Folklore Medicines from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh (District Tirap)

Evaluation of Antioxidant and Proximate Compositions of the Leaf Extract of Gnetum Gnemon L.

“…As per as documentation of medicinal and aromatic flora of the state is concerned, scanty works have been done till date. Among them Joseph 5 from Siang district, Tiwari et al 6 from Tirap district, Das 7 from Siang valley, Haridashan 8 from whole state, etc were the pioneers of ethnobotanical research in Arunachal Pradesh. Among the important medicinal plant species G. gnemon is an important one which is used as leafy vegetable among the tribal people of the state.…”

Traditional knowledge of herbal medicines practiced by Ao-Naga tribe in Nagaland, India

“…A good number of research works have been contributed on medicinal plants during the last two decades from the North-eastern region of India (Tiwari et al 1979;Bhattacharjee et al 1980;Borthakur 1981a;Gogoi & Boissya 1984;Borthakur & Goswami 1995;Jamir & Upadhay 1998;Bora 1999;Devi et al 2011;Rajkumari et al 2013;Zorinpuii & Lalramnghinglova 2017). However, except a few valuable accounts contributed from the state of Nagaland, (Rao & Jamir 1982a;Jamir & Rao 1990;Jamir 1997Jamir , 2006Jamir et al 2008;Sumitra & Jamir 2009;Lanusunep & Jamir 2010;Imchen & Jamir 2011;Jamir et al 2011, 2016, Rongsensashi et al 2013), yet exhaustive studies on ethnomedicinal aspects covering a vast area of the district of Mokokchung have hardly been conducted.…”

Evaluation of antipyretic potential of Leucas lavandulaefolia (Labiatae) aerial part extract

“…(Kamat and Singh, 1994;Satyavati, 1987). The aerial parts of this plant have a characteristic odour and are used as a laxative, anthelmintic and used in inflammation, asthma, dyspepsia, fever, cough and cold, skin diseases, snake bites and scorpion stings (Tiwari et al, 1989;Nadkarni and Nadkarni, 1992). Based on its use in traditional practices and folklore medicine, different therapeutic potentials such as antitussive (Saha et al, 1997c), wound healing (Saha et al, 1997a), hypoglycaemic (Saha et al, 1997b), antiinflammatory and antibacterial (Saha et al, 1995) activity has been screened and reported from our laboratory.…”