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| Title: | Dicentra scandens (D.Don) Walp.-A highly potent ethnomedicinal plant against malaria, high blood pressure and diabetes |
| Authors: | Pfoze, Neli Lokho
Chiezou, D Ngolo |
| Keywords: | Malaria
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Ethnomedicine
Nagaland |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P3/10, A61P7/12, A61P9/02 |
| Abstract: | Dicentra
scandens (D.Don) Walp. syn Dicentra thalictrifolia (Wall.)
Hook. f. & Thoms. is a climbing
perennial herb, belonging to the family Fumariaceae. The plant thrives well in
moist sandy loam or loamy or forest soils very rich in organic matter. The
plant has been used for years by Naga ethnic tribal communities living in
eastern Nagaland state for treating various diseases including a number of
fatal diseases like malaria, high blood pressure and diabetes. Therefore, it is
warranted that step needs to be taken up for laboratory research to probe for
validity test as claimed by herbalists and ultimately evolve a system for
bio-prospecting and bio-partnership in bringing about cultivation. |
| Page(s): | 268-270 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(2) [April 2006]
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