• Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. (wikipedia.org)
  • The earliest historical records of herbs are found from the Sumerian civilization, where hundreds of medicinal plants including opium are listed on clay tablets, c. 3000 BC. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plants, including many now used as culinary herbs and spices, have been used as medicines, not necessarily effectively, from prehistoric times. (wikipedia.org)
  • Humans were not alone in using herbs as medicines: some animals such as non-human primates, monarch butterflies and sheep ingest medicinal plants when they are ill. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among many works on medicinal plants, Abulcasis (936-1013) of Cordoba wrote The Book of Simples, and Ibn al-Baitar (1197-1248) recorded hundreds of medicinal herbs such as Aconitum, nux vomica, and tamarind in his Corpus of Simples. (wikipedia.org)
  • Then the first collectors of medicinal herbs will soon arrive, trekking through the woods with their sacks, their feet in boots to protect them from the snakes. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • But the first half of the year is actually not a good time to gather medicinal herbs, at least here in the Appalachian Mountains, a forested mountain range in eastern North America. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • The author of Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook and CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, James A. Duke covers roughly 500 of the more important Native Latin American medicinal plants in a highly organized format. (google.com)
  • He wrote numerous books including The Green Pharmacy: New Discoveries in Herbal Remedies for Common Diseases and Conditions from the World's Foremost Authority on Healing Herbs, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, and The Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America written with Steven Foster. (google.com)
  • 2010). Dried roots of this species are encapsulated, typically combined with other beneficial herbs, and administered to patients. (ufl.edu)
  • These herbs that have medicinal quality provide rational means for the treatment of many internal diseases, which are otherwise considered difficult to cure. (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • The most of medicinal herbs are used mainly in remediation of digestive diseases. (jmp.ir)
  • A number of medicinal herbs and plants are also found here. (indiatimes.com)
  • Further research and monitoring is needed to identify factors that affect HM contamination in T. megapotamicum and other plant herbs used on the Navajo reservation as well as other U mining impacted areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Many cultivars of this genus are sold as ornamental plants given their aesthetically pleasing flower stalks, long season of blooming, and drought tolerance. (ufl.edu)
  • This EDIS publication is an overview of the genus Scutellaria and its medicinal and ornamental value, with a focus on Florida native species and economically significant species. (ufl.edu)
  • Due to exclusive ecological conditions, northern areas of Pakistan hosts many species of the genus Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) of great medicinal importance. (academicjournals.org)
  • Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200]. (pfaf.org)
  • [2] In his description he credits Charles Plumier as having published a description of it in 1703 as the third species of the genus Vanilla . (wikipedia.org)
  • The genus Lespedeza contains approximately 40 annual and perennial species. (usda.gov)
  • This data set revealed some misidentified accessions, and indicated that two species in the genus Kummerowia are closely related to the genus Lespedeza. (usda.gov)
  • Rhus is the largest genus in the family Anacardiaceae, but it does not contain the allergenic plants, most of which belong to the genus Toxicodendron . (medscape.com)
  • Compared to other species of the sow thistle genus ( Sonchus ) it is a giant. (lu.se)
  • I'm not sure what their sources were, but two good ones are Native American Ethnobotany and Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary , both by anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman. (wildflower.org)
  • Conclusion: The results support the traditional use of anticancer species as nutritional and dietary supplements, whose bioactive compounds are relevant in managing cancer patients. (who.int)
  • It includes an overview of botanical characteristics, growth habits, and cultivation protocols of Scutellaria species. (ufl.edu)
  • Under Development Plant breeders are actively working to domesticate these plants for cultivation, but they are not yet commercially available as crops. (pfaf.org)
  • It is hoped that this monograph will be useful for research workers, plant taxonomists, medical students and to common man and the persons engaged in pharmaceutical concerns besides, agricultural scientists who are interested to start cultivation of important medicinal plants and forestry people, interested in conservation of endangered biotas. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • Despite this, herbal medicinal products containing aristolochic acids continue to be manufactured and marketed orldwide with inadequate regulation, and possible environmental exposure routes receive little attention. (who.int)
  • The use of certain pharmaceuticals, products containing vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vaccines and herbal medicinal products, that are not expected to have an environmental impact according to the European Medicines Agency scientific committee's (CHMP) guidelines [7] are not classified. (janusinfo.se)
  • What medicinal plants are found in India? (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • How many medicinal plants are there in India? (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • In India, of the 17,000 species of higher plants, 7500 are known for medicinal uses [15]. (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • What do you know about different medicinal plants in India Class 9? (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Which are plants in India have DMT? (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Which are the exotic plants in India? (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • What is list of endangered plants in India? (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • The formal systems of plant medicine development are particularly found in China, India, Arabia, Egypt and Europe. (scirp.org)
  • Ayurveda system of herbal medicine in India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia used 8000 and Unani system in Pakistan is also largely plant based about 5000 out of China's total flora of 30,000 species are used in traditional Chinese medicine. (scirp.org)
  • Introduction: Ethno botanical research on medicinal plants is getting much importance and it is included among the advanced research in India during the recent years. (selfgrowth.com)
  • Plants have much relevance on Socio-economic, Socio-religious aspects of human life in India. (selfgrowth.com)
  • Since antiquity, India possesses a rich heritage of plant wealth. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • According to an estimate, there are over 2500 plant species in India which are used as a medicine and it is interested that Indian system of medicine utilize 80 per cent of the material derived out of plants. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • The present book Wild Medicinal Plants of India (With Ethnomedicinal Uses) contains information on about 270 plant species which are used as a medicine and are found distributed wild throughout the country. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • Millingtonia hortensis is an important medicinal plant distributed across Southern Asia, particularly India, Burma, Thailand, and South China. (degruyter.com)
  • In India , plant used for fever and urinary problems. (stuartxchange.org)
  • Many of the newly discovered plants, however, are already threatened with extinction . (iflscience.com)
  • They plan to start a programme to sustainably marketize local medicinal plants from Nepal and such preserve such plants from extinction. (upsc.se)
  • Many medicinal plants in Nepal are on the risk of extinction because of overexploitation for medicinal uses. (upsc.se)
  • The project of Rosario García Gil and Dhurva Gauchan aims on preventing species extinction and reducing the negative consequences of it on the local communities. (upsc.se)
  • This is increasingly bringing many plants to the brink of extinction. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • An in-depth look at the over 400 Illinois plants and animals that are facing possible extinction, including information on habitat and reasons for the perilous decrease in numbers.This re issued booklet originally appeared as the December 15, 1980 issue of Outdoor Highlights . (wiu.edu)
  • Some of the economically medicinal plants are on the verge of extinction. (selfgrowth.com)
  • A number of these plants appear to be on the verge of extinction because of man's irresponsible destruction of their natural ecosystems, which makes such plants even more valuable. (nzdl.org)
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. (lu.se)
  • Smilax guianensis ( Smilacaceae ) and Byttneria pilosa ( Malvaceae ) were also found to show moderate AChE inhibition ( IC50 , 205 ± 31 and 221 ± 2 µg/mL, respectively), although no significant BChE inhibitory effect was observed for extracts from these plant species. (bvsalud.org)
  • To assess the antimicrobial efficacy of five solvent extracts of two Piper species commonly used in diet and traditional medicine, P. cubeba and P. longum , against selected bacterial and oral fungal pathogens i.e. (bvsalud.org)
  • Traditional medicinal plant extracts and natural products with activity against oral bacteria: potential application in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • The ethanolic extracts of the plant were examined for the presence of bioactive components and their total flavonoid content, with focusing on quercetin detection using thin layer bioautography (TLB) and brine shrimp lethality assay (BSLA) for cytotoxicity. (who.int)
  • L. egeregia was regarded as the prototype of the anticancer species due to its profound flavonoid concentration (85.40 µg/mL) and cytotoxicity (9.46 µg/mL) compared to other extracts. (who.int)
  • In this paper we describe ethnobotanical details concerning with the folk medicinal uses of Artemisia in northern areas of Pakistan. (academicjournals.org)
  • This review article aims to review the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants traditionally used to treat different viral diseases by the Ethiopian people and suggests those plants as candidates to fight COVID-19. (hindawi.com)
  • Ethnobotanical uses of plants have been descired below in alphabetical order. (selfgrowth.com)
  • Ogundare O. C., Adedosu O. T., Afolabi O. K., Adeleke G. E., Akinboro T., Daniel A. A., Akoro S. M., Oludare V. I.. Ethnobotanical Survey, Physiochemical Composition and Preliminary Cytotoxic Evaluation of some Medicinal Plants with Anticancer Potential from Certain Areas in South-West Nigeria. (who.int)
  • She has her M.S. in Plant Biology and Conservation. (britannica.com)
  • The study also added the optimum use of medicinal plants and their conservation in northern part of Bangladesh. (scirp.org)
  • There is a big collection of Lespedeza in the Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU), USDA-ARS at Griffin, Georgia. (usda.gov)
  • Harvesting of medicinal plants in the wild has an impact on sustainability of medicinal plants, which leads to the need for intervention in terms of conservation strategies. (mdpi.com)
  • The origin of generic names, description, vernacular names, general distribution, parts used, medicinal uses and folk uses of each plant species are given besides, the important Ayurvedic and Unani preparations. (saujanyabooks.com)
  • In Guam , leaf and root of the fern used as ingredient in medicinal preparations. (stuartxchange.org)
  • It is also used in slimicides (chemicals that kill bacteria and fungi in slimes), as a disinfectant and antiseptic, and in medicinal preparations such as mouthwash and sore throat lozenges. (cdc.gov)
  • 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. (pfaf.org)
  • Search over 900 plants ideal for food forests and permaculture gardens. (pfaf.org)
  • The plants selected are the plants in our book 'Plants For Your Food Forest: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens, as well as plants chosen for our forthcoming related books for Tropical/Hot Wet Climates and Mediterranean/Hot Dry Climates. (pfaf.org)
  • Traditionally, the roots of the plants in this region are used medicinally. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • 10. Farrukh A, Iqbal A. Broad spectrum antibacterial and antifungal properties of certain traditionally used Indian medicinal plants. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hoya josetteae is a poorly known Philippine endemic species described by Milton Medina andDale Kloppenburg in 2016 based on a single specimen collected from Maharlika, MarilogDistrict, Davao City. (researchgate.net)
  • Hoya josetteae is a poorly known Philippine endemic species described by Milton Medina and Dale Kloppenburg in 2016 based on a single specimen collected from Maharlika, Marilog District, Davao City. (researchgate.net)
  • The Canary Islands hold a completely unique flora with many endemic species, meaning that they are only found here. (lu.se)
  • Sonchus acaulis is one of the any endemic species of the Canary Islands and it doesn't have a common name in English. (lu.se)
  • Yet despite the fact that the popularity of herbal remedies continues to grow, fewer than 16 percent of the 28,000 plant-based medicines have been cited in publications that regulate their use. (iflscience.com)
  • This is of concern because it shows that not only are official bodies failing to assess potentially beneficial plants for their pharmaceutical qualities, but it could also be risking the health of people who are taking plant-based remedies without knowing their full effects. (iflscience.com)
  • For instance, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal burial site, "Shanidar IV", in northern Iraq has yielded large amounts of pollen from eight plant species, seven of which are used now as herbal remedies. (wikipedia.org)
  • A comprehensive guide to safety, efficacy, and suitability, Dukea (TM)s Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America responds to continuing interest in medicinal plants and the potential remedies they contain. (google.com)
  • Not only does this plant add visual interest and a dose of nature to your outdoor space, but its leaves and roots are also highly useful in herbal remedies for ailments such as sore throats, gonorrhea, and kidney diseases. (sheffields.com)
  • But the problem is that such companies, which have for many years held a monopolistic control on the production of synthetic chemical drugs, are now in the process of expanding that control into the field of herbal remedies, through an unscrupulous acquisition of the plant species and knowledge of the traditional peoples of the Third World. (nzdl.org)
  • More removed by residents is from remedies homemade this sense, evidenced by the 122 different species of plants, belong to the community, at least, of all species. (bvsalud.org)
  • This herbaceous perennial plant is native throughout most of eastern North America and blooms with stunning spikes of purple (or pink/white) flowers in July and August. (sheffields.com)
  • The better-known Cannibus sativa also appears, in one of the boxes around the map's border that introduce plants from outside North America, including Erythroxylon coca , from Bolivia and Peru, and Papaver somniferum , from which opium derives. (openculture.com)
  • medical care, distribution of species responsible and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance [4,5]. (researchgate.net)
  • Its members are typically herbaceous plants or subshrubs, many of which can tolerate poor saline soils . (britannica.com)
  • commonly known as skullcap, are perennial, herbaceous plants frequently classified as wildflowers. (ufl.edu)
  • For example, plants we know as rather small and herbaceous may have relatives on the Canary Islands with woody stems or hard, leathery leaves. (lu.se)
  • The studies demonstrate about the value of traditional systems of medicine as economically useful plants and possible effects of climate change on medicinal plants. (scirp.org)
  • The Kew databases contains data and resources concerning plants and fungi such as herbarium and fungarium catalogues, a seed information database, a DNA and tissue bank, accepted plant and fungal names, lists of synonyms and medicinal plant names, and much more. (lu.se)
  • The most abundant families of the region are Asteraceae (10 species) and Lamiaceae (8 species) respectively, and the largest genera is Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) with 6 species. (jmp.ir)
  • The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew more conservatively estimated in 2016 that 17,810 plant species have a medicinal use, out of some 30,000 plants for which a use of any kind is documented. (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Accompanying the field data in all his stands, voucher specimens of pressed plants were collected and these now comprise a mounted and accessioned collection of 30,000 sheets, lodged in a Special Collection Herbarium at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. (ou.edu)
  • Aims: Medicinal plants used by traditional medical practitioners (TMP) to treat cancers are considered safe when used alone or combined with conventional therapy to ensure their effectiveness and eliminate the toxic effects of orthodox medicines. (who.int)
  • may be used to treat oral fungal species, especially C. albicans , as they produced larger inhibition zones than antifungal drugs often used to treat these pathogens. (bvsalud.org)
  • OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to test the hypothesis that fungal diversity is inversely associated with neighborhood asthma prevalence and identify specific fungal species associated with asthma morbidity. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: Neighborhood asthma prevalence was inversely associated with fungal species richness (P = 0.010) and Shannon diversity (P = 0.059). (cdc.gov)
  • Analyses of individual fungal species did not show significant associations with asthma outcomes when adjusted for false discovery rates. (cdc.gov)
  • Individual fungal species associated with asthma morbidity were not detected. (cdc.gov)
  • And without those species, which disperse the seeds of fruit trees as they snack through the jungle, how would the forest change? (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Lupinus species are broadly divided into bitter lupins, which contain high levels of alkaloids in their seeds, and sweet lupins, which contain lower levels of alkaloids and are cultivated for human consumption. (medscape.com)
  • Climate change already affects plants around the globe, shifting their distribution as temperatures and rainfall patterns change. (iflscience.com)
  • Medicinal plants face both general threats, such as climate change and habitat destruction, and the specific threat of over-collection to meet market demand. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is true that climate change is causing noticeable effects on life cycles and distribution of the plant species. (scirp.org)
  • However, climate change effects on medicinal plants are widely unclear in Bangladesh. (scirp.org)
  • To know the present condition of medicinal plants and effects of climate change on medicinal plants in northern part of Bangladesh an attempt is being taken here. (scirp.org)
  • Like all living members of biosphere, climate change is affects the life cycle and distributions of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). (scirp.org)
  • Anthropogenic climate change effects on species and ecological communities around the world [17] and the cultivated medicinal plants also replaced many native ones. (scirp.org)
  • Species were selected based on the traditional uses against CNS-related diseases . (bvsalud.org)
  • Traditional usage of medicinal plant is more accepted among the people of area. (jmp.ir)
  • The Ethiopian traditional knowledge applies a lot of medicinal plants to treat different viral infections. (hindawi.com)
  • Medicinal plants serve as therapeutic agents as well as important raw materials for the manufacture of traditional and modern medicine. (scirp.org)
  • Traditional Medicinal Plants (Dar Es Salaam University Press - Ministry of Health - Tanzania, 1991, 391 p. (nzdl.org)
  • 1.3 The use of traditional medicinal plants has been the basis of the practice of traditional medicine in the South. (nzdl.org)
  • They are also restricting patenting and privatisation of the plant species and knowledge of the traditional peoples of the Third World for their monopolistic use to the detriment of the rights and interests of Third World. (nzdl.org)
  • A plant species which is known as an Oriental traditional medicinal plant. (bvsalud.org)
  • Anti yeast activity of some plants used in traditional herbal medicine of Iran. (bvsalud.org)
  • Medicinal plants in China : a selection of 150 commonly used species / compiled by the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. (who.int)
  • The compounds found in plants are diverse, with most in four biochemical classes: alkaloids, glycosides, polyphenols, and terpenes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Scutellaria integrifolia, or Helmet skullcap, is the most widely observed species found in Florida, as it has been found growing naturally in 54 of the 67 counties. (ufl.edu)
  • The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Insects. (pfaf.org)
  • Wild perennial species found in Turkey , for example, Secale monatum Guss var. (pfaf.org)
  • About 500 species of medicinal plants are found. (selfgrowth.com)
  • Millingtonia hortensis is a valuable medicinal plant found throughout South Asia. (degruyter.com)
  • Most plants and animals on this island are endemic-naturally occurring and are found nowhere else in the world. (researchgate.net)
  • Service only tsetse fly species found (Table). (cdc.gov)
  • Cytisine, a tricyclic quinolizidine alkaloid found in Baptisia, Cytisus, Laburnum , and Sophora species, has nicotinelike effects on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the central nervous system (CNS). (medscape.com)
  • The database includes scientific names and distributions of all multicellular land and freshwater animal species found in Europe today. (lu.se)
  • Low levels of phenol are found in some foods, including smoked summer sausage, fried chicken, mountain cheese, and some species of fish. (cdc.gov)
  • Although many of the species belong to plant families that are also found elsewhere in the world, one can be amazed at how the environmental conditions of the Canary Islands have shaped the flora in a completely different way. (lu.se)
  • Key organic acids present in the plant extract were also examined in artificial urine to investigate inhibition. (academicjournals.org)
  • Symptom onset in the first case was reported at 12:20 p.m., sale and purchase of Aconitum species (also known as wolfbane), and the last symptom onset occurred 70 minutes later at and of dissemination of critical public health messages. (cdc.gov)
  • In the present study, protocol for callus induction and regeneration for the medicinal plant spe cies, Cryptolepis grandiflora has been developed by employing tissue culture technology. (ijpcbs.com)
  • Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content from plants, algae, and fungi, to renewable energy and environmental engineering. (britannica.com)
  • Microbial Cell Factories invites you to read our collection featuring Microbial synthesis of natural products originating from medicinal plants and fungi . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The medicinal and nutritional value of medicinal plants and fungi are generally represented by the accumulation of bioactive molecules that are in large part constituted by secondary metabolites with anti-cancer, hypoglycemic and antioxidant activities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Macroscopic fungi, mainly higher basidiomycetes and some ascomycetes, are considered medicinal mushrooms and have long been used in different areas due to their pharmaceutically/nutritionally valuable bioactiv. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Plant-associated microorganisms, particularly endophytic fungi, remain relatively untapped in terms of natural product discovery [ 9 ]. (degruyter.com)
  • Leaves are opposite and commonly ovate, though leaf structure varies between species and can also vary depending on their position along the stalk. (ufl.edu)
  • This species is a heavy seed producer, can readily reproduce and spread within landscape, and is commonly observed along roadsides and similarly disturbed, full-sun areas. (ufl.edu)
  • The four main species groups are commonly known as American (Castanea dentata, Castanea pumila), European (Castanea sativa), Chinese (Castanea mollissima, Castanea henryi, Castanea seguinii ), and Japanese chestnuts (Castanea crenata). (pfaf.org)
  • Using cytotoxic and antioxidant studies, the study attempted to assess some of the commonly used medicinal plants used to cure cancer among Yoruba people in Ogun, Oyo, Osun, and Lagos (South-West, Nigeria). (who.int)
  • Study Design: Samples of commonly utilized anticancer plants obtained from the chosen areas using physical and virtual oral seminars were studied for physiochemical composition and a possible antioxidant and cytotoxic potential to validate the basis for the use of the selected anticancer plants. (who.int)
  • The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated in 2002 that over 50,000 medicinal plants are used across the world. (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Vernacular information of collected plants and their usages in the folk medicine were questioned from well experienced people. (jmp.ir)
  • Their children gather fruit and medicinal plants. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Only small, temporary villages held any concentration of people, for humans, scattered around the globe as they were, still lived the seminomadic life that is the lot of all folk who hunt, fish, and gather wild plants to stay alive. (ucpress.edu)
  • A medicinal plant is any plant which, in one or more of its organs, contains substances that can be used for therapeutic purposes, or which are precursors for chemo-pharmaceutical semi-synthesis. (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Pharmaceutical and scientific communities have recently received the attention of the medicinal plants and various publications have documented the therapeutic worth of natural compounds to validate the claims of their biological activity. (academicjournals.org)
  • Aim: To evaluate the therapeutic potential of co-administration of Hippocratea Africana, a medicinal plant with well documented antimalarial properties, and Eremomastax speciosa, a tropical plant with well reported antianaemic potential and haematoprotective properties. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some attendees also drank a homemade medicinal dents were reported in China, Germany, Japan, and other liquor prepared by the host. (cdc.gov)
  • most cases of fatal poisoning made medicinal liquor were sealed before being opened and occurred in China ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • All 15 attendees who became ill drank the medicinal liquor interviews using a structured questionnaire. (cdc.gov)
  • 100%), including nine who drank only the medicinal liquor for inpatients were requested and abstracted from hospital and (five also consumed the baijiu, and one also drank beer). (cdc.gov)
  • of the nine patients who drank only the medicinal liquor died. (cdc.gov)
  • All attendees who drank the medicinal liquor became ill. (cdc.gov)
  • Medicine could benefit from over 28,000 plants that show some form of useful or pharmaceutical property , that is if only more research was invested in studying them. (iflscience.com)
  • Of the 48 medicinal species identified, only 14 (29%) had been examined for mechanism of action or isolation of biochemical compounds, according to bibliographic research. (scielo.br)
  • Additional research on the molecular aspects of the species cited should be performed. (scielo.br)
  • Institute of Medical Research and Study of Medicinal Plants, ed from the second survey (Figure). (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of the research was to identify and describe how medicinal plants used by people from the Comunidade Quilombola do Abacatal, in Ananindeua (PA), as well as the forms of use and their indications for the treatment of diseases and cultural practices. (bvsalud.org)
  • Since the end of World War II, the role of the ORR (Y-12 plant, K-25 site, and X-10 site) has broadened widely to include a variety of nuclear research and production projects vital to national security. (cdc.gov)
  • Effect of Soil Salinization on Plant Growth and Physiology of Plectranthus Species. (routledge.com)
  • Medicinal plants are widely used as folk medicine in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines. (wikipedia.org)
  • While transformation procedures have become routine for a growing number of plant species, the random introduction of complex transgenenic DNA into the plant genome by current methods generates unpredictable effects on both transgene and homologous native gene expression. (bioone.org)
  • This important volume, Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture , addresses the crucial issue of soil salinity of potential farmland and provides a comprehensive picture of the saline environment and plant interactions, along with management and reclamation methods and policies. (routledge.com)
  • This proportion of medicinal plants is the highest proportion of plants known for their medical purposes in any country of the world for the existing flora of that respective country (Table ​ 1). (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Study on the medicinal plant flora of the region and introducing some information of folk medicine and the most useful medicinal species were objected here. (jmp.ir)
  • Hence, several recent investigations have shown considerable production of plant secondary metabolites by fungal endophytes, raising the prospect of exploiting them as bioactive metabolite sources [ 8 ]. (degruyter.com)
  • These include new species of rose, coffee, Aloe vera , and cassava, and could be of great significance in the agricultural, cosmetic, and horticultural industry. (iflscience.com)
  • Medicinal plants such as Aloe, Tulsi, Neem, Turmeric and Ginger cure several common ailments. (pfeiffertheface.com)
  • Reported in the annual State of the World's Plants , compiled by scientists at Kew Gardens, they recommend that more should be done to fully examine the plants that show promise. (iflscience.com)
  • In hot climates, they can be grown as outdoor plants to decorate gardens, terraces or balconies. (botanical-online.com)
  • We depend on donations from users of our database of over 8000 edible and useful plants to keep making it available free of charge and to further extend and improve it. (pfaf.org)
  • Book titles include Edible Plants , Edible Perennials , Edible Trees , and Woodland Gardening . (pfaf.org)
  • The indigenous people in Nepal are directly dependent on plant resources for food, shelter, medicine, and other needs which is one of the big reasons behind forest destruction and environmental degradation," says Rosario García Gil, researcher at UPSC and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. (upsc.se)
  • All the park's indigenous inhabitants- so-called uncontacted tribes as well as the Matsigenka-have the right to harvest plants and animals for their own use, but they can't sell park resources without special permission, and they can't hunt with guns. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • In ancient Sumeria, hundreds of medicinal plants including myrrh and opium are listed on clay tablets from around 3000 BC. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study investigated the chemical composition of Bottlebrush leaves for its ascribed mythical medicinal uses. (academicjournals.org)
  • Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally. (pfaf.org)
  • Approximately 350 species have been identified in temperate regions throughout the world. (ufl.edu)
  • For example, two of the most important drugs used to fight malaria - which kills over 400,000 people annually - are derived from plants, yet there are still another 1,200 species frequently used locally to treat the parasite. (iflscience.com)
  • A number of species are important food crops, and several are cultivated as ornamentals. (britannica.com)
  • Influence of some important ecological factores, such as neighboring to the Persian Gulf, passing two rivers of dalaki and shapoor and also presence of southern continuation of Zagros Mountains are leading to high importance of region in plant biodiversity view point. (jmp.ir)
  • Medicinal plants are playing an important role to human livelihood. (scirp.org)
  • Medicinal plant constitutes an important neutral wealth of a country and plays a significant role of an economy of a country. (scirp.org)
  • Understanding wild plant species is becoming important in the development of new hybrid crops. (pfaf.org)
  • The plants studied here include important drug candidates. (scielo.br)
  • The map identifies important species-native or cultivated-in each region of the country. (openculture.com)
  • Browneyed Susan, Brown-eyed-Susan, Thin-leaved coneflower, Three-lobed Rudbeckia Rudbeckia triloba L My question relates to the above species. (wildflower.org)
  • The PEC values ​​used to calculate risk in the manufacturers' assessment reports are based on the estimated use of the medicinal product to which the assessment report relates, not all medicinal products containing the same active substance [7]. (janusinfo.se)
  • The risk of transgene transfer into related plant species and consumers is another concern associated with the conventional transformation technologies. (bioone.org)
  • Malaria is infection of red blood cells with one of five species of the protozoa Plasmodium . (msdmanuals.com)
  • Various antimalarial medications are used to treat and to prevent infection (which medication is used depends on the malaria species causing the infection, the likelihood of drug resistance in the area where the infection was acquired, and the medication's side effects and cost). (msdmanuals.com)
  • The use of these plants in combination in the treatment of suspected and confirmed malaria infection is very common among the Niger Delta dwellers in Nigeria. (bvsalud.org)
  • Aristolochic acids are a group of naturally occurring compounds that are present in many plant species of the family Aristolochiaceae. (who.int)
  • Most of the medicinal plants of the world are, by and large, located in the tropical areas of the South, which contain about two-thirds of the plant species of the world, out of which at least 35,000 are estimated to have some medicinal value. (nzdl.org)
  • ENH1300/EP564: Florida Medicinal Garden Plants: Skullcap (Scutellaria spp. (ufl.edu)
  • In the field, skullcap plants are often identified by their browning seed stalks which appear spring through fall in Florida. (ufl.edu)
  • Scutellaria arenicola , or scrub skullcap, is the second most common species observed throughout Florida. (ufl.edu)
  • Sanguinaria , a plant that owes its name to its blood-red roots and is valued for its antibacterial properties, often makes the start. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • In final stage the collected plants were identified scientifically after deposition in the herbarium. (jmp.ir)
  • Plants with medicinal attributes are still the primary form of healthcare for millions of people in many parts of Africa, Asia, and South America. (iflscience.com)
  • In Brazil, scientists discovered 11 new species of cassava - known variously as garri, manioc, or tapioca - which could open up new food sources for people in the tropics. (iflscience.com)
  • The plant is already a staple for millions of people across South America and Africa, but as with many food crops, there is concern that the genetics are not diverse enough. (iflscience.com)
  • More and more people are collecting medicinal plants to sell them. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • However, plant medicine undoubtedly began long before people recorded it in writing. (unitedplantsavers.org)
  • Considering the culture of society and attention of people to medicinal plants, it may be an attractive object from the farmacological view point. (jmp.ir)
  • Consequently, reports show that people from different countries use medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, although not confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for safety issues [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Globally, millions of people rely on medicinal plants not only for their primary healthcare systems but also for income generation and livelihood improvement [ 23 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The primary health care of more than 60% population of Bangladesh especially of tribal and rural people and livelihoods depends greatly on medicinal plants wealth. (scirp.org)
  • Similarly, when the above 1932 Medicinal Plant Map of the United States ( see in a larger format here ) first appeared-one of the tens of thousands of maps available in the digital Rumsey collection -few people other than Aldous Huxley could have foreseen the exponential advances, and the rise of wealth and power, to come in the pharmaceutical industry. (openculture.com)
  • They sought to persuade the public of their continued relevance by pointing out, as a short blurb at the bottom left corner of the map notes, that "few people realize the extent to which plants and minerals enter into the practice of pharmacy. (openculture.com)
  • The overall objective of a South - South cooperation on medicinal plants should be the optimal utilisation of these plants in a standardised form by the people of the developing countries. (nzdl.org)