Medicinal Plant Research Research Articles

Effect of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nut shell stored and fresh extracts on cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Effect of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nut shell stored and fresh extracts on cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Callus Formation and Regeneration Tendency of Justicia vasica Nees under Saline Conditions

Salinity is one of the major environmental threats to plants because a large number of plants are intolerant to NaCl stress. One such plant, Justicia vasica, which is the subject of our study, is said to have great medicinal properties. However, the natural occurrence and cultivation of this species has been constrained due to various factors including its poor seed germination rate under its normal conditions of habitat, and a low availability of seeds. This study was undertaken to examine the efficiency of callus formation and regenerative tendencies of Justicia vasica under saline conditions. The leaf, shoot tips and inter nodal cuttings were employed for this study using MS media formulated with several concentrations of different kinds of hormonal combinations. This study also tested the effects of different concentrations of NaCl on callus induction and growth. Each experiment was conducted thrice with 12 replicates. A superior level of callus formation was achieved by treating shoot tips with 2.0 mg/l α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and 0.5 mg/l 6-benzyladenine purine (BAP) in combination. From this study, it was concluded that there was no inhibitory action from the medium supplemented with 0.05 mg/l NaCl. The optimal hormonal combination also exhibited highest rate of callus induction and growth with 0.05 mg/l NaCl added. There was no callus necrosis at this saline concentration after 60 days of inoculation. Furthermore, some somatic embryogenic callus displayed the organogenesis of leaf like structures after 75 days of inoculation. The development of salinity tolerance of plants by genetic application has been a vital area on modern agriculture as well as medicinal plant research because more land has been salinized through poor local irrigation practices. The present investigation assumed that the NaCl tolerance of this plant could be effectively obtained in vitro.

Considerations to Be Taken When Carrying Out Medicinal Plant Research-What We Learn from an Insight into the IC50 Values, Bioavailability and Clinical Efficacy of Exemplary Anti-Inflammatory Herbal Components.

Medicinal plants represent a big reservoir for discovering new drugs against all kinds of diseases including inflammation. In spite the large number of promising anti-inflammatory plant extracts and isolated components, research on medicinal plants proves to be very difficult. Based on that background this review aims to provide a summarized insight into the hitherto known pharmacologically active concentrations, bioavailability, and clinical efficacy of boswellic acids, curcumin, quercetin and resveratrol. These examples have in common that the achieved plasma concentrations were found to be often far below the determined IC50 values in vitro. On the other hand demonstrated therapeutic effects suggest a necessity of rethinking our pharmacokinetic understanding. In this light this review discusses the value of plasma levels as pharmacokinetic surrogates in comparison to the more informative value of tissue concentrations. Furthermore the need for new methodological approaches is addressed like the application of combinatorial approaches for identifying and pharmacokinetic investigations of active multi-components. Also the physiological relevance of exemplary in vitro assays and absorption studies in cell-line based models is discussed. All these topics should be ideally considered to avoid inaccurate predictions for the efficacy of herbal components in vivo and to unlock the “black box” of herbal mixtures.

Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, and Molecular Profiling of Selected Medicinal Plants.

Natural products have been the center of attraction ever since they were discovered. Among them, plant-based natural products were popular as analgesics, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and cosmetics and possess widespread biotechnological applications. The use of plant products as cosmetics and therapeutics is deep-rooted in Nepalese society. Although there are few ethnobotanical studies conducted, extensive research of these valuable medicinal plants has not been a priority due to the limitation of technology and infrastructure. Here, we selected 4 traditionally used medicinal plants to examine their bioactive properties and their enzyme inhibition potential. α-Glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities were investigated using an in vitro model followed up by antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The present study shows that ethyl acetate fraction of Melastoma melabathrium (IC50 9.1 ± 0.3 µg/mL) and water fraction Acacia catechu (IC50 9.0 ± 0.6 µg/mL) exhibit strong α-glucosidase inhibition. Likewise, the highest α-amylase inhibition was shown by crude extracts of Ficus religiosa (IC50 29.2 ± 1.2 µg/mL) and ethyl acetate fractions of Shorea robusta (IC50 69.3 ± 1.1 µg/mL), and the highest radical scavenging activity was shown by F. religiosa with an IC50 67.4 ± 0.6 µg/mL. Furthermore, to identify the metabolites within the fractions, we employed high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and annotated 17 known metabolites which justify our assumption on activity. Of 4 medicinal plants examined, ethyl acetate fraction of S. robusta, ethyl acetate fraction of M. melabathrium, and water or ethyl acetate fraction of A. catechu extracts illustrated the best activities. With our study, we set up a foundation that provides authentic evidence to the community for use of these traditional plants. The annotated metabolites in this study support earlier experimental evidence towards the inhibition of enzymes. Further study is necessary to explore the clinical efficacy of these secondary molecules, which might be alternatives for the treatment of diabetes and pathogens.

Seven decades of research of medicinal and aromatic plants in the National Botanical Garden (Institute ) “Al. Ciubotaru”

The paper refers to the research of medicinal, aromatic and spicy plants in the “Al. Ciubotaru” National Botanical Garden (Institute) over seven decades. A short history of studies, research directions and the main scientific results, obtained in the last ten years are presented. The most important scientific papers, patents, national and international collaborations, but also future perspective tasks are given.

Integrating Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Cotinus coggygria and Toxicodendron vernicifluum: What Predictions can be Made for the European Smoketree?

The smoketree (Cotinus coggygria) is a historically known medicinal plant from Southeast Europe. Its ethnomedicinal use in skin and mucosal lesions is commonly accepted across countries. Other utilizations reported locally include fever reduction, cardiac diseases, hypertension, urinary diseases, cough, asthma, hemorrhoids, diabetes, numbness of arm, liver disease, and cancer. Departing from the smoketree’s traditional uses, this review summarizes investigations on the phytochemistry and bioactivity of the plant. In vitro and in vivo experiments supporting wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, cytotoxic, antioxidative, hepatoprotective, and antidiabetic effects are presented. Metabolites from smoketree that are responsible for the main pharmacological effects of smoketree are pointed out. Furthermore, the review performs a comparison between C. coggygria and the lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum). The latter is a comprehensively studied species used in Asian phytotherapy, with whom the European smoketree shares a consistent pool of secondary metabolites. The comparative approach aims to open new perspectives in the research of smoketree and anticipates an optimized use of C. coggygria in therapy. It also points out the relevance of a chemosystematic approach in the field of medicinal plants research.

Curcuma Longa (Medicinal Plant) Research: A Scientometric Assessment of Global Publications Output with Reference to Web of Science

The present study explores the characteristics of publication records for a total duration of twenty years, from 2000 to 2019, in the field of Curcuma longa research. This study has been carried out based on the multidisciplinary bibliographic database available with the Web of Science in Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and its implications, using the means of scientometrics research techniques. In order to make this analysis a holistic and comprehensive survey of the research trends in the chosen field, the following variables are taken into account: growth rate; global citation scores; distribution of publications by journals, conferences and institutions; favored media of communication; Hirsch index and citation profile of top institutions, countries and authors; contribution of funding agencies; high number of cited papers and characteristics of their bibliographic details. The total number of publication records has been found out to be 6087 during the study period. These 6087 publications have received 171 h-index, 1, 84,715 global citations score and 30.34 average citations. On the whole, 6087 records were published during the study period (2000-2019) in 18 types of documents from 107 countries with 2005 journals, contributed by as many as 20855 authors affiliated to 4879 institutions. These publications were brought out in 18 languages, and they received 1, 56,986 cited references. Majority of the records were in the form of journal articles, reviews, papers in conference proceedings and meeting abstracts, accounting for 97 percent of the total publications. Naturally enough, English happens to be the leading language of 98.8 percent to have accounted for the most number of publications. The four largest contributing countries in the total literature on Curcuma longa during the entire study period are India (24.68 percent), USA (17.7 percent), China (12.2 percent) and Iran (6.09 percent) respectively. The largest institutional contributor of publication records happens to be the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran with 1.8 percent of the papers to its credit. The most prolific authors to have published more number of research documents during the study period were Sahebkar A (73 papers), Aggarwal BB (67 papers), Nayak S (35 papers) and Kumar A (33 papers). The journal of “Food chemistry” Elsevier ltd tops the list of journals with maximum number of publication records in the field for the given study period with 70 publications, followed by “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” American Chemical Society (69 papers), “Phytotherapy Research” John Wiley and sons Ltd (63 papers) and “PLOS One” Public Library of Science (59 papers). While the Third World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - WOCMAP III held in February 2003 at Thailand resulted in the publication of 6 papers, the following three major funding agencies contributed immensely to the research activities in the field: ‘National Natural Science Foundation of China’ with 318papers, United States Department of Health & Human Services, USA with 304 papers and Council of Scientific Industrial Research, India with 99 papers.

Genetic improvement of palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii var. motia) for herbage and essential oil yield through polycross method of breeding

Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii var. motia) is an important essential oil-bearing plant that is used worldwide in the soap, perfumery and cosmetic industries. It is a highly cross-pollinated crop and can be propagated sexually through seeds or clonally by slips. The main objective of the present investigation is to collect populations of palmarosa from different parts of India, to analyse the variability present within and between population, to study the correlation of different traits and to select the best performing clones in terms of growth, herbage and essential oil yield for raising the best performing clones in polycross nursery. The seeds of seven populations/varieties were collected from various parts of India and two hundred seedlings of each population were raised and transplanted to the field at the ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand, Gujarat, India. Observations on individual plants performance viz., plant height, number of tillers, dry herbage yield and essential oil yield were analysed for five harvests which were taken over a period of two years. For plant height, a maximum frequency of 32 per cent was recorded from 141 to150 cm in PRC-1, whereas, for the number of tillers it was 31.88 per cent from the Bengaluru collection that was between 81 and 110 tillers. Fresh and dry herbage yield showed a significant positive correlation with plant height, the number of tillers and oil yield. The correlation between dry herbage yield and the number of tillers was maximum (0.761), followed by dry herbage yield and essential oil yield (0.563) and the number of tillers and oil yield (0.417). Interestingly, a significant correlation of oil yield with plant height and number of tillers gives an indication that the improvement of the traits will not only increase the dry herbage yield but also increase the essential oil yield. Based on the performance of individual clones out of 642 clones evaluated, the best fifteen clones were selected based on the dry herbage and essential oil yield and named as DCM-1 to DCM-15. These clones were further utilized for raising polycross nursery.

Б О Т А Н И К И - Р Е С У Р С О В Е Д Ы В И Л А Р : ИДЕИ, РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ, ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ

The article describes the resource research of medicinal plants by VILAR employees from a historical point of view. The approaches to planning research work, organizational forms of research, the scientific community and research programs in floristry, the search for new medicinal plants, botanical resource studies, and population ecology are briefly described. Researchers and their dissertations for the period of 1950–1990 years are presented, research prospects are assessed.

Analysis of Achyranthes aspera L. extracts for their α-Amylase and urease inhibitory activities

Plant products have served as a major source of useful drugs for centuries and about half of the pharmaceuticals in use today are derived from these natural products. The efficacy and safety of herbal medicines have attracted the attention of scientists towards medicinal plants research. The present study was designed to investigate the whole plant extracts of Achyranthes aspera L. for their anti-enzyme (α-amylae and urease) activity. All the extracts of A. aspera were reported to show good alpha-amylase and urease inhibitory activity of greater than 50% in all the solvents used at a concentration of 1 mg/mL. α- amylase inhibition ranged from 17.66±0.10-69.90±0.50% whereas urease inhibitory activity ranged from 18.60±0.50 to 79.90±0.50% suggesting a strong α- amylase and urease inhibitory effects of this plant. Thus the study provided scientific evidence to the traditional uses of this plant in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, ulcers, kidney stones intestinal infections etc. Therefore, the whole plant extracts of A. aspera can be selected for further investigation to find their therapeutic potential.
 Keywords: Achyranthes aspera, plant extracts, α-Amylase, Urease

Physiological effects of henna aqueous extract on growth, yield, active constituent and anatomical structure of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) plant

This research was conducted at the Experimental Farm of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Department in El-Kanater El-Khairia, during the two successive seasons 2019 and 2020. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of spraying roselle plants with henna aqueous extract at concentrations (10, 20, 30 and 40 g/l) on growth, yield, calyces quality (anthocyanin content and acidity %) and anatomical structure. In general, the results indicated that all doses of the henna aqueous extract significantly increased the growth, yield and calyces quality as compared with control in the two seasons. This increment was parallel to the gradual increase in the dose of henna aqueous extract from 0 up to 30 g/l. In stem anatomical studies, henna extract at 30 g/l also recorded the highest results for all characters. The anatomical structure of the leaf followed approximately the same direction in the stem.

The Screening of Antioxidant Activities of Meniran Plants (Phyllanthus niruri Linn) and Guava Leaves (Psidium guajava Linn) Combination Using DPPH Free Radical Method

Degenerative disease is a serious health problem and causes a lot of deaths in Indonesia. One of the most dangerous degenerative diseases is cancer. Free radicals play a role in oxidative stress in the later stages of carcinogenesis. Antioxidant delays or inhibits cellular damage mainly through its free radical scavenging property. Meniran plants and guava leaves have high radical-scavenging activities. The previous studies reported that the combination of ginger and Meniran plant extract has a stronger antioxidant activity than the extract of a single plant. This research aims at determining the antioxidant activities of Meniran plants and guava leaves compared with its singular form. This research was conducted from October to December 2016 at the Chemical Laboratory of Nasional Health Science Institute and the Center for Development and Research of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar. The antioxidant activity assay was done using DPPH free radical method and vitamin C was used as the control. They were measured with UV-Vis Spectrophotometer. This study concludes that the IC50 value of Meniran plants was 30.689 ppm and the IC50 value of guava leaves was 13.7859. The IC50 values of Meniran plant and guava leaf combination with various ratios were 20.6095 ppm (1:1), 12.5629 ppm (1:2), and 16.841 ppm (2:1). The combination of Meniran plant and guava leaf extract (1: 2) had the strongest antioxidant activity of 12.56 ppm.

Significance of plant taxonomy in Chinese material medica resources: the changes of family and genus category and standardization of scientific names in <italic>Chinese Pharmacopoeia</italic>

Medicinal plants are the main component of Chinese material medica resources. In the process of using traditional Chinese medicinal materials, plant taxonomy is of great significance in the identification, genetic relationship and evolutionary research of medicinal plants, which is helpful to the rational utilization and scientific protection of Chinese material medica resources. In light of the authoritative plant list databases, plant classification systems and the latest research results of molecular phylogeny, the changes of family and genus category of medicinal plants recorded in Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “ Chinese Pharmacopoeia ”; Ch.P.) are systematically studied, and the scientific and Chinese names are revised in this paper. The aims are to promote further interdisciplinary research on plant taxonomy and Chinese material medica resources, to maintain the scientific and advanced nature of Chinese Pharmacopoeia , and to promote the scientific development and the enhancement of international influence of traditional Chinese medicine.

Assessing the impacts of climate change and habitat suitability on the distribution and quality of medicinal plant using multiple information integration: Take Gentiana rigescens as an example

Gentiana rigescens is an economically important medicinal plant in the subtropical zone in Asia. However, it is unclear how its distribution responds to climate change in the future. This study aims to simulate the effect of climate change on the distribution of G. rigescens by using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model and to evaluate the potential impact of habitat suitability on the quality of medicinal materials vis multiple chemical information. In the study, we investigated the suitable habitat fluctuation ranges of G. rigescens under different future climate scenarios at first. Subsequently, the chemical geographical variation of medicinal materials collected from different suitable areas was evaluated based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis and Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy. The results showed that the areas of highly suitable habitat for G. rigescens was about 23.17 × 104 km2, and more than 98.88% of highly suitable habitat was distributed in the southwest of China. The survival of G. rigescens may be threatened by global climate change in the future. Under the Representative Concentration Pathways 8.5 (RCP8.5) climate scenario, the change ratio of the highly suitable habitat will be −99.22% in 2070. Meanwhile, the centroids of the highly suitable area showed a westward-shifting trend under future emission trajectories. HPLC analysis showed that medicinal materials from highly suitable areas contained higher concentrations of total iridoid glycoside. Analysis results of FT-MIR data combined with OPLS-DA modeling indicated that the overall chemical composition of samples collected from different suitable habitats were different, and the habitat suitability had a stronger effect on the chemical composition in leaf than that in stem and root. Based on the concentration of iridoids and FT-MIR fingerprint, our research demonstrated there was a certain correlation of habitat suitability with the overall chemical variation of G. rigescens. The highly suitable habitat was better for the cultivation of high-quality medicinal materials. In summary, these findings would improve our understanding of the distribution and quality variation of medicinal Gentiana under future climate change. Meanwhile, the study approach based on multiple information integration could provide a useful case for research of other medicinal plants.

Seed germination in some important medicinal plants for seed standards

Studies were carried out at ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (DMAPR) with an objective to evaluate seed germination and set a laboratory seed standards of some important medicinal plants viz. Ashwagandha, Senna, Isabgol (Plantago ovata L.), P. indica L., Lepidium sativum L. (Asalio) and Artemesia. In the study, effect of different temperatures and storage duration of seeds was evaluated including freshly harvested seeds on germination. Results revealed significant difference in seed germination at different temperatures and storage duration for different medicinal plants. Among the species, P. indica exhibited decreased germination after a particular storage duration at 20oC. Seed germination in senna was found to be below 65% whereas, in ashwagandha it was more than 80%. Results also revealed that data on storage-dependent changes in seed germination and their responsiveness to temperature are of potential implication for propagation of these important medicinal plants.

Occurrence and seasonal incidence of sapota leaf webber, Nephopteryx eugraphella Ragonot on Mimusops elengi L.-A medicinal tree

Studies on incidence and foliar damage by leaf webber, Nephopteryx eugraphella on Indian medlar,Mimusops elengi was carried out at ICAR- Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research at Anand, Gujarat during rainy season of 2019 and 2020. The identity of the pest was confirmed through morphological approach by dissecting the male and female genitalia of adult insects. The larvae of insect species were feed on younger leaves, apical shoots, flower buds and fruits of the host plant by making leaf folds. The incidence and foliar damage of leaf webber was ranged between 32-100 % and 4.86 to 32.53% during 2019, and it was 13.33-100 % and 5.80 to 42.07 % during 2020, respectively. The peak incidence and foliar damage was noticed during 36th Standard Metrological Week (SMW)in 2019 and 37th SMW in 2020. The correlation of leaf webber population with weather parameters showed that the per cent incidence and per cent leaf damage of N. eugraphella negatively correlated with maximum temperature and both the parameters positively correlated with minimum temperature, relative humidity (morning and evening) and rainfall during the study period

Analysis of Standard Medical Plants Potential to Reduce Type-2 Diabetes and Obesity

T2DM is a primary cause of illness and death globally, as well as a significant economic burden. T2DM is becoming increasingly common, implying that more effective preventive and treatment techniques are required. An in vitro research of medicinal plants was conducted to investigate their potential anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects. Assays for ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and DPPH• scavenging capacity were performed on hot water (WE) and ethanol (EE) extracts of sweet gale (Myrica gale L.), roseroot (Rhodiola rosea L.), sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosa L.), stinging nettles (Utrica dioica L.), and dandelions (Taraxacumofficinale L.). Study of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes also indicated that Myrica gale EE (54.8%) and nettles (62.2%) strongly reduced in vitro adipogenesis (p0.05). There is a possibility that the polyphenols in these medicinal plants might be used to manage type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Medicinal plants and phytotherapy in Iran: Glorious history, current status and future prospects

This study is an endeavour to analyse the status of medicinal plants research in Iran. Because of its exceptional phytogeography, Iran has a unique and diverse flora. It is estimated that, 8167 species of vascular plants are present in Iran of which about 2075 have medicinal importance. Situated at the heart of the Silk Road, Iran enjoys a mix of cultures providing a rich backbone for the development of traditional herbal medicine practices. Notwithstanding the brilliant history in traditional medicine and success of investigation to produce herbal medicines, attempts in recent decades, face many challenges. Many text and paper about these concerns were never translated in English. Strong need was felt to record such data of medicinal plants of Iran, their conservation status and related information. The scattered literature over medicinal plants of Iran were collected, analysed and presented in this review, highlighting not only their therapeutic potential but also concerns about product authenticity, quality, safety and efficacy. This will provide ways for future scientific research in this area. Awareness of critical issues in traditional medicinal herbs can play a pivotal role in the discovery and development of plant based drugs and to sustain consumer confidence.

Comprehensive combined chemical and pharmacognostic approach in the investigation of Montenegrin flora, with emphasis on endemic species: Past performance and future potential

Herein, we have reviewed the comparative analysis relating pharmacognostic and chemical approaches in the investigation of the chosen plants from Montenegrin flora known for the constituents recognized as carriers of different biological activities. In addition, some of the mentioned extensively studied plants were with uncertain status in the systematics, as not being recognized as new species. The results of pharmacognostic studies with the thorough chemical analyses addressing the problem in positioning some of the investigated plants from Swertia, Gentiana and Gentianella genera belonging to family Gentianaceae in systematics, performed within the collaboration of two research groups from Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr. Josif Pančić" and Faculty of Chemistry, the University of Belgrade under the leadership of Dr. Nebojša Menković and Prof. Dr. Slobodan Milosavljević were summarized. In addition, the complete chemical structure elucidation of sesquiterpene lactones present in Anthemis sp. as potential anti-inflammatory agents, applying the sophisticated 2D NMR techniques was reviewed. Further, the parthenolide content determination in Tanacetum larvatum revealed the possibility of the successful application of 1 H NMR techniques in quantification studies. The findings presented in the published literature stressed the importance of a combined chemical and pharmacognostic approach in the investigation of natural products originating from plants.

Asteraceae Plants used in Homoeopathic System of Medicine, Cultivated in the Center of Medicinal Plants Research in Homoeopathy (CMPRH), Emerald, the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

The objective of the present study is to survey and document of homeopathic medicinal plants cultivated in the Center of Medicinal Plants Research in Homoeopathy (CMPRH), Emerald, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. To prepare the documentation of homoeopathic Medicinal plants of Asteraceae in the Nilgiris District, the present study was conducted during the year 2019–2020. The plants collected were pressed, poisoned, mounted, and stitched on herbarium sheets and deposited at the Centre of Medicinal Plants Research in Homoeopathy herbarium (Acronym SMPRGH). The present study deals with the 29 species belonging to 26 genera of Asteraceae family viz. Achillea millefolium L., Anthemis nobilis L., Artemisia abrotanum L., Artemisia dracunculus L., Artemisia annua L., Bellis perennis L., Calendula officinalis L., Cichorium intybus L., Chrysanthemum parthenium L., Cynara scolymus L., Echinacea purpurea L., Eclipta prostrata (L.)L., Erigeron canadensis L., Galinsoga parviflora Cav., Gnaphalium polycepalum L., Helianthus annuus L., Lactuca sativa L., Leucanthemum vulgare (Vahill.) Lam., Matricaria chamomilla L., Parthenium hysterophorus L., Senecio cineraria DC., Sigesbeckia orientalis L., Silybum marianum (L) Gaertner., Solidago virgaurea L., Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni., Taraxacum officinnale Wigg. Vernonia anthelmintica (L.)Willd., Xanthium indicum Koenig and Xanthium spinosum L. The present article gives the scientific name, common name, homeopathic drug name, original author citation, English name, phenology, distribution, short description, and part of plant used for preparing homoeopathic medicine. Details such as indigenous or exotic and uses are also given. Reported 29 homoeopathic medicinal plants are used in homoeopathic medicinal system to treat various diseases. Present study also reveals the importance of conservation and sustainable utilization. The documented information is useful for Homeopathic practitioners, scientists, drug developers, medicinal plant enterprises and other scientific bodies which deal with isolation of active ingredients for effective treatment.