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Section XIV : Plant Sciences 93
Keywords : Ethino Medicinal Plants, Antimalarial, Chhindwara District, M.P.
Ethno medicinal survey was conducted in Satpura region with special references
to Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh,India. This district is a forest
district, Chhindwara district, has acquired importance because of its Geographical
and Scenic beauty. Patalkot is a lovely landscape located at a depth of 1200-1500
feet in a valley, inhabited by Gonds, Bharia tribes and they are entirely dependent
on forest on medication. Information on 15 plants pecies belongs to 15genera and
14families which are traditionally used as medicine to cure malaria was collected.
The plant part used for traditional preparation and doses for administration are given
in the present paper.
120. A Promising Herb to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Manjunath, M. P. and Sreenath, K. P
Department of Botany,
Bangalore University,
Bangalore-560 056 Shiva
Keywords : Enicostemma axillare, rheumatoid arthritis, medicinal plant
The present paper deals with the traditional therapeutic use of Enicostemma
axillare (Lam.) Raynal (Gentianaceae) from Kolar district of Karnataka State to
treat rheumatoid arthritis. The plant is very rare in the district as well as in other
districts of Karnataka State. It is a perennial herb with dull white flowers in each
axil. The plant is very much use in folk medicine to treat various ailments including
diabetes mellitus, rheumatism and cancer. It has potential antioxidants and antimicrobial
properties due to swertiamarin, myristic acid, stearic acid, alkaloid and
phenols. Therefore, an immediate measure is warranted to protect, conserve and
propagate the endangered plant.