Effect of Mosquitocidal, histopathological alteration and non target effects of Sigesbeckia orientalis L. on Anopheles stephensi Liston, Culex quinquefasciatus say and Aedes aegypti L.

Diseases transmitted by vectors have a significant collision on society and community health, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, where they can cause large-scale outbreaks shortly after initial transmission. The intent of this investigation was to study the plant extract derived from Sigesbeckia orientalis L. in controlling the immature stages of Anopheles, Culex and Aedes mosquitoes, while also considering its potential toxicity to ecosystems.

Chemical composition and mosquitocidal properties of essential oil from Indian indigenous plants Ocimum tenuiflorum L. and Ocimum americanum L. against three vector mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes stand out as the most perilous and impactful vectors on a global scale, transmitting a multitude of infectious diseases to both humans and other animals. The primary objective of the current research was to assess the effectiveness of EOs from Ocimum tenuiflorum L. and Ocimum americanum L.

Quantitative analysis of medicinal plants used to treat musculoskeletal ailments by non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: Siddha is one of the traditional medical systems of India; previous ethnobotanical survey in Virudhunagar district indicated a high consensus for treating musculoskeletal ailments.

Objectives: This study was aimed to quantitatively document the medicinal plants used to treat musculoskeletal ailments by non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Materials And Methods: This work was the outcome of free-list interviews conducted among 45 informants between April 2016 and January 2017.

A study on food-medicine continuum among the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: Medicinal properties of the food species are one of the poorly documented and important areas of ethnopharmacology. The present survey quantitatively documented the medicinal foods prescribed by the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.

Methods: Field work was carried out between December 2014 and April 2017 using a questionnaire.

Quantitative ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants given for cardiometabolic diseases by the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Ethnobotanical Relevance: The burden of cardiometabolic diseases such as dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension, visceral obesity and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and the use of traditional medicine for the management of such diseases are high in India; hence there is a need to document and analyze such therapies.

Aim Of The Study: This study documented and analyzed the medicinal plants prescribed for cardiometabolic diseases by the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Methodology: The field survey was conducted between December 2014 to November 2015.