Traditional Phytotherapy
by Jitu Buragohain
ISBN: 9789351301592
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 7495.00
Biblio : xiv+201p., col.plts.,figs.,tabls.,ind.,23 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Jitu Buragohain obtained M.Sc. in Life Sciences (Botany) from Dibrugarh University, Assam and Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology from Tezpur University, Assam. Currently, he is working as the Principal of Namrup College, Dist. Dibrugarh, Assam. He has published a number of research papers in national and internatioanal journals including Elsevier and Springer and also authored two books.
About The Book
The North Eastern Region of India possesses more than 2,000 medicinal and aromatic plant species accounting for about 20 per cent of the total plant diversity of India. This volume is the collection of 18 selected full papers submitted for the seminar held on 2nd and 3rd December, 2010 at Namrup College, Assam, India with the theme “ Recent Trends in Traditional Phytotherapy: Safety, Effecacy, Drug Discovery and Priority Issue”. The book is expected to help the students, researchers and NGOs who wish to work or are working towards this field for the welfare of North East India.
Table of Contents
Preface v <BR> List of Contributors xi <BR> 1. Studies on the Antidermatophytic Activity of Ranunculus sceleratus Linn. And Pongamia pinnata Pierre. 1 <BR> 2. Ligand-Based Virtual Screening on some of the Anticancer Phytochemicals to Develop <BR> a Novel Inhibitor of ?-catenin against Cancer 9 <BR> 3. Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, IPR and Rationalization of Traditional Phytomedicine in the Context of North East India 27 <BR> 4. Isolation and Characterization of Active Principles from Artemisia caruifolia Roxb. 47 <BR> 5. The Role of Medicinal Plants in Traditional Medicine and Current Therapy 55 <BR> 6. Anticancer and Cytotoxic Effect of Mylabris cichorii Extract Against Dalton’s <BR> Lymphoma Ascites-Induced Tumor Model 68 <BR> 7. Prevention of Biopiracy of Traditional Knowledge in North East India: Some Loopholes and Remedies 79 <BR> 8. A Brief Review on Some of the Medicinal Properties of Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) 90 <BR> 9. Isolation of Genomic DNA and its Size Determination of Karphul (Etlingera assamica) 99 <BR> 10. Some Issues Related with the Tour from Traditional Phytotherapy to Nanomedicine 110 <BR> 11. A Correlation Between Fluorescence of Chlorophyll Solution in Some Medicinal Plant Leaves and Absorption in Liquid Phase 116 <BR> 12. Indigenous Knowledge System in Traditional Phytotherapy of North East India: Priority Issues 123 <BR> 13. Designing a Web-Enabled Database for Ethno-medicinal Plants of Upper Brahmaputra Valley of Assam 133 <BR> 14. Traditional Phytomedicine Used for Hepatitis Treatment Among the Tea Tribes Community <BR> of Upper Assam 141 <BR> 15. Use of Medicinal Plant for the Treatment of Diabetes and their Importance in our <BR> Rural Economy 159 <BR> 16. Use of Non Timber Forest Products for the Upliftment of Rural People with Special <BR> Reference to Arunachal Pradesh 167 <BR> 17. Some Common Medicinal Plants Used by the Samuguria Mishing Tribe of Lakhimpur District <BR> of Assam 176 <BR> 18. Traditional Treatment of Diarrhea and Dysentery with Phytomedicine Among Tea Tribes: A Case <BR> Study of Tinsukia District of Assam 187 <BR> Index 199
