in countries having traditional medicine (tm), one of the main challenges for any researcher is research methodology. current methodologies are different with what was in past. the main purpose of this article is to present the steps (herbs, claims and methodology) of research in tm fields. 1. assessment of herbs history, method of study, quality assessment, efficacy, safety, toxicity and the...

of the botany of the ^Egle marmelos, a careful description of its fruit, a detail of the various preparations which have been made of it both in its unripe and ripe condition, some information regarding its chemical constitution, and a summary of its medicinal properties and the morbid conditions in which it has been found most useful. Through the kindness of a friend in Calcutta, Sir Joseph ha...

background & aim: in recent years, iran and other countries pay special attention to side effects of chemical plants. this interest in plants and their derivatives leads to business of medicinal plants. in caspian region, in forestry projects there are many plant species with medicinal uses from which the locale indigenous used due to traditional experience without any especial processing i...

Bulgarian medicinal plants, which have been studied during the last years, are reviewed. The review includes the following families: Amaryllidaceae, Asteraceae, Berberidaceae, Boraginaceae, Fabaceae, Geraniaceae, Lamiaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Scrophulariaceae, Solanaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Valerianaceae, Zygophyllaceae. Main pharmacological properties are antiviral, antimicr...

UNLABELLED High throughput screening of small molecules for a given drug target is achieved using plant materials of medicinal value. Therefore, it is important to document the availability and location of such medicinal plants in the form of a database. Here, we describe a web database containing information (botanical name, common name, local name, botany, chemistry, folklore medicinal use an...

Traditional use of medicinal plants as febrifuge by the tribals of Purulia district, West Bengal, India Abhijit Dey, Dr. Jitendra Nath De Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Presidency University (Formerly Presidency College), 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal, India. Retired Head and Reader, Department of Botany, Charuchandra College, Calcutta. Flat No.-C-103, Sunrise Es...

The present paper deals with the ethno-medico-botany of Chenchus of Mahaboobnagar district, Andhra Pradesh. About fourty four plants are enumerated with knowledge of the tribals for their medicinal uses in curing different diseases and ailments.

Ethnobotanical studies on traditional medicinal plants were conducted in Ba To district and documented different types of traditional medicinal plants used by the indigenous peoples. The study was focused on identifying medicinal plants, distribution, disease treated, part of the plant used, and methods of preparation... A total 45 species of medicinal plants (belonging to 26 families) were col...

The paper reviews the economic and traditional medicinal uses of the plants, Calotropis gigantean and C. procera from the published literature from various of India. The ethno-medicinal uses of the former species in Orissa are also incorporated. Their distribution in India, Botany, Physical and Chemical properties of the plant parts are provided. Uses of the traditional medicines and their auth...