abstract objective: this study was conducted to collect indigenous traditional knowledge about the medicinal plants and their uses in mangowal, district gujrat, punjab, pakistan. materials and methods: the ethnomedicinal data were gathered through questionnaires and extensive personal dialogues with native individuals comprising 40 males and 20 females of diverse age groups between 50 to 80 yea...

epidemiological data suggest that arsenic ultimately results in cancer in different parts of the body. several synthetic therapeutic agents manifest inadequate potency with severe side effects against arsenic toxicity. the flesh of b. bengalensis , has long been used as an ethno-medicine in case of arthritis, blood-impurities, impaired immune system, conjunctivitis and liver anomalies. this pot...

In the present study, Polycarpaea corymbosa whole plant was extracted with ethanol and evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity in rats using a carrageenan induced paw edema. Ethanol extract exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity at 500mg/kg at 3hr after administration. The study was compared with standard drug indomethacin (10mg/kg). Observed pharmacological activity in the present study p...

The aborigines exploit medicinal virtues of tubers, roots fruits, seeds, flowers, leaves etc. from the forest and use in a variety of ways. The are used in the form of juice, decoction, oil, paste, extract, infusion and powder. Fresh parts are also used and the substances like sugar, sugarcandy, groundnut oil, milk and cow-ghee are used as additives. The native uses of medicinal plants are empl...

According to one of the ancient proverbs in India,” there is no plant on earth which has no medicinal property.” More than 90% of the compounds used in modern medicine have their origin from plant sources. A large number of plants have been used by man from ancient times as medicine for curing various ailments. In recent times there is an upsurge of interest and focus on the importance of medic...

Juglans regia L. commonly known as walnut is used the most extensive and economical tree in world. This review aims to study ethnomedicinal, phytochemical pharmacological potential of walnut. The literature has been collected from different online sources like science Direct, Scopus, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, PubMed, etc. based on inclusion exclusion criteria. An ethnomedicinal survey also ...

Modulation of immune response to alleviate diseases has long since been of interest. Recent progress on the ethnomedicinal plants as immunomodulatory agent reported from 2000 to early 2008 is reviewed. Plant extracts have been widely investigated in this time in different parts of the world for their possible immunomodulatory properties. Some of the studies demonstrated to the isolation of pote...