Bridging Nature, Tradition, and Discovery in Ethnobotany
November 22, 2025
The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, is famous in two entirely different worlds. In spirituality, it is the tree under which Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. In botany, it is one of the most remarkable examples of evolutionary Read more…
October 14, 2025
Introduction: The Legacy of Medicinal Plants Medicinal plants have played a fundamental role in human health and survival for thousands of years. From the earliest traditional medicine practices to modern pharmacology, plants have served as primary sources of therapeutic compounds, Read more…
August 4, 2025
A field herbarium is more than a collection of dried plants; it is a structured record of botanical observations that preserves species identity, context, and cultural knowledge for future study. Whether you are an ethnobotanist, a biology student, a conservationist, Read more…
July 9, 2025
Cities and remote field sites alike still yield plant mysteries that never make it into the classic campus herbarium. A personal herbarium—whether you mount specimens in archival folders, digitize them on a laptop, or hybridize both—remains one of the simplest, Read more…
January 9, 2025
Ethnobotany, the study of the relationships between people and plants, has been instrumental in uncovering medicinal properties of flora worldwide. Among these, antiviral plants hold a critical place, offering natural solutions to combat viral infections. Traditional knowledge passed through generations Read more…
December 16, 2024
Ashok Kumar, B.S1*., Lakshman, K2., Jayaveera, K.N3., Nandeesh, R4., Mani Tripathi, S.N1., Vamshi Krishna, N1., Manjunath, M5 and Suresh, M.V5. 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka (INDIA). 2Department of Pharmacognosy, PES College of Pharmacy, Bangaluru, Karnataka (INDIA). 3Department of Chemistry, Read more…
December 16, 2024
Reserve, Orissa, India S.D Rout1 and H.N. Thatoi2 1 Department of Wildlife and Conservation Biology, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada 757003, Orissa, India, e-mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Biotechnology, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada 757003, Orissa, India Issued 01 March 2009 Abstract Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa Read more…
December 16, 2024
By Cheryl Motley The bark of cinchona produces several alkaloids. The most important alkaloid, quinine, has certain febrifuge properties. Quinine was used in the battle against malaria since the 1630’s. Of 38 species of cinchona, four species have economic value Read more…
December 16, 2024
Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Flower Extracts of Cassia auriculata Maneemegalai¹ and T. Naveen² Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu – 614 625, Tamil Nadu, India Department of Biochemistry, Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts and Science College, Gowrivakkam, Read more…
July 8, 2025
Shreekar Pant* and S.S. Samant Centre for Biodiversity Studies, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri-185 131, J&K; and G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Himachal Unit, Mohal-Kullu- 175 126, Himachal Pradesh, India Corresponding Read more…