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Part-127 of Compilation on Pankaj Oudhia’s Research and Documentation work on Diabetes
Keywords: Madhuca indica for Diabetes, Mangifera indica for Diabetes, Semecarpus anacardium for Diabetes, Pterocarpus marsupium for Diabetes, Azadirachta indica for Diabetes, Butea monosperma for Diabetes, Cleistanthus collinus for Diabetes, Ventilago denticulata for Diabetes, Terminalia chebula for Diabetes, Terminalia bellirica for Diabetes, Terminalia arjuna for Diabetes, Emblica officinalis for Diabetes, Cassia fistula for Diabetes, Schleichera oleosa for Diabetes, Wrightia tinctoria for Diabetes, Chloroxylon swietenia for Diabetes, Diospyros melanoxylon for Diabetes, Haldina cordifolia for Diabetes, Mitragyna parvifolia for Diabetes, Ficus benghalensis for Diabetes, Ficus religiosa for Diabetes, Ficus virens for Diabetes, Ficus racemosa for Diabetes, Syzygium cumini for Diabetes, Hymenodictyon excelsum for Diabetes, Buchanania lanzan for Diabetes, Artocarpus heterophyllus for Diabetes, Anthocephalus cadamba for Diabetes, Aegle marmelos for Diabetes, Shorea robusta for Diabet
India's medicinal plants endangered & on a decline By: Dr Rina Mukherji, Kolkata
India's medicinal plants endangered & on a decline By: Dr Rina Mukherji, Kolkata Published in ECO, August 2015 http://ecoearthcare.com/ storyd.asp?sid=839&pageno=2 Plant biodiversity, especially that of medicinal plants, is today considered a national treasure for any country. But in the land of Ayurveda, medicinal herbs are under serious threat. Forty four such plants have been put on the IUCN Red List. Even as India braces itself to replenish the fountains of its ancient knowledge, climate change, habitat destruction due to urban, agricultural and industrial expansion, road construction and hydropower projects threaten to wipe out some of its most significant medicinal plants. Forty four such plants have been included in the latest Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Of these, Jatamansi (Nardostachys Jatamansi), Guggul (Commiphora Wightii), Chireta (Gentiana Kurroo), Safed Musli (Chlorophytum Bori