Medical ethnobotany of the tribals of Sonaghati of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Singh, Anil Kumar; Raghubanshi, A. S.; Singh, J. S.

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“…The soils derived from these rocks are residual ultisoils and are sandy-loam in texture (Raghubanshi, 1992). These soils are part of the hyperthermic formation of typical plinthustults with ustorthents according to VII approximation of the USDA soil nomenclature (Singh et al, 2002).…”

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Lantana Camara L. Invasion and Impact on Herb Layer Diversity and Soil Properties in a Dry Deciduous Forest of India

Sharma¹

2011

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Invasion of lantana (Lantana camara L.) in dry deciduous forest is capable of causing changes in micro sites (soil properties and species composition) in which they invade. As lantana is most conspicuous invader in the Vindhyan dry deciduous forests of India. We analyzed the effect of this invasive species on the composition of herbaceous layer and on soil properties. Habitats with different level of canopy cover were analyzed. And the canopy cover was significantly related to the lantana cover. Results indicate that different levels of lantana cover affect soil properties and herbaceous species composition. We found as the lantana cover increases some of the species get locally extinct and some are favored by lantana invasion. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) ordination indicated that the quadrates with nil and differently covered lantana were unique with herb species composition, especially the sites with no lantana cover had native species which were not present in site with differently covered lantana. The distinctness of herb species composition is indicative of marked spatial dynamics with regard to nil and differently covered lantana. Concentration of organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN) were significantly higher in habitats having large lantana cover. Thus we may conclude that lantana modifies the spatial pattern of herbaceous plant species and the nutrient levels of soil.

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Lantana Camara L. Invasion and Impact on Herb Layer Diversity and Soil Properties in a Dry Deciduous Forest of India

Sharma¹

2011

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“…The elevation above the mean sea level ranges between 315 and 485 m (Singh & Singh 1992). This area has been known as "Sonaghati" (golden valley) due to the richness of its natural resources (Singh et al 2002).…”

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“…The soils derived from these rocks are residual ultisols and are sandy-loam in texture (Raghubanshi 1992). These soils are part of the hyperthermic formation of typical plinthustults with ustorthents according to VII approximation of the USDA soil nomenclature (Singh et al 2002) …”

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Effect of Lantana Camara L. Cover on Local Depletion of Tree Population in the Vindhyan Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest of India

Sharma¹

2007

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Sharma-Raghubanshi: Effect of Lantana camara L. cover on local depletion tree population in a tropical dry deciduous forest Abstract. The dry deciduous forest of northern India is being progressively invaded by an alien invasive woody shrub Lantana camara L. (Lantana). The invasion of lantana threatens the survival of many species. This study examines the demographic instability of tree species at different levels of lantana cover. Based on proportion of seedlings of a species in its total population (seedling+sapling+adult), about 39.5% and 60% of total 38 species exhibited local demographic instability at different levels of lantana cover for the first and the second census respectively. This decline in species could be attributed to altered microenvironment (light, pH and temperature) beneath the lantana bushes. The study concludes that the presence of lantana shrub as dense understorey perturbs the seedling recruitment of native tree species in the forest and this leads to differential depletion of native trees.

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“…[10,11] The genus Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) comprises about 100 species of evergreen tree known for its various pharmacological activities, i.e., hypoglycemic, hypotensive, antimicrobial, antioxidant, immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective activity. [12] Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd, a large, straggling shrub, is commonly distributed throughout the North-Western India, Pakistan, and China.…”

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Modi¹

2017

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Introduction: This work was done to determine phytochemical content, antioxidant activity, and hepatoprotective effects of Zizyphus xylopyrus leaves extracts against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in in vitro and in vivo models. Materials and Methods: The total flavonoids content (TFC), total phenolic content (TPC), and total tannin content (TTC) were determined using quercetin and tannic acid equivalents, as standard while antioxidant activities of extracts were determined using the standard in vitro methods. All the extracts subjected to in-vitro HepG2 cell line study as well as to evaluate in vivo hepatoprotective effects against carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 ) intoxicated rats. Results: Among all extracts, ethyl acetate extract (EAE) possess potent antioxidant activity, viz., ferric reducing ability of plasma (abs = 0.379 ± 0.07), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (inhibitory concentration 50% [IC 50 ]: 103.50 ± 2.05 µg/mL), OH• (89.33 ± 1.79 µg/mL), NO • (IC 50 129.34 ± 1.29 µg/mL), O 2ˉ (IC 50 62.03 ± 2.78 µg/mL), and inhibition of lipid peroxidation (110.05 ± 2.96 µg/mL). Treatment with EAE significantly increased the cell viability (IC 50 80.93 ± 1.02 µg/mL) by preventing CCl 4 induced cell damage in in-vitro HepG2 cell line. In case of both prophylactic and curative study, EAE extract significantly (P < 0.001) decreased CCl 4 -induced increased serum liver enzymes activities in CCl 4 -intoxicated rats, comparable to silymarin. Hepatoprotective potential further supported by pentobarbitone induced sleeping time and improved hepatic tissue histopathology. Study results suggest that antioxidant activity and hepatoprotective effect of EAE might be due to presence of polyphehols, viz., TFC (43.76 ± 0.78 Quercetin equivalent [QE] mg/g extract), TPC (194.16 ± 0.74 gallic acid equivalent [GAE] mg/g extract), and TTC (20.45 ± 2.31 GAE mg/g extract). Reversed-phase highperformance liquid chromatography analysis results showed highest quercetin content (32.8 ± 0.24 mg/g) in EAE. Conclusion: This study advocated that due to the presence of flavonoids, Z. xylopyrus leaves exhibited marked antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities.

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Medical ethnobotany of the tribals of Sonaghati of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Cited by 198 publications

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Lantana Camara L. Invasion and Impact on Herb Layer Diversity and Soil Properties in a Dry Deciduous Forest of India

Lantana Camara L. Invasion and Impact on Herb Layer Diversity and Soil Properties in a Dry Deciduous Forest of India

Effect of Lantana Camara L. Cover on Local Depletion of Tree Population in the Vindhyan Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest of India

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