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Ethnomedicinal Practices and Traditional Medicinal Plants of Barak Valley, Assam: a systematic review

  • Barbhuiya, Pervej Alom;Laskar, Abdul Mannaf;Mazumdar, Hemanga;Dutta, Partha Pratim;Pathak, Manash Pratim;Dey, Biplab Kumar;Sen, Saikat
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.149-185
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    • 2022

  • Objectives: The Barak Valley is well known for its rich diversity of medicinal plants. Ethnomedicinal practices are prominent among Barak Valley's major and minor ethnic groups. This systemic review focuses on traditionally used medicinal plants found in the Barak Valley as reported in different ethnobotanical surveys. Methods: We searched various databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, to find ethnomedicinal surveys conducted in the Barak Valley. The search was performed using different terms, including ethnomedicinal survey, folk medicine, indigenous knowledge, and Barak Valley. Potential articles were identified following the exclusion and inclusion criteria. Results: A total of eight ethnobotanical surveys were included in this study. We identified a total of 216 plant species belonging to 167 genera and 87 families, which are widely used by the ethnic communities who live in the rural areas of Barak Valley for the treatment of various diseases and ailments. Conclusion: Folk medicine is the result of decades of accumulated knowledge and practices by people who live in rural communities based on their needs and provides an important source of information to assist the search for new pharmaceuticals. Therefore, available information on traditional medicinal plants needs to be explored scientifically to find effective and alternative treatments for different diseases.

  • https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2022.25.3.149 인용 PDF KSCI

Comparative Studies of Adriamycin and 28-Deacetyl Sendanin on In Vitro Growth Inhibition of Human Cancer Cell Lines

  • Kim, Hwan-Mook;Oh, Goo-Taeg;Han, Sang-Bae;Hong, Dong-Ho;Hwang, Bang-Yeon;Kim, Young-Ho;Lee, Jung-Joon
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.100-103
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    • 1994

  • The limonoid compound (28-deacetyl sendanin0 isolated from the fruit of Melia toosendan SIEB. et ZUCC. was evaluated on anticancer activity. According to a standard in vitro cytotoxicity assy, eight human cancer cell lines and SRB assay were introduced for present evaluation. As a positive standard, adriamycin was tested in parallel. The cell lines were originated from six different organs. In view of dose-response profiles to 28-deacetyl sendanin, the most sensitive cells were SF-539 and PC-3 which were derived from CNS and prostate, respecitively. In contrast, all the cell lines responded similarly to adriamycin to give rise to nearly indentical six cell lines were more sensitive to 28-deacetyl sendanin and two were more resistant. As a result, 28-deacetyl sendanin had more senstive and selective inhibitory effects on in vitro growth of human cancer cell lines in a comparison with adriamycin.

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