Plant name/(FAMILY) | Local name/English name | Part used in the study/Voucher specimen No. | Traditional uses |
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Sphaeranthus indicus L. (Asteraceae) | Mudumahana/East India Globe Thistle | Leaf/SEL/15/11 | Swelling in the neck, acute laryngitis and bronchitis, piles [42]. |
Acronychiapedunculata L. (Rutaceae) | Ankenda/Claw flowered laurel. | Leaf/APL/15/15 | Skin diseases, rheumatism, ulcers asthma [43]. |
Calophyllum innophyllum Linn.(Clusiaceae) | Domba/Alexandrian laurel | Bark/CIB/15/21 | Skin diseases, piles, sore eyes, migraine [44]. |
Symplocos cochinchinesis (Lour.) S. Moore. (Symplocaceae) | Sewalabombu/Lodh tree | Bark/SCB/15/27 | Leprosy, tumors, menorrhagia, inflammation and uterine problems [45]. |
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) (Menispermaceae) | Rasakinda/heartleaf moonseed | Bark/TCB/15/32 | Skin diseases, Jaundice, Diabetes, rheumatic pain, syphilis [46]. |
Flacourtia indica (Burm.f. Merr.) (Flacourica) | Uguressa/Governor’s Plum | Bark/FIB/15/34 | |
Leucus zeylanica L. (Lamiaceae) | Gata thumba/Ceylon slitwort | Leaf/LZL/15/41 | Jaundice, scorpion, snake bite [48]. |
Barathranthus nodiflorus Thw. (Loranthaceae) | Pilila | Leaf/BNL/15/44 | Bone fractures [49]. |
Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz (Ebenaceae) | Kaluwara/Ceylon ebony | Leaf/DEL/15/47 | Snake bite, diarrhoea, ulcers, biliousness [32]. |
Argyreia populifolia Choisy (Convolvulaceae) | Elephant creeper | Leaf/APL/15/48 | Swellings [50]. |