Authors:Subhash R. Yende, Radha Kapgate, Sumit K. Arora, Sapan K. Shah, Keshav S. Moharir, Ankit Mishra Pages: 1 - 6 Abstract: Marine macroalgae or seaweeds have created a favourable implication in the area of biomedical sciences, due to the present of potential bioactive substances. Extensive studies are reported on neuropharmacological effects of terrestrial plants and their constituents but there is inadequate information on the potential application of marine macroalgae for behavioural and neurological disorders. This review will emphasize on recent studies and/or updates on bioactive compounds or extracts from marine macroalgae and their potential toward CNS disorders. PubDate: 2022-03-29 DOI: 10.25081/jmhe.2022.v8.7282
Authors:M. Magendiran, K. K. Vijayakumar Pages: 7 - 11 Abstract: An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect information from the Malayali tribes of Jawadhu hills, Thiruvannamalai district, Tamilnadu, India from August 2016 to July 2017. A total of 63 plant species belonging to 32 families were distributed into 55 genera, which were commonly used by the local Malayali tribes for the treatment of various diseases such as headaches, fevers, asthma, coughs, colds, wounds, snake bites, piles, stomach disorders, skin diseases, gastric ulcers, kidney stones, urinary infection, diabetes, jaundice, inflammation etc. In the present study, Acanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Asclepiadaceae are the most dominant families used in the treatment of various ailments. Generally, leaves are used to prepare herbal medicine. The ethnomedicinal plants used by the Malayali tribes were arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, family, local name, medicinal uses and mode of administration. PubDate: 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.25081/jmhe.2022.v8.7711
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