Table 16

Table - 16 : Medicinal weeds in groundnut fields of Chhattisgarh, India
Scientific name Local dialect English name Family name Remarks
Abutilon indicum1 Raksi Velvetleaf Malvaceae M2,m3
Achyranthes aspera1 Latkana Prickly chafflower Amaranthaceae M,m
Ageratum conyzoides Gandhila Billy goat weed Compositae M
Aeschynomene americana Soil Northern joint vetch Leguminosease M
Boerhavia diffusa1 Punernava Spiderling Ntyctaginaceae M
Borreria hispida Safed phooli - Rubiaceae M
Caesulia axillaris Balonda - Compositae M,m
Celosia orgentea Siliyari Cock's comb Amaranthaceae M,m
Cenchrus axillaris Poonchi ghas Sand bur Gramineae M
Chloris barbata - Finger grass Gramineae
Commelina benghalensis Kaua-Kaini Dayflower Commelinaceae M,m
Corchorus acutangularis Jangli Juti Wild jute Tiliaceae M,m
Cucumis trigonus Kolhi kekedi Wild cucumber Tiliaceae M,m
Cynodon dactylon Doobi Bermuda grass Gramineae M
Cyperus ps. Motha Nut sedge Cyperaceae M,m
Dactyloctenium aegyptium Makra Crowsfoot grass Gramineae M
Digitaria ciliaris - Crab grass Gramineae M
Echinochloa colona Sawan Jungle rice Gramineae M
Eclipta alba1 Bhengra - Compositae M,m
Eleusine indica - Goose grass Gramineae M
Ergrostis cilianensis Chiwra phool Love grass Gramineae
Euphorbia hirta1 Dudhi Spurge Euphorbiaceae M,m
Fimbristylis barbata Chuhaka - Cyperaceae M
Gomphrena decumbens - - Amaranthaceae
Ischaemum rugosum Badore - Gramineae M
Kyllinga brevifolius Bandar phool - Cyperaceae M
Leucas aspera Gumma - Labiatae M,m
Ludwigia octovalvis Laung phool Winter primrose Onagraceae
Mimosa pudica Chhui mui Sensitive plant Leguminoseae M
Oxalis latifolia1 Khatti buti Wood sorrel Oxalidaceae M,m
Parthenium hysterophorus Gajar ghas Congress weed Compositae M
Phyllanthus niruri1 Bhui Aonla Wood sorrel Oxalidaceae M,m
Physalis minima Chirpoti Ground cherry Solanaceae M
Paspalidium punctatum - - Gramineae
Phaseolus trilobus Mungesa Wild mung Leguminosease M,m
Saccharum spontaneum Kansi - Gramineae M
Scoparia dulcis Mithi patti - Scrophulariaceae M
Sida cordata1 Bariyara Sida Malvaceae M,m
Solanum nigrum Makoi Night shade Solanaceae M
Setaria glauca - Foxtail Gramineae M
Ocimum basilicum Van tulsa - Labiatae M,m
Tridax procumbens - - Compositae M,m
1. Weeds of commercial value in national and international drug markets
2. M = Weeds having medicinal properties
3. m=weeds in use in Chhattisgarh as medicinal plants.