The present study was carried out to assess and document ethnobotanical knowledge of the plants of Sabalan district in Ardabil Province, as the area has diverse flora and high ethnobotanical potential. Medicinal plants of Sabalan were studied through collections of plant specimens and by interviewing local informants from several villages. For Each plant species the scientific and vernacular na...

Os povos guarani e kaiowá travam, no centro oeste do Brasil, uma batalha contra o roubo de suas terras tradicionais pelo agronegócio que é imperante na região, fazendo com a luta em defesa seus territórios seja marcada por estratégias complexas baseada valorização conhecimentos tradicionais. Com base análise da literatura disponível, realizamos leitura crítica das evidências disponíveis para fo...

This review examines the issues of ex situ conservation Rubus L. genetic resources in world’s genebanks and various institutions different countries. The most urgent among studied problems are preserving interspecific intraspecific diversity its sustainable utilization breeding programs. main attention is paid to pomologically important subgenera – raspberries Idaeobatus Focke (= Batidaea (Dumo...

Turkey has an important position in the world terms of richness plant species. It contains about 9,000 species and 11,500 taxa. In addition, more than 1000 are used as medicinal aromatic plants our country. Medicinal mostly collected from nature evaluated. Recent studies have shown that these can be evaluated many ways both agriculture various industrial areas. Calendula genus is represented by...

Microorganisms inhabiting medicinal plants belong to either saprophytic or pathogenic flora. Even those microorganisms which are characterized by low pathogenicity, under favorable conditions may infect people who have had contact with them. Compound tea bags contain increased levels of bacteria in view of pharmacopoeic norms. Single plant tea bags contain less bacteria and granulated teas have...

The aetiology of Crohn's disease--a chronic intestinal disorder that involves an immune response against the commensal bacterial flora--remains fiercely debated. Two hypotheses exist: (i) those who think that the disease is caused by genetic defects that produce exaggerated innate responses to the flora, leading to excessive inflammation; and (ii) those who think that the genetic defects cause ...

BACKGROUND This study documents the use of medicinal plants from the Mustang district of the north-central part of Nepal. Traditional botanical medicine is the primary mode of healthcare for most of the population of this district and traditional Tibetan doctors (Amchi) serve as the local medical experts. METHODS Field research was conducted in 27 communities of the Mustang district in Nepal ...

The ethnobotanical studies were carried out in the Amaravathy Range of India Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Anamalais, the Western. Ghats, Tamilnadu during June 2005 – May 2006. Puliyars and Muthuvars are the two dominant tribes who inhabit the dense jungles of this range; they have a fair knowledge on the indigenous flora. Due to intensive and extensive explorations have resulted in the collection...

Yemen is a small country located in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen's coastal lowlands, eastern plateau, and deserts give it a diverse topography, which along with climatic factors make it opulent in flora. Despite the introduction of Western medicinal system during the middle of the twentieth century, herbal medicine still plays an important role in Yemen. In this review,...

There are many vanishing cultures that possess a wealth of knowledge on the medicinal utility of plants. The Malasars of Dravidian Tamils are an indigenous society occupying the forests of the Western Ghats, South India. They are known to be exceptional healers and keepers of traditional aboriginal knowledge (TAK) of the flora in the Velliangiri holy hills. In fact, their expertise is well know...