scholarly journals ETHNOMEDICINAL POTENTIAL OF SARCOSTEMMA ACIDUM IN DIFFERENT REGIONS IN INDIA

Author(s):  
Sandeep Pandey

Objective: The aim of this study is to collect and enumerate the uses of Sarcostemma acidum (Somlata) in the treatments of various diseases and to evaluate knowledgeable information on traditional practitioners among different communities in India. Methods: This was an extensive survey of literature on ethnopharmacological uses of S. acidum in Indian system of traditional medicine (TM), and the collected information documented in tabular form. Results: The collected literature reveals that the plant is used as TM by the indigenous community in states such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These communities are using the whole plant in 29%, stem 15%, latex 24%, roots 10%, leaves 17%, and flowers in 5% of cases for treating 40 different types of ailments important being ear ache, snake bite, rheumatism, dog bite, emetic, chronic ulcer, and bone fracture. Conclusions: Due to insufficient knowledge, lack of information and overexploitation has made the plant species under threat. The present survey provides proper documentation of ethnomedicinal uses of the plant and provides a valuable source of information for traditional practitioners and researchers with a special emphasis on developing policies for conservation and sustainable use of this species.

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance). Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae. Hosts: Citrus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Croatia, Italy, Mainland Italy, Montenegro), Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Iran, Japan, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Archipelago, Shikoku, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Africa (Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Reunion, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda), North America (USA, Hawaii), Oceania (Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea).


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Singh Rajendra

Faunal biodiversity of the comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae: Araneomorphae: Araneae: Arachnida) in different states of India and union territories is presented herewith. A total of 138 species placed under 42 genera of Theridiidae were recorded in all states and union territories of India except for Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, and Punjab and two union territories, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep, out of which 45 species (32.6%) were strictly endemic. However, among them, 14 species seem to be case of erroneous report or misidentification. The maximum number of species (53 species) were recorded in Maharashtra followed by 51 from Kerala, 39 species from Gujarat, 33 species from Karnataka, 29 species from Tamil Nadu, 27 species from Jammu and Kashmir, 20 species from Uttarakhand, 17 species from West Bengal, 16 species from Assam, 15 species from Uttar Pradesh, 12 species each from Goa and Odisha, 11 species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 10 species each from Puducherry, Rajasthan and less than 10 species are recorded from other states. Four species are considerably widely distributed (in 10 or more states and union territories), viz. Chrysso angula (Tikader, 1970), Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846), Nihonhimea mundula (L. Koch, 1872), and Argyrodes argentatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880. Several species of Theridiidae reported from India are recorded only from one state or from the type locality. Hence, extensive faunistic surveys for these spiders are required throughout the country.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Swings et al. Gammaproteobacteria: Xanthomonadales: Xanthomonadaceae. Host: rice (Oryza sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Iran, Japan, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Archipelago, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic, Laos, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam), Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda), North America (Mexico), Central America and Caribbean (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela) and Oceania (Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead. Hemiptera: Diaspididae. Hosts: mango (Mangifera indica). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa (Benin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Cote d'Ivore, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (China, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Hong Kong, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Borneo, Java, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (Italy, Sicily, Portugal, Madeira, Spain, Canary Islands), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands, USA, Florida), Oceania (Australia, Queensland, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), South America (Argentina, Brazil, Espirito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer). Coleoptera: Cerambycidae. Hosts: fig (Ficus carica), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), mango (Mangifera indica). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Bangladesh, China, Hainan, Hong Kong, Xizhang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen), Africa (Egypt, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles), Central America & Caribbean (Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands), Oceania (Solomon Islands).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier). Coleoptera: Curculionidae. Hosts: Palmae [Arecaceae] spp., rattan (Calamus merrillii). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Corsica, Mainland France, Greece, Crete, Italy, Mainland Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Madeira, Mainland Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain), Asia (Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Jiangsu, Tibet, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Georgia Republic, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kyushu, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen), Africa (Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia), Central America & Caribbean (Aruba, Netherlands Antilles).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xystrocera globosa (Olivier) Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae Two-lined albizia longhorn. Attacks Albizia odoratissima, A. lebbek, Acacia mollissima, cacao. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Aldabra, Egypt, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodriguez, Seychelles, Sudan, ASIA, Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Zhejiang, India, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Borneo, Java, Moluccas, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Sumbawa, Timor, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, Puerto Rico, AUSTRALASIA, and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Northern Territory, Hawaii, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Society Islands.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Meloidogyne graminicola Golden and Birchfield. Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae. Main host: rice (Oryza sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Italy), Asia (Bangladesh, China, Fujian, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Indian Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam), Africa (Madagascar and South Africa), North America (USA, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi) and South America (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Colombia and Ecuador).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Corticium salmonicolor Berk. & Broome. Hosts: Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), cocoa (Theobroma cacao), Citrus spp. and others. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Para, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Hubei, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Indonesia, Java, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Vanuatu, Zaire, Zimbabwe.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky). Coleoptera: Scolytidae. Hosts: polyphagous on many tree and shrub species except Coniferae. Information is given on geographical distribution in Europe (Italy), Asia (Bhutan; Fujian, Hong Kong, Hunan, Sichuan, Xizhang and Yunnan, China; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, India; Indonesia; Bonin Islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku, Japan; Korea Democratic People's Republic; Korea Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand; and Vietnam), Africa (Cameroon, Congo Democratic Republic, Cote d' Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Tanzania), North America (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, USA), Central America and Caribbean (Costa Rica and Panama) and Oceania (New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Samoa).


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