Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Sacred groves are small tracts of near-virgin forests protected by the indigenous communities. Being the storehouses of medicinal plants, these are a unique Indian way of in-situ conservation of biodiversity. This paper deals with an account of the role played by Chilkigarh sacred grove in West Bengal in the conservation …
Aquatic vegetation is generally considered as nuisance plant communities which cause hindrance to aquaculture practice, resulting in the loss of aquaculture yields. Despite all these disadvantages, the importance of freshwater vegetation and their resources to human welfare can not be neglected rather invites attention too.
Jatindra Sarma, a forest officer in Assam has compiled a book on the medicinal value of plants in the state. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Assam with Special Reference to Karbi Anglong lists around 450 medicinal plants. The book should be a ready reckoner for scholars of the various Indian …
The farming system in the Uttaranchal Himalaya comprises of agricultural crops, horticulture, herb culture, the garden practices and nurseries and fruit plantation or reforestation. These practices reflect the diversity in all respects. The farming of crops is mostly traditional.
Products derived from medicinal plants have been used for therapeutic purposes for centuries. Herbal products are generally considered safe and have been proven effective against certain ailments. They are also extensively used, particularly in many Asian, African and other developing countries (Patwardhan et al., 2005). There is an urgent need …
known for its cosmetic applications, aloe vera, the wonder plant, has now been found to possess ingredients that can cure kala-azar and some other forms of leishmaniasis. Ghrita Kumari, as the plant is locally known, can kill two forms of leishmania parasites, researchers from Kolkata's Institute of Post Graduate Medical …
Biological diversity is an asset of vital significance to human beings, as it provides food, medicine and industrial raw materials along with an immense potential for accruing many unknown benefits to future generations. The areas rich in biodiversity are also an abode of diverse ethnic groups possessing a valuable reservoir …
Vindhyan region is very rich in plant biodiversity because of its variety of geology, land shapes like plateau, plane, valley and hill areas. There are variety of climate and altitudinal variations compiled with varied ecological habitants. Because of various known and unknown reasons biodiversity of the area has been declining …
Vindhyan region is very rich is plant biodiversity because of its variety of geology, land shapes like plateau, plane, valley and hill areas. Because of various known and unknown reasons biodiversity of the area has been declining rapidly, therefor an understanding of ecological changes and its effects on biodiversity is …
Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. It has an impressive range of medicinal uses with high nutritional value. Different parts of this plant contain a profile of important minerals, and are a good source of protein, vitamins, β-carotene, …
The right to permanent sovereignty of indigenous peoples over natural resources is implicit in international law particularly in the right of ownership of the lands they historically or traditionally use and occupy, the rights to self-determination and autonomy, the right to development, and the right to be free from discrimination …
an endangered medicinal plant has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after about a century. Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India came upon the Begonia tessaricarpa in the Ligu village of Upper Subansiri district while cataloguing the flora of the district. "The leaves of this plant are used by the …
mint, a popular flavouring in Indian cuisine, can be used to preserve processed food, claims a study. It can replace synthetic preservatives like butylated hydroxy toluene (bht), claim scientists at the Food Technology Division of the Bhabha Atomic Research Institute in Mumbai. Led by Ramesh Chander, the scientists tested the …
The objectives of the inventory are to get information about the vegetation in the forest area. Inventory includes mapping, sampling and analysis. The present inventory will make use of a combination of Geomatics and field inventory data for assessment of growing stock and forest condition.
sri lanka has banned the export of a valuable medicinal plant, kothala himbutu or Salacia reticulate, widely used as a cure for diabetes in the country and also in Japan. The ban order was issued on June 15, 2006 and restricts the export of kothala himbutu except in the case …
a mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, found in Kerala, has long been known as a panacea in Oriental folklore and Chinese medicine. Now a group of scientists in India claim the fungus shields the body from radiation. Researchers from the Amala Cancer Research Centre at Thrissur in Kerala and the Bhabha Atomic …
Medicinal and aromatic plants are critical to Himachal Pradesh's rural economy. Twenty four of the 100 most important medicinal plant species traded in the country are found in the state. The state exports some 2,500 tonnes of medicinal plants and their parts. The legal annual trade in medicinal plants in …
a team of scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory (ncl), Pune, has succeeded in propagating the medicinally important tree Calophyllum inophyllum (common names: sultan champa /laurel tree) by tissue culture. Different parts of the tree have been used in traditional medicine to treat ailments like rheumatism, haemorrhage and skin diseases. …
Commercialisation is taking a toll on natural resources, especially medicinal herbs, in the Chhakinal watershed in Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. The existing state forest policy does not help conserve resources either. The result is, there is a marked decline in medicinal herbs from the area. Such herbs that were found …
