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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
01 Jan 1956-
About: The article was published on 1956-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5524 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Glossary.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on medicinal plant species collected from wild by the villagers for different purposes in the upper catchment of Dhauli Ganga in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in the central Himalaya.
Abstract: The present study broadly focused on medicinal plant species collected from wild by the villagers for different purposes in the upper catchment of Dhauli Ganga in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), in the central Himalaya. A schedule based survey was conducted during the years 2003–2005 in 15 villages of Chamoli district part of the NDBR. Information was collected from collectors, vaidya (medicine man) and those dealing with domestication and marketing of the medicinal plants. The aim of the study was to understand the prioritiesed medicinal plants, their mode of collection and document their ethnobotanical uses by the Bhotiya tribal communities, in this world heritage site. During the survey, 50 medicinal plants belonging to 31 families and 44 genera were documented. Out of these, 70% were harvested from the wild, 22% were cultivated and 8% were cultivated as well as wild harvested. Of the cultivated species, 8% were found growing in the kitchen gardens and 14% in the agricultural fields. However, 42% of the plants had their roots and rhizomes used followed by leaves (26%), seeds (10%), seed and leaf (8%), bark and whole plant (6%) and flower (1%). Most plants were reported to be used for rheumatism (16), followed by stomach disorder (14), cold and cough (11), and jaundice (9). Thirty three plants species were reported to have more than one therapeutic uses, while 17 species were reported to be used against single ailment. The distance of villages from road head was one of the factors contributing to the decline in the medicinal plant population in their natural habitats. The availability of medicinal plants increased with increase in distance from road head and also the peoples’ dependence on them. Documentation of the traditional knowledge will help in conservation of knowledge and also opportunity for using it for future training and use. The result of this study will help in promoting sustainable cultivation and implementation in conservation protocol of those species, which are in the verge of extinction in this region.
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TL;DR: Results of an ethnomedicinal survey of wetlands of Eastern Ghat region of Orissa revealed that 48 wetland plants under 40 genera and 23 families were under use by the local inhabitants against 47 different ailments.
Abstract: Results of an ethnomedicinal survey of wetlands of Eastern Ghat region of Orissa are presented. Data and specimens were collected during 2005-2008 of field study. Field study consisted of plant collection and interview with the local traditional healers. The result revealed that 48 wetland plants under 40 genera and 23 families were under use by the local inhabitants against 47 different ailments. The communication reports for the first time 29 taxa with new medicinal uses. The survival of these native wetland species is threatened and hence attention on the wetland resources especially those having economic value is warranted.
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TL;DR: The isolated compounds were tested for their antiproliferative activity against MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma), DU145 (prostate carcinoma), C33A (Cervical carcinoma) and Vero (African green monkey kidney fibroblast) cells.
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TL;DR: Results indicated that the carboxyl and acetyl groups play important roles in the expression of immunological activity in Centella asiatica.
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TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted in three different altitudinal zones, tropical (300 TO 400 m), sub-tropical (900 to 1100 m), and temperate (2000 to 2400 m) zones of Garhwal Himalaya.
Abstract: The present study was conducted in three different altitudinal zones, tropical (300 TO 400 m), sub-tropical (900 to 1100 m) and temperate (2000 to 2400 m) zones of Garhwal Himalaya. A total of 61 plant species that were regularly used by the local inhabitants for curing various aliments such as digestive disorders, dysentery, wounds, swellings, cold, scabies, rheumatic, cholera, malaria were recorded within the study area. Of the recorded plants, 14 were trees, 10 shrubs, and 37 herbs. The species used most frequently werePhyllanthus embelica L., Terminalia bellerica Roxb., Terminalia chebula Retz., Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa, Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC., Adhatoda vasicaNees in Wallich, Berberis asiatica Roxb., Achyranthes aspera L., Boerhavia diffusa L., Sida acuta Burm.f, and Sida cordifolia L. Twenty-seven species were common to the tropical and sub-tropical zones (trees = 5, shrubs = 4, and herbs/grasses = 18), one shrub occurred both in the sub-tropical and temperate zones, and none of the species were common to both the tropical and temperate zones. A total of 32 families were recorded, of which Lamiaceae was the dominant family (with 8 species). All but three of the species reported are well known, and widely used by communities in India. This indicated that the medicinal plant repertoire of non-specialists is limited to a very small number of species.
Key words: Ethnomedicinal plants, altitudinal zones, rural habitation, Garhwal Himalaya.
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