Ethnoveterinary Plants used against Horn Cancer or Broken Horn Disease among Tribals of West Nimar Madhya Pradesh

West Nimaris the South Western region of Madhya Pradesh state in West Central India. The region lies south of the Vindhya Ranges and consists of two portions of the Narmada and Tapti river valleys separated by a section of the Satpurarange. Bhil, Bhilala, Gond, Nayika and Tadwi are dominant tribe of the region. They are dependent on plant based medium and other for recovery of their ailment. The purpose of these studies was to gather ethnoveterinary medicinal knowledge from the area's livestock owners. Traditional healers gathered data on ethnoveterinary medicines through verbal and informal interviews, followed by a well-structured questionnaire. The majority of plants are dicotyledons, with monocotyledons accounting for a small percentage of the total. The leaves are used the most, followed by roots, rhizome, stem, gum, whole plant, and fruits. In the treatment, dermal approaches are used. In many circumstances, plant products, such as sindoor (vermillion), and cow urine, are utilised to treat horn cancer or fractured horn

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EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE AND HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR RELATED TO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG THE TRIBAL POPULATION OF MADHYA PRADESH, CENTRAL INDIA

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932012000132 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 625-629 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V. G. RAO ◽

K. B. SAHA ◽

J. BHAT ◽

B. K. TIWARY ◽

A. ABBAD

Keyword(s):

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Central India ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Tribal Population ◽

Health Seeking Behaviour ◽

Health Seeking ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Route Of Transmission

SummaryThis community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in the tribal population of randomly selected villages of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, central India. A total of 200 married men and women aged 15–49 years were interviewed to explore their knowledge, experience and health-seeking behaviour related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Though 91% of respondents were aware of STIs, the sexual route was mentioned by only 19% as the route of transmission. Around 18% reported a need for social isolation from persons with STIs. Though 88% of the respondents felt modern medicine was the best remedy for STIs, only a few of them used medical treatment while suffering from an STI. Twenty-seven per cent of respondents resorted to traditional healers, and 30% utilized home remedies for STI treatment. The study highlights a need for generating STI awareness amongst the tribal population of the region through a needs-based behaviour change communication (BCC) strategy.

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A Review on Ethnomedicinal Plants of Nimar Area in Madhya Pradesh

International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research ◽

10.25258/phyto.v9i07.11174 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (07) ◽

Author(s):

Pragati Jaiswal ◽

Bharti Jain

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Western Region ◽

Herbal Drugs ◽

Bioactive Constituents ◽

Therapeutic Properties ◽

Day By Day ◽

Different Parts

Medicinal plants are a boon for disease. Nature has provided a rich botanical wealth with diverse plantation in different parts of India. Medicinal plants are useful for human ailments because of the presence of bioactive constituents or phytochemicals which are secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, saponin, glycosides, lactones, steroids etc. Due to the rapid extension of side effects of allopathic medicines, Herbal medicines are becoming popular day by day as Herbal drugs are safe, cheaper and easily available with therapeutic properties. In Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, lots of common medicinal plants are available that are used by Nimari people and tribes as remedy to cure diseases. Nimar is the south western region of Madhya Pradesh state in west central India. The present paper provides information on 52 medicinal plants of Nimar area.

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Contribution to the ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used for the treatment of typhoid fever in Adamaoua region, Cameroon

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences ◽

10.4314/ijbcs.v14i9.9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (9) ◽

pp. 3078-3096

Author(s):

Simeon Pierre Fodouop Chegaing ◽

Didiane Yemele Mefokou ◽

Benjamin Talom Tangue ◽

Jean Baptiste Sokoudjou ◽

Serge Telemgone Menoudji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Typhoid Fever ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Herbal Remedies ◽

Ancient Greek ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Research Institution ◽

Whole Plant ◽

Therapeutic Properties ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Since ancient Greek-Roman times, the use of plants to cure many human diseases is still common. The present ethnobotanical survey was conducted to contribute to the knowledge of medicinal plants used for the treatment of typhoid fever in three sub divisions of Vina division, Adamawa Cameroon. After having explained the importance of this study to interviewees, 41 traditional healers have agreed and delivered information regarding the medicinal plants they use as well as the different preparation and administration through a well- structured questionnaire that was given to them on this matter. Among 41 traditional healers whose attended this study, 32 were men and 09 were women. The ethnobotanical survey allowed the identification of 70 plants belonging to 38 families. With a frequency of 11/70, the Fabaceae family was the most represented followed by that of Rubiaceae and Asteraceae (04/70 each). The leaves are the most used parts (34.28%) followed by leaves + roots (14.28%) and the whole plant (12.86%). The majority of the recipes consisted of four to six plants (34.66), and were prepared by decoction (50%), with water as the main solvent (87.80%). 41.56% of typhoid preparations are administered twice daily for a duration of 14 days (46.77%). This is the first report on antityphoid herbal remedies in Vina division-Adamawa Cameroon. It would therefore be judicious for our government and research institution to investigate on their therapeutic properties in order to develop ameliorated and efficient phytomedicines.

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Ethnomedicinal uses of plants by Santal Tribal peoples at Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy ◽

10.3329/bjpt.v26i1.41926 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 117-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Most. Rojuba Khatun ◽

A.H.M. Mahbubur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Plant Species ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Field Trips ◽

Age Group ◽

Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽

Whole Plant ◽

Ethnomedicinal Uses ◽

Herbal Formulations ◽

Scientific Name

Ethnobotanical investigation on traditional medicinal plants used by Santal tribal people of Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh was documented. Frequent field trips were made during January to December 2018 to record ethnobotanical data by interviewing Santals of various age group, mostly ranging between 20-76 years, including the traditional healers. A total of 105 plant species under 97 genera belonging to 57 families were recorded which are used by the Santals for the treatment of 67 ailments. Out of these plant species 44% belonged to herbs, 28% trees, 18% shrubs, 10% climbers. In herbal formulations, leaves were found to be mostly used (29%) followed by roots (12%), fruits (12%), whole plant (10%), seeds (9%), barks (9%), stems (5%), flowers (4%), latex (2%), rhizomes (2%), petioles (2%), gums (2%), bulbs (1%), tubers (1%), pods (1%) and buds (1%). The Santal medicinal wealth have been presented with scientific name, family, Bangla name, Santal name, part(s) used, ailments to be treated and formulations. This study also provides data on diversity, distribution and habitats for conservation and prioritization of the medicinal plants.

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IS HEMOGLOBIN E GENE WIDELY SPREAD IN THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH IN CENTRAL INDIA? EVIDENCE FROM FIVE TYPICAL FAMILIES

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases ◽

10.4084/mjhid.2014.060 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. e2014060 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R S Balgir

Keyword(s):

Sickle Cell ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Red Cell ◽

Hemoglobin E ◽

Vulnerable People ◽

Hb E ◽

Double Heterozygosity ◽

First Time

Background: Red cell inherited hemoglobin anomalies are commonly encountered in the central region of India. These cause a public health concern due to high degree of morbidity, mortality, and fetal loss in the backward, underprivileged, and vulnerable people. Purpose: To report five typical families of hemoglobin E disorders identified for the first time in the state of Madhya Pradesh from central India. Methods: Out of a total of 445 couples/families (excluding the present study) with 1526 persons (848 males and 678 females) referred from a tertiary hospital in central India for investigations of anemia/hemoglobinopathies during the period from March 2010 to February 2014, we came across five typical rare couples/families of hemoglobin E disorders worthy of detailed investigations. Laboratory investigations were carried out following the standard procedures after cross checking for quality control from time to time. Results: For the first time, we have encountered nine cases of heterozygous hemoglobin E trait, two members with hemoglobin E-β-thalassemia (double heterozygosity), two cases of sickle cell-hemoglobin E disease (double heterozygosity), and none with homozygous hemoglobin E. Cases of hemoglobin E trait, hemoglobin E-β-thalassemia, sickle cell-β-thalassemia and sickle cell-E disease showed moderate to severe anemia, and target cells, and reduced values of red cell indices like RBC, Hb level, HCT, MCV, MCH and MCHC, representing abnormal hematological profile and clinical manifestations before blood transfusion. Conclusions: Double heterozygosity for hemoglobinopathies such as occurrence of β-thalassemia mutation with structurally abnormal hemoglobins (Hb S and Hb E) is a rare entity, but occurs with severe clinical manifestations only in those areas or communities where these are highly prevalent, testifying the migrations and genetic admixture. Distribution of hemoglobin E and β-thalassemia in different districts of Madhya Pradesh indicates that abnormal Hb E gene has wide spread and needs prevention for the rehabilitation of vulnerable people in central India.

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Development of Medium-size Canal Irrigation in West Central India

Water International ◽

10.1080/02508068208685966 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 109-116

Author(s):

Dean F. Peterson

Keyword(s):

Central India ◽

Medium Size ◽

Canal Irrigation ◽

West Central

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Outbreak of gastroenteritis among medical students, Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Journal of Natural Science Biology and Medicine ◽

10.4103/0976-9668.166057 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Surya Bali ◽

Arti Gupta ◽

BVenkatashiva Reddy ◽

ArunM Kokane

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh

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Emergence and expansion of highly infectious spike protein D614G mutant SARS-CoV-2 in central India

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-95822-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shashi Sharma ◽

Paban Kumar Dash ◽

Sushil Kumar Sharma ◽

Ambuj Srivastava ◽

Jyoti S. Kumar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genome Sequence ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Central India ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Whole Genome Sequence ◽

Health Economy ◽

Whole Genome ◽

Evolutionary Patterns ◽

First Case ◽

Multiple Introduction

AbstractCOVID-19 has emerged as global pandemic with largest damage to the public health, economy and human psyche.The genome sequence data obtained during the ongoing pandemic are valuable to understand the virus evolutionary patterns and spread across the globe. Increased availability of genome information of circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains in India will enable the scientific community to understand the emergence of new variants and their impact on human health. The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh state in mid of March 2020 followed by multiple introduction events and expansion of cases within next three months. More than 5000 COVID-19 suspected samples referred to Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh were analyzed during the nation -wide lockdown and unlock period. A total of 136 cases were found positive over a span of three months that included virus introduction to the region and its further spread. Whole genome sequences employing Oxford nanopore technology were generated for 26 SARS-CoV-2 circulating in 10 different districts in Madhya Pradesh state of India. This period witnessed index cases with multiple travel histories responsible for introduction of COVID-19 followed by remarkable expansion of virus. The genome wide substitutions including in important viral proteins were identified. The detailed phylogenetic analysis revealed the circulating SARS-CoV-2 clustered in multiple clades including A2a, A4 and B. The cluster-wise segregation was observed, suggesting multiple introduction links and subsequent evolution of virus in the region. This is the first comprehensive whole genome sequence analysis from central India, which revealed the emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during thenation-wide lockdown and unlock.

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