Abstract. Nuneza OM, Rodriguez BC, Nasiad JGM. 2021. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the Mamanwa tribe Surigao del Norte and Agusan Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. Biodiversitas 22: 3284-3296. Traditional knowledge on plays an important role in public healthcare development drugs. In Philippines, studies ethnomedicinal have increased throughout years. However, documentation ethn...

BACKGROUND The northern part of India harbours a great diversity of medicinal plants due to its distinct geography and ecological marginal conditions. The traditional medical systems of northern India are part of a time tested culture and honored still by people today. These traditional systems have been curing complex disease for more than 3,000 years. With rapidly growing demand for these med...

Semecarpus anacardium Linn. (Family: Anacardiaceae), commonly known 'Ballataka' or 'Bhilwa', is a plant well-known for its medicinal value in ayurvedic and siddha system of medicine, it is also used for non-medicinal purpose like marking of cloth, hair dye etc since ancient time. Phytochemical analyses of Semecarpus anacardium nut shows that, its nut contain a variety of biologically active com...

The result of human interface and assortment of the most desirable, influential, and successful plant species found in the immediate environment at a precise circumstance is attributable to indigenous knowledge of plant species. India has a rich variety of medicinal plants growing under different geographical and ecological conditions; 1500 out of 15,000 privileged plant species have been repor...

Laxative drugs are usually organized according to their mode of action, i.e. bulk forming agents, stool softeners, lubricants, saline laxatives, stimulants including some combined formulations. Among them, bulk forming laxatives promote the mildest laxation. The popular bulk forming herbal laxatives in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries are dry fruits of hairy basil (Ocimum americanum) and ...