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Qualitative and quantitative ethnobotanical evaluation of plant resources of Kiwai, Kaghan valley, district Mansehra, Pakistan Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 A Akhtar, A H Shah, T Jabeen, K R Khan, M Farooq
Local plants of an area are highly valuable for people of that locality. Plant resources are actually part and parcel of traditions and culture of inhabitants due to their consumption in daily life. Aim of the present study was to explore the culturally significant floral diversity of a remote area with special reference to medicinal plants and quantification of local wisdom through statistical indices
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Ecological features and traditional knowledge of Roscoea alpina Royle a medicinal plant in Himalaya Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 A Dhyani, Y M Bahuguna, B P Nautiyal, V K Yadav, P Chaturvedi, M C Nautiyal
Roscoea alpina Royle (Zingiberaceae) commonly known as Kakoli is a perennial medicinal plant endemic to the Himalayas. It has been used in vitality strengthening Ayurveda groups i.e., Astavarga and Jeevaniyagana and in preparation of Ayurvedic formulations e.g., Chyavanprasha and Divya Pidantak Tail. Considering its medicinal uses, high demand and overexploitation, natural habitats were surveyed in
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Ethnobotany of Juniperus polycarpos C. Koch (Cupressaceae) in the Himalayan cold desert of Union Territory of Ladakh, India Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 K Dorjey, A K Maurya
Union Territory of Ladakh is phytogeographically Trans-Himalayan region located in the northernmost part of India and known for unique biological, cultural diversity and rich traditional knowledge. The report presents first ethnobotanical survey on the traditional usage of a gymnosperm plant commonly known as ‘Himalayan Pencil Cedar’ or ‘Turkistan Juniper’ (Juniperus polycarpos C. Koch, syn. J. excelsa
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Traditional use of organic additives (bamboo foliage, flax fibre and millet grains) in 16th century lime plaster of Solapur Fort, India Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 B Dighe, M Singh, T Karche
This paper reports the characterization of organic and inorganic additives from the 16th century Western Indian Fort of Solapur. The analytical investigations were performed employing a petrographic thin section, granulometric analysis, XRF, XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDX, and DTA/TGA. The studies indicated the occurrence of the calcite polymorphs and inclusion of clay minerals i.e., illite and vermiculite in
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Medicinal uses of few edible tuber crops by “Dongria Kandha” tribes of Kandhamal district of Odisha, India Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 S Parida, M Sarangi
This paper describes the systematic study of root and tuber crops consumed by “Dongria Kandha” tribes of two blocks of “Kandhamal” district of Odisha. Periodic surveys were conducted in 25 villages of these two blocks regarding the methods of uses of different wild and cultivated edible tuber crops. Total seven types of edible tuber crops were consumed by this tribe. As no specific reports are available
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Ethnobotanical plants used in health care and traditional practices by local inhabitants (Gujjars) of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand, India Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Akash, Navneet, B S Bhandari
The present investigation aims to identify the ethnobotanical plants collected by local inhabitants (Gujjars) of Rajaji tiger reserve for medical purposes. Data was collected from 2015-2018 about the uses to ethnomedicinal plants through personal interview, group discussion and questionnaire with predetermined informants. During the period, a total of 60 ethnomedicinal plants were collected in which
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Ethnobotanical study on wild edible fruits, spices and aquatic plants traditionally used by the Garo tribe of Meghalaya Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 K D Singh, B Mathew
An ethnobotanical study was carried out in the West Garo Hills situated in the north-eastern hilly region of India during 2015-2017 to identify and document the wild edible fruits, spices and aquatic plants used by the Garo tribe for their nutraceutical properties. The study area is situated between the latitude 90o30’and 89o40’E and the longitude 26oand 25o 20’ N. It was found that there were 43 wild
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Medicinal plants used for women's healthcare in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 A Abdelhalim, N Saleem
There is persistent use of traditional medicine for women's health care in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, they generally depend on traditional medicinal plants as the source for the treatment of their reproductive health issues. This study aims to document and collect information on herbal remedies used by traditional healers for women's healthcare in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah. Data about traditional uses
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Phytoplankton assemblage and UV-protective compounds in the river Ganges Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 H Ahmed, J Pathak, D K Singh, A Pandey, Rajneesh, V Singh, D Kumar, P R Singh, R P Sinha
Interactions between physico-chemical parameters such as pH, temperature, nitrate, phosphate, alkalinity, acidity, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) strongly affect aquatic ecosystems. Due to fluctuations in several environmental factors including river water pollution and UVR, organisms are under constant threat. However, phytoplankton
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Quantitative analysis of bio-active phytochemical(s) in selected scented rice varieties (Oryza sativa) reveals its intake towards advantage against metabolic disorders Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 P Choudhury, K N Dutta, P K Deb, N C Talukdar, S K Samanta, R Devi
Based on ancestral knowledge towards health beneficial effect, the current study led to investigate the content of bioactive phytochemical(s) in the scented rice (variety “joha”) grain indigenous to the NER-India and their effects on the enzyme involved in metabolic disorders and cellular glucose uptake efficacy. Results of both α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and the glucose uptake assay-guided
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Microbiological and enzymatic properties of diverse Jaivik Krishi inputs used in organic farming Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 S K Sharma, D Jain, R Choudhary, G Jat, P Jain, A A Bhojiya, R Jain, S K Yadav
Jaivik Krishi is a system of production and natural agriculture free from all fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and synthetic harmful substances. Organic Farming is a method which forbids the application of synthetic inputs (such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, feed additives, hormones, etc.) Jaivik krishi products (organic inputs) are organic formulations that boost the biological productivity
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Antioxidant activity and mineral nutrient composition of Polygonum cognatum - a potential wild edible plant Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 F Çoban, M Tosun, H Özer, A Güneş, E Öztürk, E Atsan, T Polat
Wild edible plants are of considerable interest to scientists, governments, and local people living in rural regions, since they are the potential source of novel nutraceuticals and may contribute to food security. Thus, they are increasingly important to understand their nutritional values. Polygonum cognatum is among the widely used wild edible plants in Turkey and worldwide. However, the available
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Valuable wisdom in the Himalayas: ITKs in bullock rearing Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 A Bhatt, B S Meena, P Paul
Rural community has been utilising natural herbs for treatment of health disorders since time immemorial. The indigenous wisdom possessed by them is of immense importance that must be documented and conserved for future use unless it gets lost or endangered with time. The Himalayan region is home to a number of medicinal plant species that are used for treatment of humans as well as domestic animals
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Vocal for local: Diversity of local cucurbits cultivars in East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 D K Pandey, P K Singh, P Adhiguru, P Kumar
Laying more and more importance on mere edible yield through introduction of high-yielding, uniform cultivars is leading to compromising on nutritional quality of crops coupled with loss of biodiversity. In spite of this scenario, there are still many local cultivars, which are indigenously grown for long time approximately for more than five decades, and have its own heritage which is sustained by
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Sensory and nutritional quality of Moringa oleifera leaf powder incorporated multi-millet ready to eat (RTE) snack Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 M Mounika, T V Hymavathi, M D Barbhai
The present study aimed at developing value-added multi-millet ready to eat (RTE) snack by incorporating Moringa oleifera (Drumstick) leaf powder (MOLP) at different concentrations viz., 0%, 5%, 10% 15% and evaluation of corresponding sensory and nutritional properties. The sensory evaluation revealed that newly formulated 5% MOLP snacks had higher overall sensory acceptability after control snacks
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Functional hard-boiled candy formulation employing Plackett Burman design Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 H Veeranna, S Dinta, P Juvvi, B S Roopa, Venkatesh K Murthy, R Chetana
Plackett-Burman experimental design was employed as a screening experiment with five variables for preparation of hard boiled candy. The effect of varying the levels of hard-boiled candy ingredients such as ratio of liquid glucose (30-40%): sugar (60-70%) addition of nutraceuticals namely green tea extract (0.5-1%) and Amla powder (0.5-1%) along with salt (0.1 to 0.2%) on the physicochemical responses
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Cultural entomology and edible insect diversity in a wetland ecosystem: A case study from the Loushi Pat Basin, Manipur Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 M O K Singh, S Babu
Since time immemorial the Meitei community in the wetland ecosystems of Manipur valleys have been harvesting and consuming the edible insects. This paper brings out the diversity of the edible insects, traditional harvesting techniques, local food culture and its sustainability in the multi-use ecosystem of Loushi Pat basin in South Manipur. A total of thirty nine insect species were identified to
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A candidate gene-based association study of introgressed pod shatter resistance in Brassica napus Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 I Dhaliwal, S Banga, N Kumar, P Salisbury, S S Banga
Yield losses at maturity due to unsynchronized pod shattering remain a major rapeseed breeding challenge. Variation for shatter resistance in the germplasm collections is inadequate for breeding manipulations. We have recently transferred resistance to pod shattering from Brassica carinata to Brassica napus. Introgression lines (ILs) were phenotyped for shatter resistance using the pendulum machine
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Indigenous artifacts of Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh: Are they waning amidst the waves of globalization? Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 D K Pandey, P Adhiguru, T Riba
The tribals lead the life with natural simplicity relying on primal truths reinforced by eternal values. The strength of the tribes is that they are able to successfully cling to the primal skills and natural simplicity. Their creations speak of evolutions over time, and the arts and crafts created by them have timeless appeal. The primal instinct in all of us is evoked whenever we come across the
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Climate responsive design principles in Dravidian temples: A case study of Nellaiyappar temple Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 S Pongomathi, R Shanthi Priya, M Nallammal Sobana
The main objective of this paper is to focus on climate responsive design strategies adopted in one of the Dravidian temples, the Nellaiyappar temple, Tirunelveli, as a case example. Temples were the main gathering space and also a source of recreation in the olden days. The temple complexes are spaces with cultural vibrancy. The areas in and around the temple complexes are designed with consideration
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Estimation of the soil and plant nutrient budget of the traditional Eucalyptus based agroforestry system in different spacing Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 T Kumar, B Kumari, S Arya, V K Yadav, P Kaushik
Traditional tree-integrated farming systems are adopted for the security of food, fodder and fuelwood. Therefore, investigations were carried out to study the leaf litter, wood litter, miscellaneous litter and total litterfall in Eucalyptus based agri-silvicultural system. In this manuscript we observed that the leaf component was the main contributor to the total above-ground biomass in all the planting
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Traditional knowledge of botany and agriculture revealed in the Vēda Saṃhitās, Brāhmaṇās, Araṇyakās and Upaniṣads Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 R S Boddupalli
In the Vēdic scriptures, we find a large number of terms used for describing the plants and plant parts/organs, both external features and internal structures. Many of these botanical and agricultural associated terms that are currently in use in the modern botany were first revealed and comprehensively discussed in the Vēdic texts. The Ṛgvēda (RV) mentions that Vēdic Indians had knowledge about the
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Thermotherapy of cloves for in-vitro mericlone production for healthy and sustainable management of garlic (Allium sativum L) germplasm Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 D C Manjunathagowda, K Jayaswall, M Singh, R Sagar, P Chaturvedi, V Janhavi
Garlic is a second most important crop of the genus Allium, known for its traditional medicinal uses. In spite of having medicinal prosperities, it gets infected by several viruses called Garlic Viral Complex (GVC). The garlic viral complex severely affects bulb yield of garlic, due to accumulation of virus load year after year from asexual propagule cloves. Hence we attempted an experiment to eliminate
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People and plant: Learning with Adi community on ethnomedicinal practices and conservation in Arunachal Pradesh, India Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Ranjay K Singh, Y J Lego, A K Sureja, R C Srivastava, B N Hazarika
Local plant species have been in use in variety of ethnomedicinal practices from the time immemorial among the people of various communities for treating various human diseases. This paper reports about the plant species used by Adi community in curing various human diseases and ailments. A study was conducted during 2008-2009 and further refined in succeeding years with the 12 purposively selected
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Vasorelaxation to Eugenol, Curcumin and Nanocurcumin mediated by differential augmentation of Na+, K+-ATPase activity in middle uterine artery of Capra hircus Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 H Jandhyam, B P Mohanty, S C Parija
Sodium-potassium ATPase (Na, K-ATPase) is an integral protein universally distributed in the plasma membrane of all eukaryotic cells. It regulates trans-epithelial sodium ion transport, muscle contraction, nerve excitability, secretary functions and intracellular signaling. We investigated the mechanism of vasorelaxation effect of Eugenol, Curcumin and Nanocurcumin in the middle uterine artery (MUA)
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Phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of Sisymbrium irio L. seeds Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 T Hailu, R K Gupta, A Rani
Sisymbrium irio (Family: Cruciferae) is used in Unani medicine. The qualitative and quantitative analysis showed the presence of different types of bioactive secondary metabolites for like phenols, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, except reducing sugar and cardiac glycosides. The antioxidant activity was checked by DPPH and ABTS free radical trapping methods by using standards such as ascorbic acid
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Evaluation of efficacy and safety of a polyherbal Unani formulation in diabetes mellitus type 2 (Zayābīṭus Sukkari Qism Sāni) - a randomised controlled clinical study Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 N Ahmad, M Nawab, M H Kazmi, S H Fatima
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (Zayābīṭus Sukkari Qism Sāni) is a major health concern in 21st century. Despite tremendous advances in modern sciences, there is a lack of relatively safe and effective drug for its management. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a polyherbal Unani formulation containing Gurmar booti (Gymnema sylvestre), Gilo (Tinospora cordifolia)
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Cadmium induced oxidative stress-mediated pathophysiological alterations in chickens and their amelioration by polyherbal mixture enriched feed Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 U D Patel, P R Bhatt, K B Pandya, H B Patel, C M Modi
The study was conducted to evaluate sub-acute toxicity of cadmium (Cd) in broiler chickens and its amelioration by polyherbal mixture enriched feed (PHMEF). Thirty broiler chickens were divided into five groups. Chickens of group 1 were kept as control (C1). Chickens of group T1, T2, T3 and T4 were exposed to cadmium (as cadmium chloride) through drinking water (100 ppm), Vitamin C with Vitamin E (250
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Quality control measure of Jeeva Rasa Avaleha: a male sexual stimulant Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 V Kumar, K D Yadav, T D Singh, A K Chaudhary
In spite of numerous Vajeekarana formulations being available in the market, the prevalence erectile dysfunction is increasing irrespective of race or economic status. The aim of the present study was to measure the quality control parameters of Jeeva Rasa Avaleha used as male sexual stimulant. It was prepared by using seven drugs, namely Shuddha Hingula, Shuddha Shilajatu, with powders of roots of
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Phytochemical investigations on the therapeutic properties of Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 R J Joga, E Sangma, B Karmakar, V Lyngdoh, C Aochen
The traditional Khasi tribal community of North-East India cite the use of pseudostem sap from Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman for therapeutic purpose, especially for diarrhoea. This preliminary study has been conducted to evaluate the curative properties of Ensete glaucum pseudostem sap by screening for the presence of amino acids, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, polyphenols, alkaloids, reducing sugars
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Investigation of cytotoxic effect of black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) fruit Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 S Dalkiliç, L K Dalkiliç, Ş İnci, İ Korkmaz, S Kırbağ
The aim of this study was to determine the cytotoxic effect of black mulberry fruit extract (Morus nigra L.) on human breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) and prostate cancer (PC3) cell lines. The extract prepared from mulberry (M. nigra) fresh fruit was applied to cancer cell lines in 5 different v/v concentrations (10%, 4%, 2%, 1.33% and 1%) for 72 h. At the end of the incubation period, cell viability was
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Herbal-based drugs for dry eye; treatment and adverse reaction Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 M Reyhani, H Aghamollaei, K Jadidi, A Barzegar
Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common types of eye diseases. Due to the significant prevalence of the disease, there is an important need for treatment of dry eye in a simple but efficient way. Artificial tears are the most common agents used for treating dry eye but are not very useful. In recent years, the use of herbal remedies has attracted much attention, because the process of producing
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Efficacy and safety of a Unani compound drug– Habb-e-Asgand in Waja‘al-Mafāsil (Rheumatoid Arthritis) cases- A preliminary study Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 R S Verma, P Khan, S Ayub, S Afza, J Akhtar, S Ahmad, A A Khan
Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 24.5 million people worldwide as of 2015. Modern medicine still eludes satisfactory cure for this problem. Therefore, world is looking forward for some traditional medicines in this direction. In the present work, therapeutic efficacy of a Unani compound drug Habb-e-Asgand has been evaluated at Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Aligarh, during
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Ethnoknowledge of medicinal and mystical plants used by healers in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Northeast Brazil Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 E Aparecida Sousa P, Ana Cleide Alcântara Morais Mendonça, Í Rodrigues Garcia, M Amanda Lisboa N, J Paul Kamdem, G Venâncio Cruz, Maria Arlene Pessoa da Silva, G Pimentel Fernandes, J Tavares Júnior C
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of medicinal plants by healers in Juazeiro do Norte, Northeast Brazil, as well as to understand their role in prayer/healing practices. 30 residents from 20 neighborhoods, 18 urban neighborhoods and 2 randomly selected rural locations, were interviewed using a sample method known as "snowball", with two pilot interviews being initially conducted, where
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Management of COVID-19: Ayurvedic perspective Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Y B Tripathi, N Joshi, S K Dubey, P S Byadgi, S Bhat, R Prasad, B K Dwivedi, K K Pandey, J S Tripathi, C S Pandey, K H H V S S N Murthy, S Suman, A K Pandey, V Srivastava, V Jaisawal, K N Dwivedi
Ayurveda, a branch of AYUSH system of health care in India is considered as alternative/complementary of medicine (CAM) in WHO. Here, its products are covered under “drug and cosmetics” act but in abroad they are supplements or functional foods. The aim of Ayurveda is to maintain the wellness of a healthy person and to treat a patient. For treatment, Ayurveda adopts 3 approaches i.e., (1) Daivavyapasharya
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Identification of therapeutic targets for controlling COVID-19 pandemic by traditional system of Ayurvedic medicines: A systematic review Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 M K Dash, N Joshi, Y B Tripathi
COVID-19 is a severe respiratory disorder caused by the SARS COV-2 virus that involves limited innate immunity. Numerous publications have suggested that plants/minerals used in the traditional system of Ayurveda, has revealed much about the biology of COVID-19. One theory is that combination of anti viral, anti inflammatory, agents activating immune cells, herbs and metals may be helpful for severe
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Combating COVID-19 with holistic approach of Ayurveda Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 T Nesari, D Kajaria
In spite of several advances in healthcare, viruses are emerging and re-emerging as one of the significant reasons for morbidity and mortality on the planet. Currently, COVID-19 has arosed as the most fierce and affright viral infection to be handled by the human race, due to its nature of fast acceleration and slow deceleration. Neither vaccines nor drugs are currently available for prevention, prophylaxis
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COVID conundrum: Possible solutions in Ayurveda Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 S N Dornala, S S N Dornala
In spite of several advances in healthcare, viruses are emerging and re-emerging as one of the significant reasons for morbidity and mortality on the planet. Currently, COVID-19 has arosed as the most fierce and affright viral infection to be handled by the human race, due to its nature of fast acceleration and slow deceleration. Neither vaccines nor drugs are currently available for prevention, prophylaxis
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COVID-19: Understanding pathology and management in Unani medical perspective Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 M Yasir, R M Khan, A Fahad, A N Ansari
The whole world is facing a big challenge to fight against COVID-19 as it is a novel disease, highly infectious and having no treatment yet. Traditional Unani medicine is reviewed with an aim to find some solution for this disease prevention, control and management. Unani medical literature is extensively reviewed and it is found that there are some presentations similar to this disease and management
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Ayurvedic paradigm for COVID-19 prophylaxis and management strategies Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 A Kumar, A K Rai, A C Chiluveri, S K Chiluveri, D Londhe, R Singh, S Kumar, S Goel
The prophylactic and therapeutic potential of traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda has not being explored to its maximum in the search for effective solutions to the COVID-19 crisis. The present work is an attempt to strategize the strength of Ayurveda in the prophylaxis and management of COVID-19 as a standalone system or integrated with conventional medicine. The restorative protocols for
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Exploring the potency of Ayurveda in pandemic caused by COVID-19 on scientific parameters Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 A K Chaudhary
Ayurveda is a time tested medical science of Indian subcontinent and being practiced with legal recognitions by the Government. The causative factors of existence of Ayurveda in Indian culture are its indicative positive lifestyle and its holistic therapeutic doctrine to treat a disease. In this pandemic of COVID, all most every citizen is looking for its preventive and curative measures. All leading
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Can Ayurveda be leveraged for COVID-19? Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 R Jayasundar
The world is experiencing an unprecedented health crisis as a result of the highly infectious novel coronavirus. Even economically powerful countries with the best healthcare and technology infrastructure are struggling to contain COVID-19. Conventional medicine is racing against time to produce vaccine and repurpose drugs used in other viral diseases. India has been using its resources maximally to
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vegetable sector and its allies Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 V Sharma, I Saini, V K Yadav, D Jayaswal, G Singh, H Kesh, A Srivastava, P Kaushik
The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), has created an unanticipated pandemic, that has triggered severe panic among individuals worldwide. In this direction, countries are maximizing their efforts to fight the virus and reduce infection. Vegetables due to the presence of several bioactive compounds could help build and maintain immunity against degenerative diseases and COVID-19. Therefore, sustainable
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Short term effect of exercise protocol on respiratory functions in subjects with COVID Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 R Chintamani, M Burungale
Few studies have demonstrated that subjects with Covid have breathless at rest, fever, sore throat and other pneumonia like symptoms and are known to respond effectively towards Drug therapy which boosts their immunity. Physiotherapy is very well studied to improve immunity by imposing various exercises on the affected part, thus strengthening that part. Deep breathing and chest expansion exercises
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Mindfulness: a traditional Buddhist wisdom to cope with the COVID-19 situation Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 M Sinha, S Mukhopadhyay, B K Panda
Traditional Buddhist wisdom is always universal and relevant for mankind in overcoming suffering, also in disaster situations. Mindfulness as a traditional Buddhist practice has become popular in academic research as well as in public domain during the past three decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has landed us in a lot of anxiety, stress, worry, as well as other unforeseen physical, social, emotional
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A nutritional intervention against Covid-19: Possibilities on the use of an alkaline diet to boost physiological resistance and immunity Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 A E Gawade, S R Bale
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a causative agent of COVID-19. The perilous pandemic caused by 2019-nCoV erupted in late 2019 in China has blanketed the whole world and continues to do so. The incidence of the disease, its morbidity, and mortality is high. Strategic planning to contain a virus, fast track research for prophylactics and therapeutics are underway. Food is one of the components of complementary
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Studies on traditional Indian (turmeric) pickle as probiotic pickle for therapeutic uses in view of COVID-19 pandemic Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 M Chandel, N Sharma, N Sharma
The aim of present study was to assess therapeutic potential of traditional turmeric pickle by characterizing the potential health boosting probiotics present in it and recommend it as an attractive food supplement. Probiotics TP1, TP2 and TP3 isolated from turmeric pickle had shown good antagonistic activity against all test pathogens i.e., Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus
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Emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) COVID-19 and approach of AYUSH systems of medicine towards its prevention and management Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 A Mastan, A Tripathi, S K Rai, V Pai, L Venkatachalam
SARS-CoV-2/novel coronavirus is a fresh virus strain that was first detected in the city of Wuhan located at Hubei province of China in December, 2019. Within a couple of months the virus has spread rapidly to different geographical regions through human transmission leading to serious disease burden worldwide. Although research is under progress to develop effective vaccine and drugs for the disease
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Role of Indian traditional medicine in mitigating novel corona virus effects Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 S Rao, Krishna G Kumar, K B Shenoy
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) with a distinct feature of transmitting debilitating infection from person to person, originated in Wuhan, a small town in China, was identified during December 2019. It has spread very fast and affected number of people in China and other countries in a very short period of time. When the whole world is trying to combat COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by novel
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Analysis of COVID-19 pandemic - Origin, global impact and Indian therapeutic solutions for infectious diseases Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 M V Cruz, A Namburu, D Sumathi, B K S P Kumar Raju Alluri, S C Satapathy, S S Chakkaravarthy
The first case of COVID-19 was reported in China in December 2019(ref. 1) and almost 213 countries have reported around 5,350,000 COVID-19 cases all over the world, with the mortality rate up to 3.4% as of May 23,2020. On March 11, 2020, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Moving towards from epidemic to global pandemic situation just in two months, COVID-19
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Belief of Indian population on traditional yoga system during COVID-19 crisis Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 S Verma, K Kumar, R Meena
Today, the world is suffering with various psychological diseases due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to Arogya Setu statisticstill date, the overall death caused by COVID pandemic is approx. 5.9 lakhs with approximately 2.01 Crore affected people globally1. In the meantime, we the Yoga therapists are also gathering knowledge about this virus. Though we are neither medical professionals
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Role of traditional medicines as a challenge for Coronavirus (Covid-19) Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 A Balkrishna, R Shankar, A Srivastava, B Joshi, R K Mishra
Most of the countries in the world are facing the problem of disease caused by Novel coronavirus (covid-19) with symptoms of higher grade flu like symptoms or with no symptom. The infection spreads through contact with the person suffering/suffered from coronavirus symptoms like sneezing, high fever, cough and ultimately blockade of respiratory system. Sometimes symptoms of diarrhea and dysentery were
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Oxidative stress and anti-obesity approach in behavior of COVID-19: A review Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 V K Yadav, R K Jha, C K Yadav, S K Singh, K D Yadav, I Dhaliwal
Chronic low grade inflammation and oxidative stress is major pathological process that takes part in obesity and it restrict ventilation, impairs immune responses. Oxidative stress may be liable for the alveolar harm, thrombosis and RBC dysregulation and leptin might be the connection high pervasiveness as a comorbidity of the SARS-CoV-2 contamination. In current situation, obesity with hyper leptin
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Visiting Bael (Aegle marmelos) as a protective agent against COVID-19: A review Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 V K Yadav, G Singh, R K Jha, P Kaushik
Medicinal plant-based antivirals might reinforce the endogenous antioxidant defences from reactive oxygen species (ROS) and regain an optimum harmony by neutralizing the viral agents. These compounds are readily available, therefore gaining immense value by virtue of the critical role of theirs in COVID disease prevention. In this context, Aegle marmelosould rightly be stated as a plant of extensive
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Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of Vernonia condensata Baker aqueous extracts in an Allium cepa test system and C2C12 cell culture Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 W C Silva, P H A Machado, B S Santos, T P Ribeiro, E C Rocha, A Coneglian, S Morelli, R J de Oliveira Junior, A S Arruda
Vernonia condensata Baker is a medicinal species widely used by the Brazilian population for its analgesic, hepatoprotective and digestive properties. This study aimed to investigate the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of V. condensata aqueous extracts using Allium cepa test system and in vitro micronucleus test. Fresh V. condensata leaves were collected, dried and ground, and aqueous extracts were
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Leaf extract of ethnomedicinally important Bharangi (Clerodendrum serratum) may improve neuromodulatory activity in mice model Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 P Kar, S Dutta, A K Chakraborty, M Bhattacharya, A Sen
Ancient civilization to present-day cultural and technological development, human over the world has been using plants as a source of natural medicine for their basic needs. Clerodendrum serratum (Linn.) Moonis one such traditionally well-accepted plant used vigorously in Indian ayurvedic therapeutic purposes. Despite its ethnomedicinal significance, the neuroprotective prospects and relevance of Clerodendrum
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An investigation of traditional uses and anti-inflammatory property of Clematis buchananiana De Candolle and Tupistra nutans Wall. ex Lindl.: Native ethnomedicinal plants from Sikkim, India Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 M Brahma, J Gurung, B Singh
In the traditional medicinal system of Sikkim Clematis buchananiana and Tupistra nutans is used extensively to treat various ailments, however, they have not been validated for their anti-inflammatory property by in vitro method. Therefore, the present study was carried out to investigate specific ethnomedicinal uses, in-vitro anti-inflammatory property, and phytochemical constituents of Clematis buchananiana
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Assessment of physical, nutritional and functional attributes of Parkia biglandulosa W. & A.: An underexplored semi-wild tree legume species of Parkia genera Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 N J Varkekar, N I Singh
Parkia biglandulosa W. & A. found growing in different parts of India is an underexplored species of Parkia genera. It is scarcely known for ethno-medicinal, food and nutrition potential, unlike other well-known Indo-Pacific and African species. In this study, the dry ripened pods, pulp and seeds were undertaken for physical and descriptive characterization. Further whole seeds (PBSF) and pulp (PBPP)
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Kadukkai maathirai (a polyherbal traditional siddha formulation) prevents D-galactosamine induced hepatic necrosis in rats Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 M Shetty, S Shenoy, N Kumar, V Devi, A Amuthan, G K Shenoy, P Pavithra
This study evaluated the prophylactic effect of Kadukkai maathirai in D-galactosamine (D-gal) induced hepatotoxicity in rats. D-galactosamine (D-gal) 400 mg/kg intraperitoneally was used to induce liver damage in rats. To assess the hepatoprotective effect of KM, three different doses of KM (36, 72 and 144 mg/kg body weight) were used. The hepatoprotective effect of KM was compared with standard drug
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Evaluation of in vitro antitoxoplasmal activity of some medicinal plants collected from Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia Indian J. Tradit. Knowl. (IF 0.731) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 I Al Nasr
Toxoplasmosis is a protozoal parasitic infection with serious consequences for immunocompromised people. The commercial pharmaceuticals used for treatment cause adverse effects and cannot provide a 100% cure. We investigated on antitoxoplasmal activities of eleven medicinal plants from seven different families used in the Al Qassim region of Saudi Arabia against infectious diseases. The plants were
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