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Diversity and Sustainability: The Role of Traditional Fruit Trees in Uttarakhand Agricultural Landscape
Abstract: Uttarakhand state is characterized by a rich diversity of traditional fruit trees. Uttarakhand is largely a mountainous state, with only around 10% of its overall geographical area being plains, and more than three-quarters (78%) of its total people relying on agriculture for survival. The state's geographical features and climatic circumstances are suited for growing temperate and subtropical fruit crops. It provides a variety of agro-geoclimatic conditions that are ideal for …
Published in International Journal of Land · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 22–25 Read article
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Examining the Medicinal Role of Alum in Unani Medicine: An Overview of Traditional Uses and Scientific Investigations
Abstract: Alum, also known as Shibb-e-Yamani, is a crystalline substance devoid of color, transparent, and lacking any scent. It possesses a sweetish astringent flavor and is categorized as a hydrated double salt. Typically, it comprises aluminum sulfate, water molecules as part of its structure, and the sulfate of another element. Frequently, it's found mixed with impurities. To render it suitable for medicinal usage, a process involves dissolving it in boiling water, …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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A Comprehensive Review on Adiantum Incisum (Maidenhair)
Abstract: A traditional medicinal maidenhair fern Adiantum incisum member of pteridaceae family widely distributed in hilly areas has been reported for its traditional uses as a medicinal fern. The presence of active nutrients and their multifunctional roles make Adiantum spp. leaves perfect candidates for the production of phyto-pharmaceutical products. It is used traditionally as remedy in different disease conditions like diabetes, inflammation, skin disease, liver disorder, fever etc. It is important …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Drug Formulation, Development and Production · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 1–8 Read article