Traditional plant use in Nepal has been documented for millennia. The importance of plants as medicine has not diminished in any way in recent times, and traditional medicines are still the most important health care source for the vast majority of the population. This paper examines the ethnobotany and traditional use of plants extracted from the vulnerable alpine zone in the Dolpa, Humla, Jum...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent progressive neurodegenerative disease. Although several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis of PD, apoptotic cell death and oxidative stress are the most prevalent mechanisms. Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) is a biological component that has been extracted from Ligusticum wallichii Franchat (ChuanXiong), which exhibits anti-...

Ensifer sp. TW10 is a novel N2-fixing bacterium isolated from a root nodule of the perennial legume Tephrosia wallichii Graham (known locally as Biyani) found in the Great Indian (or Thar) desert, a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. Strain TW10 is a Gram-negative, rod shaped, aerobic, motile, non-spore forming, species of root nodule bacteria (RNB) that prom...

The present study describes the structural and floral composition of the vegetation of Sikre Village Development Committee (VDC) at Shivapuri National Park. Systematic sampling technique was used to analyze the vegetation of the forest. A quadrat size of 10mx10m was plotted at respective point for tree study and within 5mx5m plots for shrubs and 1mx1m for herbs analysis. The study recorded a to...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristic cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from puspa (Schima wallichii) wood, coconut (Cocos nucifera) trunk, and their combination using a polyurethane (PU) adhesive. manufacturing CLT begins with characterization adhesive wood materials used in study. panels are dimensions 100 cm × 30 3.6 cm. laminate organized into three layers face/core/b...

Abstract. Kusumastuti NK, Suratman, Pitoyo A. 2021. Orchids diversity on six forest types in Wasur National Park, Merauke, Papua, Indonesia. Asian J For 5: 101-110. Orchidaceae is one of the two largest families flowering plants. Park habitat many orchid species and in-situ conservation areas Papua that very suitable for orchids. This research aimed to determine Seksi Pengelolaan Taman Nasional...

This research had been conducted in the forest area around Gunung Sa-lak Geothermal Power Plant of PT. PLN Indonesia Power. diversity data geothermal power plant yet to be fully available. study aimed analyze composition and structure vegetation conservation Salak unit. used a quadrat plot with purposive sampling method. We sampled 873 individuals from 56 families 110 species, consisting native...