Indigenous Uses of Economically and Commercially important Medicinal Plants Use to Cure Gynecological Diseases by Ethnic People of Bodmalla Village, Almora District of Western Himalaya, India
Journal Title: Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Plants have been used as a source of medicines from ancient times to the present day. Initially this constituted folk or ethno medicine practiced in India, China, Middle East, Africa and South America. Later considerable amounts of this indigenous knowledge was formulated, documented and eventually incorporated into organized systems of medicines viz., Ayurveda, Yunani and Siddha [10]. A large number of medicinal plants of great commercial value grow abundantly in the study area.Findings are based on a field survey of the Bodmalla village of district of Almora, Uttarakhand to identify plants of medicinal value and the indigenous uses of 10 medicinal plants species which are frequently used by the local healers of the village to cure various gynecological ailments which forms one of the major sources of their livelihood.
Authors and Affiliations
Amit Pandey*| Department of Natural Resources, the Energy and Resource Institute (TERI University), New Delhi, India, Shweta Singh| Post Doctoral Fellow, University Grant Commission, New Delhi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP3745
- DOI -
- Views 389
- Downloads 31
Informed Consent: A Mandatory Step in Clinical Trials.
Voluntary written consent given by potential subjects to participate in a clinical trial is known an informed consent. The informed consent process is designed keeping in mind the safety, benefits and rights of the resea...
COMPARISON BETWEEN COBAS E411 AND ICT IN DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS
Background: Hepatitis B is one of the world’s most common and serious infectious diseases. It is estimated that more than one third of the world’s population has been infected with hepatitis B virus Differentiation betwe...
CYTOTOXICITY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF PUMPKIN SEED (CUCURBITA MAXIMA LINN.) EXTRACT.
Pumpkin (Curcurbita maxima) is a popular vegetable in our country. This plant is locally known as “Mistikumra”.Pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.) seeds are a key food source for humans because they are a very good source of protein...
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR SYNTHESIZING CEFETAMET SODIUM
The research work relates to an improved and cost effective process for the industrial manufacture of Cefetamet Sodium. More specifically it relates to preparation of products of good quality with high yield and the by p...
OPTIMUM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF RECTANGULAR MICROCANTILEVER FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS DETECTION
Microcantilever based sensors is a promising platform for sensors in various chemical and biological applications. Rectangular microcantilever is commonly used biosensing device for the detection of various disease detec...