India being a rich and varied flora of medicinal plants since the Vedic period. The present study deals with the scientific validation of Ficus racemosa Linn. with special reference to its pharmacognostical and phytochemical investigations. This is commonly known as gular, fig and is known to have medicinal properties, also even used as home remedies in the rural and the remotest parts of the I...

Diabetes mellitus is a global metabolic epidemic affecting essential biochemical activities in almost every age group. Indian literatures like Ayurveda have already mentioned herbal remediation for a number of human ailments. Among Indian traditional medicinal plants several potential anti-diabetic plants and herbs are being used as part of our diet since prehistoric time. India has a long list...

Hovenia acerba is a precious medicinal and edible tree. We assessed the genetic variation of H. quality traits conducted comprehensive germplasm resource evaluation to provide theoretical basis for breeding edible, medicinal, edible/medicine combination varieties. evaluated 31 resources, including 12 infructescence 8 fruit using correlation, principal component, cluster analyses. The results sh...

Plants of the Lamiaceae family are important ornamental, medicinal, and aromatic plants, many of which produce essential oils that are used in traditional and modern medicine, and in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industry. Various species of the genera Hyssopus, Leonurus, Mentha, Nepeta, Origanum, Perovskia, Phlomis, Salvia, Scutellaria, and Ziziphora are widespread throughout the wor...

Background Microorganisms are common colonizers of superficial (phylloplane) and internal tissues (endophyte) of a variety plant species [1]. Phylloplane yeasts are considered a promising source of new and interesting biotechnological activities, particularly hydrolytic enzymes; however, the diversity of yeasts colonizing plant phylloplane and is still poorly known for most plant species. Consi...

BACKGROUND Kosovo represents a unique hotspot of biological and cultural diversity in Europe, which allows for interesting cross-cultural ethnobotanical studies. The aims of this study were twofold: 1) to document the state of traditional knowledge related to local (esp. wild) plant uses for food, medicine, and handicrafts in south Kosovo; and 2) to examine how communities of different ethnic g...

Background: It is the first ethno-botanical study to preserve ethno-flora of Makkra hills along with their different uses document indigenous knowledge. This enumerated and highlighted significance plants for used categories by local people in unexplored biodiversity rich region AJ&K, Pakistan. Methods: A questionnaire method was adopted conduct an ethno-medicinal study. Questionnaire were f...

Medicinal plants are the traditional source of pharmaceutically important compounds which are utilized by the pharmaceutical companies for the preparation of several formulations. In the present time, there has been an increase in the use of herbal products around the world. World Health Organisation (WHO) also stated that more that 80% of the world’s population relies on the herbal medicines [...

Academy of Engineering, the executive vice president of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, the director of National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, a leading researcher, a group leader of the experts guiding group for the national survey on Chinese Medicinal Material Resources, the head of Chinese Medicinal Material Resources innovation team of key area issued by Ministry of...