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Wild Plants from Open Markets on both sides of the Bulgarian-Turkish Border

2015

Author(s): Dogan Y, Nedelcheva A

This study focuses on the diversity of wild plants found in open markets in urban areas on both sides of the Bulgarian-Turkish border, sold as food and plants for prevention, treatment and healing.

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Ethnoveterinary Medicines Used by Goat Keepers in Marwar Region of Rajasthan, India

2015

Author(s): Dudi A , Meena ML

This study shows that a variety of traditional practices were observed being followed for treatment of various ailments and diseases of the goat with the use of locally available material, herbs, etc.

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Training Materials
Poultry Farm Manual: A Reference Guide for Central & State Poultry Farms 2014-15

2015

Author(s): Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,

The publication of this Poultry Farm Manual, would act as a reference book for all poultry farms in public sector including Central Poultry Development Organizations (CPDOs). The manual is broadly divided in three parts: history & planning, technical and administrative. The technical portion is applicable to most of other public sector farms besides CPDOs.

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A Comparative Study of Medicinal Plants Used in Rural Areas of Namibia and Zimbabwe

2015

Author(s): Maroyi A, Cheikhyoussef A

A comparative ethnobotanical study was undertaken to document medicinal plants used in rural areas of Namibia and Zimbabwe. This comparative study revealed that traditional knowledge on herbal medicines is well founded.

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Survey of Wild Food Plants for Human Consumption in Elazığ (Turkey)

2015

Author(s): Polat R, Cakilcioglu U , Ulusan MD , Paksoy MY

This study aims to record accumulation of knowledge on plants which are used as food by local people of Elazığ that has a rich culture and a very natural environment.It is certained that wild plants being used for nutritional purposes by human beings are also used for medicinal purposes.

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Antioxidant Potential of Garlic and Turmeric Mixture–A Traditional Indonesian Formulation

2015

Author(s): Sukandar EY , Adnyana IK , Nurfitria RS

This study shows that combination of garlic and turmeric extract showed higher antioxidant activity in vitro compared to each extract, but in ex-vivo study showed similar effect.

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Quality Assessment and Evaluation of in-vitro Antioxidant Potential of Phyllanthus emblica L.

2015

Author(s): Singh M, Khan MA, Khan MS,Ansari SH, Ahmad S

The work embodied in the present research can be utilized for the quality control and for the identification of the drug samples.

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Research Papers/Articles
Traditional Sacred Groves’, An Ethnic Strategy For Conservation of Microbial Diversity

2015

Author(s): Lyngwi NA, Joshi SR

In this study, Bacillus spp. and related genera characterized from native soils of the pristine sacred groves of Meghalaya, India revealed dominance of Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Lysinibacillus and Viridibacillus.

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Modification to this traditional milk product should be done without changing its natural properties, which was the focus of present work.

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Ethnobiology of Wild Leafy Vegetables of Sikkim

2015

Author(s): Pradhan S, Tamang JP

This paper is aimed to study the ethnobiology of wild leafy vegetables (WLV) consumed by the ethnic people of Sikkim. Traditional knowledge of the people on the ethnic value, foraging, mode of consumption, socio-economy of less familiar WLVs was documented.