Publications by authors named "Praveena Alagaraj"

Plants play a vital role in the general wellbeing of an individual. Globally plants are habitually used by the people for the treatment and prevention of various ailments. There is an increased attempt made from ancient days to prevent the disease occurrence rather than to treat it.

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Roadsides are habitats with very specific environmental conditions, often substantially differing from their natural surroundings. Roadside trees provide a home for many floral and faunal species and have many environmental benefits including removing air pollutants, supporting wildlife, etc. Many medicinal plants including roadside trees have been discovered and traditionally they are being used for treating many kinds of diseases.

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Toddalia asiatica L. is used for a long period against various chronic diseases. The main objective of the present review is to search the literature for the folklore uses, phytochemicals isolated and their pharmacological properties of Toddalia asiatica L.

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Stevia rebaudiana of the Asteraceae family is a perennial shrub. It is a sweetener herb also known as sweet weed, sweet leaf, sweet herbs and honey leaf, native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The leaves of stevia are sweeter than sucrose with zero calories.

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