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.