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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants

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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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Ethno-medicinal Plants Used to Cure Different Diseases by Tribals of Mayurbhanj District of North Orissa

TL;DR: An attempt has been made to document traditional knowledge from the baidyas group of Hatikote, Moroda & Rasgovindpur and Udala & Kaptipada blocks of Mayurbhanj district on the treatment of various diseases enumerated.
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Protective effect of Cassia occidentalis L. on cyclophosphamide-induced suppression of humoral immunity in mice.

TL;DR: Cassia occidentalis showed protection against CP-induced immunosuppression in animal models and, as expected, showed suppressive effects on lymphoid organ weight and cellularity and other parameters of humoral immunity.
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Spermicidal activity of Azadirachta indica (neem) leaf extract.

TL;DR: The present study evaluated the effective concentration of aqueous extract of old and tender Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves to immobilize and kill 100% human spermatozoa within 20 s and found the leaf extracts to be water soluble and carbohydrate in nature.
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Hepatoprotective activity of Cassia fistula leaf extract

TL;DR: Hepatoprotective activity of the n-heptane extract of Cassia fistula leaves was investigated by inducing hepatotoxicity with paracetamol in rats and the effects produced were comparable to that of a standard hepatoprotsective agent.
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Plants used in traditional medicine in Eastern Tanzania. IV. Angiosperms (Mimosaceae to Papilionaceae)

TL;DR: Sixty-nine Angiosperms (Mimosaceae to Papilionaceae) are listed, which are used by traditional healers in five regions of Eastern Tanzania; namely, Coast, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro and Tanga.