Appendices 

 

Back

 

I

N

D

I

A

N

 

M

E

D

C

I

N

A

L

 

P

L

A

N

T

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 17

PLANTS WITH EFFECTS ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Plants with effects on the central nervous system

Acorus calamus L. Araceae

Asparagus racemosus Willd. Liliaceae

Centella asiatica L. Apiaceaae

Clerodendrum phlomides L.f. Verbenaceae

Dioscorea spp. Dioscoreaceae

Ocimum canum Sims. Lamiaceae

Ocimum gratissimum L. Lamiaceae

Strychnos spp. Loganiaceae

Plants with antidepressant or hallucinogenic effects

Cannabis sativa L. Cannabaceae

Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br. Asclepiadaceae

Carum copticum Benth. & Hk.f. Apiaceae

Datura candida (Pers.) Stafford Solanaceae

Datura innoxia Mill. Solanaceae

Datura metel L. Solanaceae

Datura stramonium L. Solanaceae

Myristica fragrans Houtt. Myristicaceae

Plumbago zeylanica L. Plumbaginaceae

Plants with depressant effects on the central nervous system

Anacardium occidentale L. Anacardiaceae

Cassia absus L. Caesalpiniaceae

Passiflora edulis Sims. Passifloraceae

Passiflora foetida L. Passifloraceae

Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash Poaceae

Waltheria indica L. Sterculiaceae

Plants with depressant effects on both the central and autonomous nervous systems

Annona muricata L. Annonaceae

Annona reticulata L. Annonaceae

Boerhavia diffusa L. Nyctaginaceae

Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal Solanaceae

Plants with antispasmodic effects

Borreria verticillata (L.) May. Rubiaceae

Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae

Carum copticum Benth. & Hk.f. Apiaceae

Cissampelos pareira L. Menispermaceae

Cissus quadrangularis L. Vitaceae

Coriandrum sativum L. Apiaceae

Crataeva religiosa Forst. Capparaceae

Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae

Euphorbia hirta L. Euphorbiaceae

Ferula assafoetida L. Apiaceae

Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae