August 2011

Two new polyphenolic compounds from Ficus retusa L."variegata" and the biological activity of the different plant extracts

The present ethnobotanical exploration documents phytotherapeutical practices in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, eastern India. It is primarily based on field surveys and taxonomic identification of plants carried out in villages, where dwellers provided information on plant species used as medicine, parts used to prepare the remedies, and the illnesses to which the remedies were prescribed. One hundred and twelve plants...

Author(s): Taha M. Sarg, Fawkeya A. Abbas, Zeinab I. El-Sayed and Ahmed M. Mustafa

August 2011

Phytotherapy and traditional knowledge of tribal communities of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa, India

The present ethnobotanical exploration documents phytotherapeutical practices in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, eastern India. It is primarily based on field surveys and taxonomic identification of plants carried out in villages, where dwellers provided information on plant species used as medicine, parts used to prepare the remedies, and the illnesses to which the remedies were prescribed. One hundred and twelve plants...

Author(s): S. K. Panda, S. D. Rout, N. Mishra and T. Panda