The present day problem right from young people including all the age groups is obesity. It is not just fatness but is the indication of overweight. The plants with several chemical constituents with in themselves act as the source for the treatment of the obesity with their valuable hypolipidemic and hypocholestroemic agents. Here in, there is a list of plants and main constituents which can b...

Human beings have accumulated rich experience with natural resources over time, but such knowledge can be strongly infl uenced by several factors, such as age, sex and occupation. This study focuses on the infl uence of these factors on knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in northeastern Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 102 people, with the numb...