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Maasai People and Elephants: Values and Perceptions

2015

Author(s): Kioko J,Kiffner C , Ndibalema V , Hartnett E, Seefeld C

This study shows that elephant conservation programs should consider level of awareness, the values and perceptions of the local people.

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Propolis or bee glue is an important natural bee product that has been used by humans to meet the needs of health since ancient times. Despite its many valuable uses, scientific research on propolis is still limited.

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Ethno-medico-botanical Knowledge of Tiptur taluk in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India

2015

Author(s): Achar KGS, Boosanur V, Shivanna MB

The present study indicated that the herbal healers have a fair knowledge and a considerable number of their formulations are new records.

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In this study, an ethnic fermented rice beverage- ‘Chubitchi’ from Garo Hills region of Meghalaya was closely ¬¬¬-monitored and was improvised with well characterised Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces strains to develop a product similar to it under laboratory conditions.

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This program has been initiated to study the atmospheric and meteorological parameters at a high altitude sub Himalayan location (Shillong25.58°N, 91.89°E), Shillong, Meghalaya to understand their interaction and bearing on the local climate.

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Phrynium capitatum Willd. leaf is most common wrapping and packaging material used by the people of Meghalaya. The shelf-life of these leaves is about four to five weeks.

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Biological diversity is evidence for chemical diversity. Secondary metabolites are adaptive traits, similar within members of a taxon and occasionally also between taxa exposed to similar ecological selection pressures.

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Wild Edible Plants Used by Garo Tribes of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya, India

2012

Author(s): Singh B, Sinha BK, Phukan SJ, Borthakur SK, Singh VN

The paper deals wild edible plants of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Meghalaya used by the Garo tribes. It comprises of 71 species under 61 genera and 42 families.

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An Integrated Approach to Iron Deficiency Anemia

2015

Author(s): Halima N, Khan U

A randomized, controlled double blind clinical trial was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of herbal medicinal treatment syrup Sharbat-a-Folad versus syrup Ferplex for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia.

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Network Ethnopharmacology Approaches for Formulation Discovery

2015

Author(s): Patwardhan B, Chandran U

This article briefly describes network pharmacology and demonstrates the Rasayana property of Triphalain the light of this emerging technique.