Abstract Background Momordica. charantia is popularly used as a medicinal herb in ethnomedicine for the management of cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we evaluated beneficial effects ethanolic extract M. (Linn.) experimentally induced disorders using cholesterol-fed Wistar rat. Methods Seventy-two experimental rats were randomly assigned into nine 9 groups 8 each and treated follows: Rat...

This study assessed the forest structure and regeneration at edge core parts of two community forests, Ram Janaki Furkesalli Surkhet district, Western Nepal, resources use pattern. Different blocks designated by user groups were considered to designate strata for stratified random sampling. For vegetation analysis tree 15 circular plots (n = 60) 10m radii; shrubs 5m radius subplot herbs three 1...

Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder affecting millions worldwide. It is recognized as a global major health problem. As alternatives to the available orthodox medicines, plants are considered a potential source for the treatment of diabetes within traditional ethnomedicine practices. In the Jordanian traditional medicine a significant selection of ethnobotanicals is promoted...

The genus Stachys is one of the largest in Lamiaceae family. Representatives are among most ancient medicinal plants used ethnomedicine. Balkan endemic species S. thracica , bulgarica and scardica included Red Data Book Bulgaria due to their endangered status scarcely studied. aim present work was examine genetic these three during process ex situ conservation. To gain information about taxonom...

Background: Plants have been the basis of human medical systems for thousands years in Pakistan and India. This study was conducted to compare traditional medicinal knowledge species diversity genus Berberis that are widely distributed area. Methods: The data collected through group discussion face-to-face interviews from 2,368 participants during 2020–2022, using a semi-structured questionnair...

Correspondence to: Salil Budhiraja Shiksha kunj public school, Chinnot colony, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Ubiquitousness and increasing prevalence of dental caries makes it one of the most important problems in public health. Due to high cost and lack of resources at primary levels prevention is better in dental caries. Since the origin is related t...

this manuscript is the result of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology survey on the hezar mountain in se of iran. traditional botanical medicine is the primary mode of healthcare for most of the population of this region. the plants were collected in and around hezar mountain from 2008-2010. the authors have conducted an interview of total 75 informants; the traditional uses of 92 species belongin...

Four plants (Amphimas pterocaroides, Harungana madagascariensis, Myrianthus arboreus, and Cussonia barteri) that are commonly used in Cameroon for the management or reversal of anaemia were screened for their phytochemical content and antioxidant potential. Four extracts (methanolic, hydro-ethanolic, aqueous, and hydrolysed) from each of the plants were prepared and analysed. Qualitative phytoc...

Plants are important sources of food; at the same time, they present medicinal virtues for man and animal. Thus, ethnobotanical study was aimed to identify formulas treatment diseases affecting dromedaries. The carried out through individual interviews with 41 breeders using pre-established ethno-veterinary survey sheets. A total 188 formulas, 130 which plant origin, have been designated 28 cam...