Introduction: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae) is an essential food plant in India possessing antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd. (M.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The Bruguiera cylindrica L. is a mangrove plant that is typically found in coastal areas of Asia, including India. It has been known for its medicinal properties, which have been utilized for generations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHouttuynia cordata (Thunb.), an important medicinal plant of Northeast India, Korea, and China, is used to treat various ailments and for anticancer research. Knowing its traditional practices, we are interested in the mode-of-action of HCT on HepG2 to co-relate the traditional practice with modern drug therapeutics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The medicinal plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, such as Lour. fruits, have significant ethnobotanical value and are readily accessible in North East India.
Aims: We conducted a study on Lour.
Introduction: Black rice (Oryza sativa L.), which is rich in polyphenols and flavonoids, is indigenous to Northeast India, specifically Manipur, and traditionally consumed for its protective effects on human health. Due to its economic value, it is crucial to evaluate the quality of different black rice varieties to authenticate their therapeutic and nutritional properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague (Apiaceae), commonly known as "Ajwain" is distributed throughout India. Ajwain fruits contain fiber, carbohydrates, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and tannins.
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