ETHNO-MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF DACTYLORHIZA HATAGIREA IN HIGHER HIMALAYAN VILLAGES OF RUDRAPRAYAG DISTRICT OF UTTARAKHAND

The present communication deals with studies pertaining to field observations recorded on indigenous therapeutic applications of Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo among the native people inhabiting high mountain areas of Uttarakhand, in western Himalaya. Information gathered from natives of the areas surveyed, indicated its uses to cure various diseases like dysentery, diarrhoea, chronic fever, cough, stomachache, wounds, cuts, burns, fractures, general weakness, etc., and widely used in modern medicine. Therefore, an attempt has been made to assess the medicinal potential of the species both in traditional as well as in modern medicine system. This paper provides the relevant properties of the high value medicinal orchid.

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Systems for hazards identification in high mountain areas: An example from the Kullu District, western Himalaya

Journal of Mountain Science ◽

10.1007/bf02919334 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 115-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

James S. Gardner ◽

Eric Saczuk

Keyword(s):

Western Himalaya ◽

High Mountain ◽

Mountain Areas

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Focus on Thermokarst Lakes in Indian Himalaya: Inception and Implication under Warming Climate

Journal of Climate Change ◽

10.3233/jcc200012 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 59-69

Author(s):

Pratima Pandey ◽

S. Nawaz Ali ◽

Vikram Sharma ◽

Prashant K. Champati Ray

Keyword(s):

Western Himalaya ◽

High Mountain ◽

Thermokarst Lakes ◽

Glacial Environments ◽

Global Warming Scenario ◽

Scientific Attention ◽

Topographic Depressions ◽

Permafrost Thawing ◽

The Impact ◽

Thaw Lakes

Thermokarst (Thaw) lakes are landforms found in topographic depressions created by thawing ground ice in permafrost zones. They play an important role in the regulation of climatic functions. These lakes are a manifestation of warming surface temperatures that accelerates the ice-rich permafrost to degrade by creating marshy hollows/ponds. In the current global warming scenario, the thermokarst lakes in the high mountain regions (Himalaya) are expected to grow further. This accelerate permafrost thawing which will affect the carbon cycle, hydrology and local ecosystems. This phenomenon has attracted huge scientific attention because it has led to a rapid mass change of glaciers in the region, including extensive changes occurring on peri-glacial environments. The most striking fact is the release of an enormous amount of greenhouse gases, including methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide that is locked in these lakes. The present study delves into the thermokarst lakes in the upper reaches of Chandra Valley and Western Himalaya. The study also aims at designating the impact of their changes on the ecosystem, particularly their influence on the atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.

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Herba Reudeuep With Modification of Heating In Virgin Cocanut Oil

Serambi Journal of Agricultural Technology ◽

10.32672/sjat.v2i1.2054 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Wahyuzan Wahyuzan ◽

Lukmanul Hakim ◽

Rahmat Afrizal ◽

Asmeri Lamona ◽

Khairuni Khairuni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Modern Medicine ◽

Heating Time ◽

Agricultural Product ◽

Average Yield ◽

Herbal Products ◽

The Public ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Herbal Plants ◽

Medicinal Properties ◽

Completely Randomized Design

Traditional medicine in Indonesia has been known by the public before formal health services using modern medicine. Indonesia has many type of herbal plants which have medicinal properties including dadap (Erythrina orientalis). This study aims to utilized dadap herbal liniment by modifying heating in Vigin Cocanut Oil. The study conducted in the laboratory of Agricultural Product Processing using a Factorial Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The first factor is the addition of 250 ml (M1), 375 ml (m2), and 400 ml (M3) Virgin Cocanut Oil treatment. The second factor is the heating tim of 5 minutes (L1), 10 minutes (L2), and 15 minutes (L3). Observation variable consisted of yield, Specific gravity, and organoleptic test of aroma and colored. The result showed an average yield of 87.70-91.88%. The highest yield was found in the treatment of adding 400 ml Virgin Cocanut Oil and 15 minutes of heating time. The highest type of weight was found in the treatment of addition of 325 ml Virgin Cocanut Oil and 5 minutes heating time. Based on the organoleptic scent test, the everage penalist gives a like answer. Organoleptic colors of reudeuep herbal products is according to SNI number 06-23-2006.

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Formation Patterns of Mediterranean High-Mountain Water-Bodies in Sierra-Nevada, SE Spain

Water ◽

10.3390/w13040438 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 438

Author(s):

Jose Luis Diaz-Hernandez ◽

Antonio Jose Herrera-Martinez

Keyword(s):

Sierra Nevada ◽

Unknown Origin ◽

Slope Instability ◽

Water Bodies ◽

High Mountain ◽

Mountain Areas ◽

Glacial Processes ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Water Volumes

At present, there is a lack of detailed understanding on how the factors converging on water variables from mountain areas modify the quantity and quality of their watercourses, which are features determining these areas’ hydrological contribution to downstream regions. In order to remedy this situation to some extent, we studied the water-bodies of the western sector of the Sierra Nevada massif (Spain). Since thaw is a necessary but not sufficient contributor to the formation of these fragile water-bodies, we carried out field visits to identify their number, size and spatial distribution as well as their different modelling processes. The best-defined water-bodies were the result of glacial processes, such as overdeepening and moraine dams. These water-bodies are the highest in the massif (2918 m mean altitude), the largest and the deepest, making up 72% of the total. Another group is formed by hillside instability phenomena, which are very dynamic and are related to a variety of processes. The resulting water-bodies are irregular and located at lower altitudes (2842 m mean altitude), representing 25% of the total. The third group is the smallest (3%), with one subgroup formed by anthropic causes and another formed from unknown origin. It has recently been found that the Mediterranean and Atlantic watersheds of this massif are somewhat paradoxical in behaviour, since, despite its higher xericity, the Mediterranean watershed generally has higher water contents than the Atlantic. The overall cause of these discrepancies between watersheds is not connected to their formation processes. However, we found that the classification of water volumes by the manners of formation of their water-bodies is not coherent with the associated green fringes because of the anomalous behaviour of the water-bodies formed by moraine dams. This discrepancy is largely due to the passive role of the water retained in this type of water-body as it depends on the characteristics of its hollows. The water-bodies of Sierra Nevada close to the peak line (2918 m mean altitude) are therefore highly dependent on the glacial processes that created the hollows in which they are located. Slope instability created water-bodies mainly located at lower altitudes (2842 m mean altitude), representing tectonic weak zones or accumulation of debris, which are influenced by intense slope dynamics. These water-bodies are therefore more fragile, and their existence is probably more short-lived than that of bodies created under glacial conditions.

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Antimalarial Drugs in Ghana: A Case Study on Personal Preferences

Sci ◽

10.3390/sci2020028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Prince Yeboah ◽

Arnold Donkor Forkuo ◽

Obed Kwabena Offe Amponsah ◽

Nana Ofori Adomako ◽

Ahmad Yaman Abdin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Awareness ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Herbal Remedies ◽

Prefer Treatment ◽

Adverse Side Effects ◽

Serious Infection ◽

General Weakness ◽

And Control

Malaria is a serious infection affecting millions of people in Africa. Our study investigated the personal preferences and applications of antimalarial medicines in Ghana. Based on over 1000 questionnaires distributed in Ghana from January to May 2019, we noticed that although Western medications to fight this disease are widely available, most patients in Ghana prefer treatment with locally produced herbal remedies. This preference appears to be due to a combination of traditional venues for obtaining medicines “on the street” rather than in licensed pharmacies, trust in local and “green” products, extensive advertisement of such local products, and an inherent distrust of imported and synthetic or unnatural medicines. Going local and natural is a trend also observed in other countries across the globe, and adds to the acceptance or rejection of drugs regardless of their activity or toxicity. In fact, adverse side effects associated with herbal remedies, such as general weakness and swollen, sore mouth, do not seem to deter the respondents of this study in Ghana. We propose a combination of (a) increasing public awareness of the benefits of modern medicine and (b) an improvement and control of the quality of herbal remedies to raise the standard of malaria treatment in countries such as Ghana.

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Trapping of Organochlorine Compounds in High Mountain Lakes

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1100/tsw.2001.320 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 609-611 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joan O. Grimalt ◽

Pilar Fernandez ◽

Rosa M. Vilanova

Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Transport ◽

Mountain Lakes ◽

Organochlorine Compounds ◽

High Mountain ◽

High Latitudes ◽

High Mountain Lakes ◽

Mountain Areas ◽

Persistent Pollutants

High mountain areas have recently been observed to be polluted by organochlorine compounds (OC) despite their isolation. These persistent pollutants arrive at these remote regions through atmospheric transport. However, the mechanisms involving the accumulation of these compounds from the atmospheric pool to the lacustrine systems still need to be elucidated. These mechanisms must be related to the processes involving the transfer of these pollutant from low to high latitudes[1] as described in the global distillation effect[2].

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