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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants

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: It has been observed that though the tribes studied live under the same environment and use the same plant species for treating diseases, their prescriptions are quite different and indicates that these tribes still retain their own traditions so far as treatments are concerned.

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TL;DR: The extent of knowledge and skills possessed by traditional healers and lay people, the plants and plant materials used by them for herbal remedies, parallel uses in India of the various plant species and their biodynamic properties are presented.

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TL;DR: The findings suggest that ginger could be an effective and cheap antiemetic adjunct to cancer chemotherapy and neither of the ginger extract was effective against apomorphine-induced emesis.

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TL;DR: The safety evaluation studies revealed that the use of extract in single high doses (up to 3 g/kg) does not produce any visible toxic symptoms or mortality, however, prolong treatment (90 days) causes significantly higher mortality as compared to control group.
Abstract: The decoction of the aerial part of Calotropis procera is commonly used in Saudi Arabian traditional medicine for the treatment of variety of diseases including fever, joint pain, muscular spasm and constipation. The present investigation was undertaken to confirm its claimed activity in traditional medicine. The ethanol extract of the plant was tested on laboratory animals for its antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, purgative and muscle relaxant activities. The results of this study showed a significant antipyretic, analgesic and neuromuscular blocking activity. On smooth muscle of guinea pig ileum, the extract produced contractions which was blocked by atropine supporting its use in constipation. The extract failed to produce significant anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. Our phytochemical studies on the aerial parts of C. procera showed the presence of alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, tannins, flavonoids, sterols and/or triterpenes. However, the chemical constituents responsible for the pharmacological activities remains to be investigated. The safety evaluation studies revealed that the use of extract in single high doses (up to 3g/kg) does not produce any visible toxic symptoms or mortality. However, prolong treatment (90 days) causes significantly higher mortality as compared to control group.

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  • ...The much claimed use of this in rheumatic disorders (Chopra et al, 1956) is not supported by our findings; however, it may relieve the rheumatic 229 MOSSA et al pain by virtue of its analgesic activity....

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Wesley Wong1
TL;DR: During field trips in 1966 and 1967, the author gathered data on the use of local plants in folk Medicine from the village of Blanchisseuse, Trinidad, for it lacks specialists in folk medicine known as "bush doctors."
Abstract: During field trips in 1966 and 1967, the author gathered data on the use of local plants in folk medicine from the village of Blanchisseuse, Trinidad. The village is located in one of the most isolated spots on the island's lush and rugged north coast. It is accessible only by way of a paved road which winds 25 miles through the 2000-foot-high Northern Range to the nearest town. Most of the villagers fish and raise food crops. Accordingtothe 1960 census of Trinidad and Tobago, the population of 900 is 57% Negro, 407% of mixed ancestry, and 3% Chinese and Indian. A majority of the adults are bilingual in English and French Creole ("patois"). The village is without a full-time physician, as well as utilities such as running water, electricity, and a sewage system. There is, however, a government-employed nurse who works daily in the local infirmary. She holds weekly prenatal and pediatric clinics, gives inoculations, dresses wounds, and dispenses medications such as cough syrups and ointments. Along with using the available modern medical facilities, the inhabitants of Blanchisseuse continue to practice the traditional folk medicine in their homes. Nearly everyone knows a few remedies for the most common ailments. In this respect, Blanchisseuse is an apparent exception among villages in Trinidad, for it lacks specialists in folk medicine known as "bush doctors." Rarely do the inhabitants consult native curers outside the village. The reliance on folk medicine is encouraged by the presence of an abundant and

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