Publications by authors named "Chongtham Sonia"

Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum L. is grown widely as an important day-to-day demand vegetable. The crop is attacked by various polyphagous insect pests like tomato fruit borer, stink bug, cabbage looper, flea beetle, aphids, whitefly, two-spotted spider mite, etc.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The Northeastern state of India is known for its remarkable biodiversity and untapped medicinal resources. Jussiaea repens L., commonly known as water primrose, is a plant found in this region that has been traditionally used by indigenous communities for various purposes.

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Introduction: Underutilized fruits plays a significant role in socio economic, cultural, nutritional and ethnomedicinal status of tribal people. However, scientific studies on the nutritional and other pharmaceuticals/biological activities of these fruits are meagre. Hence, the present study dealt with the quantification of nutritional quality and deciphering the bioactivity of nutgall ( Murray syn.

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L. (common name arrowleaf tearthumb, American) is an herbaceous edible plant with characteristics sessile leaves mainly found in wetland areas of North America and Eastern Asia. In Eastern Himalayan Region of India, the ethnic communities consumed this plant as vegetables.

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Article Synopsis
  • Oxidative stress contributes significantly to various health issues, and natural antioxidants are preferred for long-term use due to safety concerns with synthetic alternatives.
  • The study focuses on the antioxidant and anticancer properties of a wild edible plant found in Manipur, India, using various assays to assess its effectiveness against oxidative stress and cancer cells.
  • Results indicate that the plant extract has a high polyphenol content, exhibits strong antioxidant activity, and demonstrates cytotoxic effects against several cancer cell lines, along with inhibitory effects on zebrafish embryo development, suggesting its potential as a natural therapeutic agent.
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