigestion and diarrhoea. The formulation is applied topically to treat wounds, bleeding, and swelling (inflammation). Other than this catechu is used as mouthwash, to gargle, to treat mouth ulcers, sore throat, and gingivitis.Acacia Nilotica (Gum Arabic Tree/ Babul)
Uses: In traditional medicines, the tree has many properties like antimicrobial, and antioxidant, and also used in wound healing, aphrodisiac, astringent, and diarrhoea. The hardwood is used for furnishing, thickening agents in food, and used to make water-soluble gums.Aegle Marmelos (Wood Apple/Indian Bael)
Uses: The bark has anti-inflammatory properties and is applied to the skin to provide relief from pain. The leaf juice mixed with honey is used to treat fever and the fruit can be consumed when ripe as it is sweet and refreshing during summers. The seed oil acts as a laxative and the crushed flower is used as an expectorant.
Why are Deciduous Jungles Important?
The importance of deciduous jungle cannot be emphasised enough.1. The deciduous jungle provides habitat and food for many animals and birds, including the migratory birds which visit during different seasons. This habitat helps sustain and maintain biodiversity.
2. The forest helps regulate the local climate by producing oxygen which helps to stabilize weather patterns and reduce the effects of greenhouse gases which are released into the atmosphere.
3. The trees of the jungle regulate watershed volume to reduce water loss and seepage and help in purifying the air. This indirectly maintains water flow in rivers, streams and some water channels.
4. The erosion of soil is reduced drastically due to the presence of trees, the roots which hold on tightly to the soil particles.
5. The leaves which are shed in winter provide the soil with various minerals which are broken down by decomposers like bacteria, worms, fungi, and insects which provide nutrients for the plants to grow in.
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