Understanding the Therapeutic Potential of Smilax perfoliata and Elsholtzia griffithii Through GC-MS Analysis, Antimicrobial Assay and Molecular Docking.

Herbalism, rooted in traditional knowledge and regional practices, leverages plants as medicinal resources. India, with its vast biodiversity, harbors numerous untapped medicinal plants. This study focuses on the bioprospecting of two underexplored wild medicinal plants, Elsholtzia griffithii from Manipur and Smilax perfoliata from West Bengal, aiming to document their medicinal potential.

Description of A New Archaeococcoid of the Genus Newstead (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae) from India.

A new archaeococcoid (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae), Das & Das sp. nov., is described from specimens collected on twigs of (Retz.

Description of a new soft scale insect of the genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from India.

A new soft scale species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), Pulvinaria kalyaniensis Talukder Das, sp. n., is described from specimens collected on twigs of Azadirachta indica A.