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Total Phenolic and Vitamin C Content and Antiradical Activity Evaluation of Traditionally Consumed Wild Edible Vegetables from Turkey

2016

Author(s): Samancioglu A , Sat IG , Yildirim E , Ercisli S , Jurikova T , Mlcek J

The new findings suggest that these wild edible vegetables can show valuable antioxidant and antiradical activity in the traditional ways of their consumption.

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Musa balbisiana Colla-Taxonomy, Traditional Knowledge and Economic Potentialities of the Plant in Assam, India

2016

Author(s): Borborah K, Borthakur SK, Tanti B

A brief summary of the taxonomy, traditional uses of the plant/plant parts and products, based on extensive field observation from different parts of Assam has been documented in the present paper.

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Ethnomedicinal Uses of Barks in Jalgaon District

2007

Author(s): Pawar S , Patil D A

This paper reports their botanical identity, family, local names, parts used, preparations and doses, if any. It was observed that tribal people use barks of various trees in the form of decoction, infusion, extract, paste, poultice, powder, etc.

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Indigenous Veterinary Practices of Darma Valley of Pithoragarh District, Uttaranchal

2006

Author(s): Tiwari L, Pande PC

The people residing in Darma valley known as Darmi or Darmi Bhotiyas have great wisdom of traditional knowledge about the animal husbandry and veterinary practices.They cure their animals with the help of surrounding natural resources such as plants, animals, minerals, etc.

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Ethno-veterinary medicine preparations from different plants used by the tribals/local communities of Bankura and Medinipur districts, West Bengal, against sixteen common ailments of cattle, have been reported.

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The present study reports the in vitro antimycobacterial activity of the leaf extracts of H. sibthorpioides and C. papaya against Mycobacterium smegmatis (ATCC 700084 /Mc2155 strain).

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Traditional Water Conveyance Modes, their Management and Use in Udhampur District of Jammu and Kashmir

2016

Author(s): Slathia PS, Sharma BC, Paul N, Kumar R , Gupta SK

The present study focuses on traditional community managed water conveyance, management and conservation practices in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir which has been followed by the farming communities through locally devised traditionally inherited technology using local material with least use of external inputs.

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Traditional Veterinary Herbal Medicines of Western Part of Almora District, Uttarakhand Himalaya

2008

Author(s): Shah R, Pande PC, Tiwari L

A preliminary survey of an age-old veterinary practice of the western part of Almora district, which is inhabited by hill communities, was made. The main emphasis was given to 24 most common livestock diseases and disorders.

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Traditional Goat Health Management Practices in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh

2006

Author(s): Singh R , Misri B

The study focusses the knowledge based ethnoveterinary practices and able to distinguish the poisonous and medicinal plants to cure diseases.

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Ethno-Medicinal Wisdom of Tribals of Aurangabad district (M.S.), India

2011

Author(s): Mali PY , Bhadane VV

The present communication provides interesting unpublished traditional phytotherapy of seventy two indigenous medicinal plants used by rural and tribal population of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India to treat various human ailments.