Scientific Name Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. Family Asteraceae Used Part Inflorescence Distribution Area An aromatic herb, found abundantly in damp situations in the plains all over India, ascending to an altitude of c. 1,500 m. in the hills, especially as a weed in the rice-fields.

Scientific Name Mesua ferrea L.( syn Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.)Kosterm. ) Family Clusiaceae Used Part Stamens ( Sample is crushed flower parts with some stamens) Distribution Area Found in the Himalayas , Madesh and Terai region of Nepal ascending to an altitude of 1,500 m.and eastwards, in north-eastern India, Deccan Peninsula and the Andaman Islands, Common Uses . Flowers astringent, stomachiac, used in cough attended with expectoration, paste with butter and sugar used in bleeding piles and burning of the feet. Flower buds used in dysentery. Unripe fruits aromatic and sudorific. Bark astringent, aromatic and combined with ginger and used as sudorific.

Scientific Name Rosa alba Linn. Family Rosaceae Used Part Stem,flowers Distribution AreaIt is cultivated to some extent in Bulgaria and Turkey for extraction of oil (otto) from the flowers. Common Uses . The flowers are also said to be used as a cooling medicine in fevers and in palpitaion of the heart (Hurst, J. R. Leaves showed abortifacient activity. A pharmaceutical preparation from white rose extract along with other ingredients is used for treatment of liver disorders. Scientific Name Jatropha curcas L. Used Part Flowers Distribution Area Occurring almost throughout India and in Andaman Islands. Common Uses . The seeds are considered anthelmintic in Brazil. They are

Around 80% of the population lives in rural areas which primarily utilize biomass for their energy requirement. Depending on the agroclimatic zone by diversity and plant productivity the biomass utilization varies in different parts of the country. A large number of laticiferous plants have been reported to yield hydrocarbons which could be converted into petroleum like substances. Initially E. abyssinica J.F. Gmel. Was used by French in Morocco and Italians in Ethiopia. Subsequently, a systematic search was made for renewable sources of liquid fuel. United States Department of Agriculture carried out major surveys in the Northern Regional Research Centre, Western United States, Southern Great Plains and other parts of USA.

Scientific Name Bombax ceiba Linn Family Bombacaceae Used Part Flowers Distribution Area Throughout India in forests upto an elevation of about 1500 m also raised in plantations.

Scientific Name Valeriana jatamansi Jones syn. V. wallichii DC. Family Valerianaceae Used Part Rhizome, roots. Distribution Area A sligtly hairy, tufted herb, found in the temperate Himalayas at an altitude of c. 3,000 m., and in the Khasi and Jaintia hills between 1,500 and 1,800 m.