Medicinal plants are considered as a rich resources of ingredients which can be used in drug development either pharmacopoeial, non- pharmacopoeial or synthetic drugs. A part from that, these plants play a critical role in the development of human cultures around the whole world. Plants play an important role in the human life cycle. It is not only meets the food requirements, but also keeps it in the delicate balance of the health. It also achieves the highest position in the carbon cycle or the pyramid of the food chain. The tribal as well as some local people of Jharkhand depend on traditional medicine not only for health care but also various ailments. Documentation of plans used for medicinal purpose is not new in India.
These are the some local medicinal plants, Herbs and Shrubs in Jharkhand.
| Sl. No | Local Name (Medicinal Plant) | Parts used | Medicinal use |
| 1 | Tulsi | Leaves / Seeds | Cough, Cold, Bronchitis, Expectorand |
| 2 | Amla | Fruits | Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold,
Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold, Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold, Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold, Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold, Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold, Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Vitamin-C, Cough, Diabetes, Cold, Laxative, Hyper Acidity. Cough, Cold, Diabetes, Hyper Acidity, Laxative, source of vitamin – C |
| 3 | Ashok | Bark Flower | Menstrual Pain, Uterine, Disorder,
Deiabe Menstrual Pain, Uterine, Disorder, Deiabe Menstrual pain, Uterine, Disorder, Diabetes. |
| 4 | Aswagandha | Root, Leaf | Tonic, Stress, Nerves Disorder, Restorative, Aphrodiasiac. |
| 5 | Bael / Bilva | Fruit , Barks | Diarrhea, Dysentery, Constipation |
| 6 | Guluchi / Giloe | Stem | Gaut, Pile, jaundice, General Debility, Fever |
| 7 | Calihari/panchanguliaGlori | Seed, Tuber | Skin Disease, Labour Pain, Abortion,
General Debility Skin Disease, Labour Pain, Abortion, General Debility Skin disease, Labour Pain, Abortion, General Debility |
| 8 | Makoi/Kakamachi | Fruit, Whole Plant | General Debility, Dropsy, Anti dysenteric, Diuretic |
| 9 | Sarpa Gandha | Root | Hypertension, Insomnia High Blood Pressure, Hysteria |
| 10 | Satavari | Root, Tuber | Enhance Lactation, general weakness, Fatigue and Cough |
| 11 | Gritkumar (Aloe vera) | Leaves | Wound Healing, Laxative, Skin Burns and ulcer |
| 12 | Vringraj | Seed, Whole | Anti-inflammatory, Digestive, Hair Tonic |
| 13 | Rakta Chitrak | Root bar and Root | I, Colic, Inflammation Cough |
| 14 | Kochila | Seed | Nervous, Paralysis, Healing Wound |
| 15 | Neem | Rhizome | Sedative, Hypertensive, analgesic |
| 16 | Benachar/ Khus/khus | Root | Burning, Ulcer, Vomiting, Skin |
| 17 | Mandukparni | Whole plant | Anti-inflammatory, Jaundice, Diarrhea, Diuretic |
| 18 | Kaincha/Baidanka | Root, Hair, Seed, Leaf | Nervous Disorder, Constipation, Dropsy and Nephropathy |
| 19 | Dalchini | Bark, Oil | Asthma, Cardiac, Disorder, Bronchitis and Fever |
| 20 | Kariyasem | Stem, Leaf | Asthma, Blood Purity, Menstrual Disorder, Urinary Problem and Immunity Booster. |
| 21 | Mexican poppy | Whole Plant, Seed, Seed Oil, Flower, Root, Leaves stem and Leaf | Infestation, Skin Disease, Leprosy, Inflammation, Malaria Asthma, Wound, Jaundice, Dropsy |
| 22 | Khokali | Whole Plant, Root, Leaf | Anthelmintic, Emetic, Hypnotic, Asthma, pneumonia |
| 23 | Sada Dhatura | Seed, Flower, Leaves | Dangerous Level of Poisons like Tropane, Alkaloids Atropine Scopolamine which are consider as Deliriants or Antichlonergic |
| 24 | Moringa Oleifera | Leaf and fruits | Diabetes, Obesity, Symptoms of menopause |
| 25 | Amaltas | Bark and Fruits | Laxative, inflammation, Wound Healing |
| 26 | karanj | Bark Extract Oil | Wound Healing, Inflammation, Constipation and Diarrhea |
| 27 | Palash | Bark | Diarrhea, Dysentery, Skin disease |
| 28 | Semal | Bark | gastrointestinal, skin, gynaecological and urogenital diseases. |
| 29 | Aak | Latex and Leaf | Diarrhea, constipation and stomach ulcers |
| 30 | Brahmi | Leaf | Alzheimer’s disease, improving memory, anxiety, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), allergic conditions, irritable bowel syndrome, and as a general tonic to fight stress |