Paris polyphylla Smith. Rhizome Distribution Area It is found throughout Nepal from 1800 to 3000 m, and also in temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 1,500-3,000m. from Simla to Bhutan, and in Lushai and Aka hills. Common Uses .The Rhizome possesses antihelmintic properties. The plants of P. polyphylla var. chinensis and var. yunnanensis are credited with sedative and analgesic properties and form one of the constituents of the Chinese medicine `Chonglou'. The rhizome possesses anthelmintic properties; its powder taken with hot water is used as a tonic.

Lilium polyphyllum D. Don Family Liliaceae Used Part Tuberous roots. Western temperate Himalayas upto 3,600 m. Common Uses . The bulbs are sweet, bitter, refrigerant, galactagogue, expectorant, aphrodisiac, diuretic, antipyretic and tonic. They are useful in agalactia, cough, bronchitis, vitiated conditions of pitta and seminal weakness, strangury, burnings sensation, hyperdepsia, intermittent fevers, haematemesis, rheumatalgia and general debility.

Inflorescence of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. belonging to family Asteraceae has medicinal properties. 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. All parts of the plant find medicinal uses. The drug may consist of the whole plant or only capitula (inflorescences). It is mostly administered in the form of its steam- distillate.

Persea odorantissima (Nees) Kostem. ( =syn Machilus odorantissima (Nees) Kostem.) Lauraceae Bark Throughout the outer Himalayas and Khashi hills up to an altitude of 2.100 m., chiefly in moist ravines and shady places. Leaves and flowers of the tree are sweet-scented. Leaves are used for rearing muga silkworms in Assam. The Asiatic species were previously referred to the genus Machilus Nees, but have recently been brought under Persea by Kostermans. Taking this into consideration M. odoratissima Nees has been equated as the Persea odorantissima (Nees) Kostem and has been given the description of M.odorantissima. Original sample to be seen for verification.

Cissampelos pareira Linn. var.hirsuta (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Forman syn. C.hirsuta Buch.-Ham. ex DC.; C. pareira Linn. var. ß; C. pareira Hook. f. & Thoms. Menispermaceae Leaves, twigs Distribution Area A very variable, lofty, slender, dioecious, perennial climber, commonly distributed throughout tropical and sub-tropical India, ascending up to an altitude of c 2,000 m.

Phragmites karka Trin. ex Steud. ( Syn P. karka Retz. , P. roxburghii(Kunth) Steud.; P. maxima Blatter & McCann in part. Family Gramineae Used Part Root Distribution Area A tall reed, with thick creeping rhizome, found in marshy places and along banks of lakes and streams throughout India, ascending up to 1,300 m. in the Himalayas. Common Uses .The plant is sweet, acrid; cooling, aphrodisiac; useful in biliousness, urinary troubles, vaginal and uterine complaints, erysipealas, heart diseases. The root of this reed is regarded as cooling and diuretic by the Chinese. It is considered diuretic and diaphoretic in Spain. P. karka is not discriminated from P. communis for