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Traditional uses of eighteen ethno-medicinal plants of lower foot hills of Northern Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh have been explored. These eighteen plant species are rare and include Artocarpus integra Merrill., Berberis lyceum Royle, Calotropis procera R. Br., Citrus medica Linn., Cordia dichotoma G. Forst., Datura stramonium L., Dodonaea viscosa...
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... 4 The diversity of lichens in North-Western Himalaya and India has been studies by a lot of researchers. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The lichen diversity of Himachal Pradesh accounts for 503 species. 19 20 Owing to the ecological and economic importance and in contrast to the insufficient data available on the geographical distribution, the floristic investigations were initiated to describe and preserve lichen diversity of Bhoranj block of Hamirpur district during December 2018 to June 2019 with objectives to collect specimens of lichens from different localities and substrates, study morphology and anatomy of each specimen, identify species and preserve specimens for future reference and document species diversity and distribution of lichens in the study area. ...
During the present study sixty six specimens of lichens were collected from Bhoranj block of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. A total of twelve species of lichens belonging six genera and four families were recorded. All the species were identified on the basis of morphological and anatomical investigation. The ecological species diversity (α, β and γ diversity) of twelve species was calculated. Physcia dubia is most common species. All the taxa were deposited in CPUH (The Herbarium, Department of Biosciences, Career Point University, Hamirpur).
Weeds are unwanted wild plants that grow along with crops. These cause harm to the crops and other valuable plants. First hand information on the traditional use of about nineteen weed plants namely Abutilon indicum, Aerva lanata, Ageratum conyzoides, Alternanthera sessilis, Amaranthus spinosus, Argemone mexicana, Calotropis gigantean, Cannabis sativa, Celosia argentea, Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotundus, Dhatura stramonium, Euphobia hirta, Lantana camara, Opuntia dillenii, Parthenium hysterophorous, Solanum nigrum, Sonchus arvensis, Trianthema portulacastrum from Solah Singi Dhar of Himachal Pradesh was recorded by conducting extensive field surveys during February to September 2020. The information was collected through personal interviews of local inhabitants of different age groups, sex, and profession. The collected plant specimens were identified with the help of available regional floras. The information is represented in a tabulated form mentioning botanical names, local names, family, scientific names, brief description, habitat, useful and harmful effects of plants—the study documents valuable information about the use of weed plants in traditional remedies.
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Medicinal plants are considered as a healthcare resource and widely used by rural people in their traditional medicine system for curing neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases refer to incurable and debilitating conditions that result in progressive degeneration/death of nerve cells or neurons in the human brain. This review is mainly focused on the usage of different ethnomedicinal plants in the treatment of different neurodegenerative diseases in Himachal Pradesh. Study reveals total of 73 ethnomedicinal plants, which are used for treating different neurological disorders in different areas of Himachal Pradesh. The data is compiled from the different sources that described the detailed information of plants in tabular form and highlights the significance of different phytochemicals on neuroprotective function. The present study also provides the scientific data and clinical (in-vivo and in-vitro) studies in support of ethnomedicinal use.
Aim of the study
This review aims to provide information of ethnomedicinal plants which are used for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in Himachal Pradesh.
Materials and methods
Information on the use of ethnomedicinal plants to treat various neurological disorders has been gathered from a variety of sources, including various types of literature, books, and relevant publications in Google Scholar, Research Gate, Science Direct, Scopus, and Pub Med, among others. The collected data is tabulated, including the botanical names of plants, mode of use and the disease for which it is used for curing, etc.
Results
There are 73 ethnomedicinal plants that are used to cure various neurological disorders, with the most plants being used to treat epilepsy problem in Himachal Pradesh.
Conclusion
Numerous phytochemicals and extracts from diverse plants were found to have a protective effect against neurodegenerative diseases. Antioxidant activity is known to exist in a variety of herbal plants. The most common bioactive antioxidant chemicals having their significant impacts include flavonoids, flavones, coumarins, lignans, isoflavones, catechins, anthocyanins, and isocatechins.
Weeds are unwanted wild plants that grow along with crops. These cause harm to the crops and other valuable plants. First hand information on the traditional use of about nineteen weed plants namely Abutilon indicum, from Solah Singi Dhar of Himachal Pradesh was recorded by conducting extensive field surveys during February to September 2020. The information was collected through personal interviews of local inhabitants of different age groups, sex, and profession. The collected plant specimens were identified with the help of available regional floras. The information is represented in a tabulated form mentioning botanical names, local names, family, scientific names, brief description, habitat, useful and harmful effects of plants-the study documents valuable information about the use of weed plants in traditional remedies.
Crop diseases leads to huge economic losses every year. It is quite effective to assess and identify the crop diseases for developing effective control strategies. The present study was conducted on some fungal crop diseases in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh during the years 2018 to 2020. The fungal pathogens were identified and disease incidence & severity at farmer’s field was statistically assessed. A total of twenty five diseases caused to seventeen host crops by twenty four fungal pathogens were reported. Fungal pathogen Phoma medicaginis and Arthrinium sacchari are being newly reported from Himachal Pradesh. Disease incidence (40.30%) and severity (51.20%) was maximum for Coccinia grandis leaf spot disease.
Centipeda minima is used as ethno-medicinal plant for treatment of various ailments. The present study was aimed to explore its pharmacognostic, fluorescence and Bio-chemical screening. The physical values like total ash, acid insoluble ash, water-soluble ash, alcohol soluble extractive and water-soluble extractives were determined. Air-dried powdered material has been subjected to qualitative and quantitative physicochemical estimations. The pharmacognostic evaluation total ash and quantitative analysis of leaves has revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, glycosides, fats and carbohydrates. Its decoction is mostly used in paralysis and pain in the joints, and also against malaria, hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, eczema, insect or snake bites, and opium poisoning in lower shivallik hills of Himachal Pradesh. The natural stock of medicinal plants is under tremendous pressure. It must be conserved and promoted its commercial cultivation. Pharmacognostic and bio-chemical investigation also provides useful information in regard to its correct identity and help to differentiate it from the closely related other species of Centipeda
