Abstract In vitro culture is not only known for the mass propagation of medicinal plants, it can also be used to boost accumulation useful metabolites. This work was aimed at studying potential elicitation on antioxidant secondary metabolites in different Musa species accessions. Shoot cultures selected six spp. accessions were micropropagated Murashige and Skoog mineral-based medium, supplemen...

A medicinal plants survey was done in various parts of Dharmapuri district, about 260 medicinal plants were identified and collected. Amongst them, few of the plants were less known but had remarkable medicinal properties, they were grouped together and are enumerated by the botanical name, family name, local name, locality and ethnomedical properties.

BACKGROUND The medicinal plants and the associated Bhutanese traditional medicine (BTM) are protected by the country's constitution and receive both government support and acceptance by the wider public. More than 1000 medicinal plants are described in the BTM but currently collects only 300 species for daily formulations of BTM. These medicinal plants have been one of the drivers of the 'Gross...

BACKGROUND Remnant forests found in areas that have long been converted to agricultural landscapes are refuges of wild useful plants; and societies inhabiting them are custodians of rich indigenous botanical knowledge. This study was undertaken to document the medicinal plants used by the people living in and around Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests, northwestern Ethiopia, together with the a...

The ethnobotany of the medicinal plants of Alamut region is important in understanding the cultures and traditions of Alamut people. This study documents 16 medicinal plant species, most commonly used by the indigenous people of Alamut region (Ghazvin Province), northwest, Iran. The botanical name, family name, vernacular name, part used, and the application of the plants have been provided in ...

Rauwolfia serpentina medicinal value well known in various system of medicine all over the world. Reserpine is an indole alkaloid and is important constituent of Rauwolfia which is reported to posses anti hypertensive and tranquilizing activity. In the present study High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography has been developed for quantification of Reserpine in Rauwolfia and its allied preparat...

Herbal therapy was the common treatment prescribed by Iranian physicians for wound healing. "Zemad" was the most ancient pharmaceutical dosage form used in Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM) for skin diseases. In the present research, formulation of a traditionally used Poly Herbal Paste (PHP) for wound healing was performed. Moreover, the fingerprint of the product was prepared by HPTLC method...

In the previous chapter, we have presented the method for feature extraction of medicinal plants images of reasonably grown plants and their parts, leaves using geometrical shape and texture features. Using these features it is necessary to identify and classify the medicinal plants. In this chapter, we have presented classification of the medicinal plants through the developed features. Identi...

over the past two decades, the role of intellectual property rights in all areas of science and technology has exploded globally– primarily due to the rules prescribed by the world trade organization’s trips and by bilateral/regional trade agreements. the trips agreement obligates all wto member countries to adopt and enforce minimum standards of intellectual property rights. the trips agreemen...

background & aim: organophosphates are frequently used as insecticides in households, in agricultural areas and veterinary, thus posing a risk for accidental dermal exposure or through inhalation. acute organophosphate poisoning causes thousands of human mortalities each year in developing countries.   material & methods: this study carried out to study an antitoxic effect of endemic ir...