Ethno-Medicinal Plants in Sacred Groves in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Aims: An ethnobotanical study was conducted to document traditional medicinal plants used by indigenous people around the four sacred groves (protected forest patches) of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted around the four sacred groves (protected forest patches) of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India from 2011-2015. Methodology: The ethnomedicinal knowledge was gathered through interviews of tribal physicians. Data collected were processed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The data was analyzed using the fidelity level (FL) of each species determined. Results: The study revealed therapeutic applications of 87 plant species belonging to 76 genera and 45 families. These plants are used to cure various ailments such as malaria, jaundice, diabetes, bronchitis, fevers etc. The majority of remedies were taken orally in the form of juice extracted from freshly collected plant parts harvested from the wild. Plants that has the highest FL values are Gymnema sylvestre (100%) and Andrographis paniculata (100%), followed by Phyllanthus amarus (91%). The lowest is Woodfordia fruticosa (46%). The most used plant parts are leaves. Over-exploitation and deforestation and Podu-cultivation are main threats for medicinal plant vulnerability. Conclusion: The documented information regarding therapeutic uses provides basic data for further studies on pharmacological studies and conservation of the most important medicinal plant species.
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Root extract application in animals exposed to lead nitrate caused a significant hike in CAT, SOD, GSH, and GST levels.
“A significant hike in the levels of antioxidant enzymes such as chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT), superoxide dismutase, glutathione (GSH), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) has been recorded when root extract was applied in animals exposed to lead nitrate [286,322].”
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Hydromethanolic root extracts increase SOD in male Swiss Albino mice.
“| Hydromethanolic root extracts | Potent anti-oxidant | Male Swiss Albino mice | Increase in CAT, SOD, GSH, and GST | [166,286, |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
Hydromethanolic root extracts increase GSH in male Swiss Albino mice.
“| Hydromethanolic root extracts | Potent anti-oxidant | Male Swiss Albino mice | Increase in CAT, SOD, GSH, and GST | [166,286, |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
Hydromethanolic root extracts increase CAT in male Swiss Albino mice.
“| Hydromethanolic root extracts | Potent anti-oxidant | Male Swiss Albino mice | Increase in CAT, SOD, GSH, and GST | [166,286, |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
Semi purified root extract enhances activity of neuronal receptors in APP/PS1 Alzheimer's transgenic mice and PD mice.
“| Semi purified root extract | Enhanced activity neuronal receptors | APP/PS1 Alzheimer's | Trigger expression of Neuronal receptors such as | [286,311] |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
Hydromethanolic root extracts inhibit lipid peroxidation in male Swiss Albino mice.
“| Hydromethanolic root extracts | Potent anti-oxidant | Male Swiss Albino mice | Increase in CAT, SOD, GSH, and GST | [166,286, |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
Semi purified root extract triggers expression of D2 receptors in APP/PS1 Alzheimer's transgenic mice and PD mice.
“| Semi purified root extract | Enhanced activity neuronal receptors | APP/PS1 Alzheimer's | Trigger expression of Neuronal receptors such as | [286,311] |”
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Semi purified root extract triggers expression of LRP in APP/PS1 Alzheimer's transgenic mice and PD mice.
“| Semi purified root extract | Enhanced activity neuronal receptors | APP/PS1 Alzheimer's | Trigger expression of Neuronal receptors such as | [286,311] |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
Hydromethanolic root extracts increase GST in male Swiss Albino mice.
“| Hydromethanolic root extracts | Potent anti-oxidant | Male Swiss Albino mice | Increase in CAT, SOD, GSH, and GST | [166,286, |”
From Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspects (2021) · cites this paper as [286]
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- Authors
- Rampilla, V., & Mahammad, K.
- Affiliations
- Acharya Nagarjuna University (IN)
- ORCID
- Rampilla, Venkatesh
- Venue
- European Journal of Medicinal Plants
- Publisher
- Sciencedomain International
- Published
- 2015-01-10
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1-29
- ISSN
- 2231-0894 (ISSN-L)
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- W2201942019
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- 16
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- 0.40
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- cc-by
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- European Journal of Medicinal Plants (publishedVersion)
- European Journal of Medicinal Plants (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Linguistic and Cultural Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Keywords
- ethnomedicinal plants, sacred groves, traditional medicine, medicinal plants, East Godavari district
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