| ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants from the humla district of western nepal. | the present paper documents the uses of plants in traditional herbal medicine for treatment of human and veterinary ailments in four village development committees in the humla district of western nepal. it also determines the homogeneity of informant's knowledge on medicinal plants suitable for different ailment categories and the most preferred plant species used to treat each ailment category in the study areas. | 2010 | 20553834 |
| detection of anti-tuberculosis activity in some folklore plants by radiometric bactec assay. | the anti-tubercular drugs are less effective because of the emergence of multi-drug resistant (mdr) and extensively drug resistant (xdr) strains of m. tuberculosis, so plants being an alternative source of anti-microbial compounds. the aim of this study was to investigate anti-tuberculosis potential of the plants using mycobacterium smegmatis as a rapid screening model for detection of anti-mycobacterial activity and further to evaluate the active plants for anti-tuberculosis activity against m. ... | 2010 | 21114505 |
| antitumor and anti-angiogenic potentials of isolated crude saponins and various fractions of rumex hastatus d. don. | cancer, being the foremost challenge of the modern era and the focus of world-class investigators, gargantuan research is in progress worldwide to explore novel therapeutic for its management. the exploitation of natural sources has been proven to be an excellent approach to treat or minify the excessive angiogenesis and proliferation of cells. similarly, based the ethnomedicinal uses and literature survey, the current study is designed to explore the anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic potentials of ... | 2016 | 26969307 |
| anthraquinone derivatives from rumex plants and endophytic aspergillus fumigatus and their effects on diabetic nephropathy. | two new oxanthrone c-glycosides, patientosides a (14) and b (15), together with three known ones (11-13), were isolated from rumex patientia. their structures were identified on the basis of spectroscopic methods. the absolute configuration for 14 and 15 were deduced by analysis of their cd spectra and comparison with those of known similar compounds. compounds 11-15, and 14 known anthraquinones (1-4, 6-10, 16-20) previously isolated from rumex nepalensis, rumex hastatus, and endophytic aspergil ... | 2013 | 23683594 |
| indigenous knowledge of folk medicines among tribal minorities in khyber pakhtunkhwa, northwestern pakistan. | mapping ethnomedicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge of folk medicines can provide a comprehensive overview of individual herbs employed in health care. reliance on medicinal plants in remote parts of northern pakistan is high, especially among women, but no research has investigated specifically which plants are used. this study investigated indigenous knowledge of folk medicines among tribal minorities in selected sites in upper swat, buner and chitral districts in khyber pakhtunk ... | 2015 | 25792019 |
| ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal society of sulaiman range. | the aims of the present study were (i) to document ethnoveterinary plants and their formulation techniques in an unexplored region of pakistan and (ii) to select candidate medicinal plants with high consensus factor and fidelity value for further in vitro investigation. a total of 60 informants were interviewed using semistructured questionnaire. a total of 41 plants belonging to 30 families were used to treat livestock ailments in study area. mostly leaves (47%) were used in recipes formulation ... | 2014 | 25405212 |
| antioxidant and anticholinesterase investigations of rumex hastatus d. don: potential effectiveness in oxidative stress and neurological disorders. | rumex species are traditionally used for the treatment of neurological disorders including headache, migraine, depression, paralysis etc. several species have been scientifically validated for antioxidant and anticholinestrase potentials. this study aims to investigate rumex hastatus d. don crude methanolic extract, subsequent fractions, saponins and flavonoids for acetylcholinestrase, butyrylcholinestrase inhibition and diverse antioxidant activities to validate its folkloric uses in neurologic ... | 2015 | 25857346 |