Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Potential of Selected Medicinal Plants Collected from Khanewal Valley, Pakistan

The increasing demand for novel therapeutics as antimicrobial and anti-oxidant agents, renaissance the interest towards medicinal plants. Based on their long-term application, there is a general belief that herbal remedies are safe. The research was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties of Medicago denticulata, Terminalia arjuna, Pyrus pashia and Schinus molle. These […]

Ethnomedicinal plants of the Dumagat community of Paraiso, Culat, Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines

Of the Philippines’ 130 distinct and diverse ethnic groups, the Dumagats of Casiguran, Aurora hosts a rich culture of traditional medicine that utilizes taxonomically diverse ethnobotanicals. This paper highlights the Dumagats’ utilization of ethnobotanicals as medicine.  Dumagat families served as informants and were interviewed for their use of the ethnobotanicals.  The data collected were quantified […]

Biodiversity of medicinal plants in Vietnam: A case study at Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan province

The method of quantitative research on medicinal plants is very necessary and important but it has not been paid attention to in Vietnam. A total of 14 sample plots was established, each sample plot of 500m2 (25m x 20m) and randomly distributed through tropical evergreen broad-leaved humid low mountain forest and tropical broad-leaved dry forest […]

A Review- Anti-Cancer Compounds from Medicinal Plants: Isolation, Identification, and Characterization

Cancer presently exists as the major pathological state in developed and emergent nations equally which is characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells and is fatal. People prefer anticancer plant products to treat cancer due to the increased mortality related to undetected growth in addition to its toxic reactions to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In recent […]

Traditional use of medicinal plants in the region of Mostaganem, Algeria

Medicinal plants are since antiquity used to relieve and cure human diseases. In fact, their therapeutic properties are due to the presence of hundreds even thousands of natural compounds bioactive called secondary metabolites. In Mostaganem one of the most important cities in Algeria the appeal to the herbalist to cure diseases which resist to the […]

Diversity, distribution and uses of threatened ethno-medicinal plants of Manipur

Survey and documentation of threatened ethno-medicinal plants used by the different communities residing in Manipur was carried out for their diversity, distribution, threats and conservation status in Manipur. A total of 52 taxa belonging to 33 families were collected represents by Herbs 18 species, Tree 14 species, Climber and Shrubs 7 species each, Orchid by […]

A potential Antimicrobial, Extracellular Enzymes, and Antioxidants resource: Endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants

This study aimed for the production of antimicrobial, extracellular enzymes and antioxidants by endophytic teleomorphic Ascomycota associated with medicinal plants. A total of eleven teleomorphic species were isolated from four medicinal plant species. Chaetomium grande and Sordaria fimicola were the most frequently isolated species and represented by 12 (Chg1-Chg12) and 7 (Sf1-Sf7) isolates respectively. The […]

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants of Kantapada block of Cuttack district, Odisha, India

This study documents the species of medicinal plants used by traditional healers and local villagers to cure different diseases. Plants were documented on the basis of plant parts used, mode of use, doses and mode of administration of herbal drugs. With extensive and intensive field survey in the study area, information regarding plants was collected […]

Traditional medicinal plants used against diabetes by the tribes of Gajapati district in Odisha – An ethnobotanical exploration

The use of herbal medicine is traditionally rooted in India and still an essential part of public healthcare. In recent times, a radically increasing incidence brought Diabetes mellitus and its therapy to the focus of public health interests in India. The current study focuses on the exploration of ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used against diabetes […]

Diversity of medicinal plants used in the treatment of malaria and typhoid fever, two pathologies frequently encountered in Daloa (Central-West, Côte d’Ivoire)

The Haut-Sassandra region located in the Central-West of the Côte d’Ivoire provides a significant part of the national production of food and export products. The local population responsible for this production generally heals with medicinal plants for various reasons. It seemed important to know the medicinal plants used by this population in the treatment of […]