The combination of global warming and habitat destruction is the sole reason for the disappearance of many plants from earth’s surface. Pittosporum eriocarpum is also one among many other species which is at the verge of extinction. Based upon an extensive survey during 1997-98 in the state of Uttarakhand, the occurrence of Pittosporum eriocarpum is rated as endangered. This study gives focus on the present status and conservation strategies regarding Pittosporum eriocarpum.

Herbal tea prepared from leaves and flowers of Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don. and from leaves and pulp of dried fruits Hippophae salicifolia D. Don was tested for its antioxidant potential. Both tested plant species were proven good candidates for commercial Herbal Teas in terms of antioxidant potentials.

This paper highlights a description of wild rose species Rosa brunonii syn moschata found in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh along with its traditional uses to cure joint pain. It also describes the future potential to develop wild rose based enterprise to add some economic benefit to the rural community of the valley especially women.

Artocarpus chama Buch. Syn. A. chaplasha Linn.( Moraceae), an indigenous fruit of North Eastern (NE) region of India. Samkathal pulp is eaten afresh and possesses high nutritional value. It has also has been reported to contain antioxidant properties. The seeds are also rich source of carbohydrates and proteins and average source of fibre. In spite of these fruits provide enormous health benefits, it is under utilized in our country due to its seasonal availability and very short shelf life. Therefore, it is necessary to preserve and prepare fruit products for better utilization of the fruits by overcoming the problem of wastage. In the present study this fruit was processed to produce many value added products and to train rural communities on value addition. These products have good consumer demand because of its nutritional and medicinal value. It has more demand for development of diversified value added products from the fruits. It provides the employment opportunity for rural mass, increases export demand of value added products and helps in increase the economy of the country.

The paper evaluates the antioxidant activity of extract of rhizomes of Paris polyphylla Smith. The present study was undertaken to appraise the non enzymatic antioxidant properties of Paris polyphylla.  It is an important medicinal herb widely used in traditional medicines such as antihelmintic, antispasmodic, digestive, stomachic, expectorant, vermifuge and antidote against snake bite and also has the biological properties like anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-tumour, cytotoxicity and steroidal etc. The antioxidant activity of this plant was assessed by 2, 2-diphenyl picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), Total Phenolic content, SOD scavenging activity and total reducing power. The main objective of this study is, to evaluate the level of non enzymatic antioxidant properties of P. polyphylla that will be a potential source of natural antioxidant and a therapeutic agent in preventing the oxidative stress related diseases.

The current study was designed to survey the ethno-medicinal knowledge of a tribal community, the Bhotiya. The people of this community have rich ethno-botanic knowledge but due to rapid socio economic changes in mountains, the heritage of knowledge held within the elders is diminishing, and so proper documentation is a need. A door to door questionnaire survey on traditional medicinal knowledge was conducted during frequent visits from December 2012 to May 2013 at the Chhinka village. A total of 34 plants being used medicinally were identified. Out of these 24 (70.5%) were wild and 10 (29.5%) were cultivated. There was great agreement among the informants regarding ethno-medicinal uses of plants with Factor of Informants Consensus (FIC) value ranging from 0.50 to 1.00, with an average value of 0.80. The results show that herbal formulations can actually do wonders in treating some small issues immediately, while severe ones after prolonged use.

The paper contains information on 30 ethnomedicinal plants used by the Baiga tribe of Baiga-Chakarea in district Dindori, Madhya Pradesh was collected through interviews and discussion regarding the plant prescribed, such as part of the plant used, medicinal uses, and detailed information about mode of preparation, form of usage and method of application. A total of 30 species belonging to 29 genera and 23 families to treat various ailments. The documented medicinal plants were mostly used to cure cold, cough, diabetes, dysentery and skin diseases, etc. According to the informants the indigenous knowledge is drastically disappearing, the younger generations are not interested to practice traditional medicine due to the changes in life style and the intervention of modern medicine. Hence the documentation of traditional knowledge among the ethnic people is essential to the betterment of our future generation, since most of the lives saving medicines are derived based on ethnic wisdom of this traditional community those who directly depend on plants for their survival.

The present study was carried out in the residential colony of the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) at Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, with the major objective of studying the plant-people interactions in the urban ecosystem. Continuous observations were made round the year on the interactions of people with the plant species for years in order to explore their ethnobotanical uses. IIFM residential colony has an interesting amalgamation of both wild and domestic plant species. A total 78 species were documented during the present study. Of the documented species, the maximum species was used for food and over 29% had medicinal properties hence they were used for treatment of various diseases.

The paper deals with 24 species of plants used for curing stomach pain by the tribals of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Leaf is used 7 in practices followed by root (6) and others. Fifteen practices were found to be new.

In this paper highlights a brief description of Bauhinia variegata Linn. belongs to Caesalpinaceae family is provided along with its medicinal use to cure ulcers.

Member of the family Zygophyllaceae are distributed in arid areas of the world and are traditionally used against various health insults ranging from skin lesions to lethal cancer. Particularly genus Fagonia are of great interest for Herbologist, Pharmasists Ethnobotanist, Scientist because of its efficient medicinal potential for anticancerous drugs. It is undeniable fact that medicinal herbs have been taken for their health giving properties for thousands of years. Present paper provide data that F. cretica were studied for their medicinal effect on breast cancer.

Madhya Pradesh is rich in floristic as well as ethnic diversity. It comprises 50 districts and forest covers 30.9 % of the total area of the state. More than 41 tribal communities resides in or around the forests and depend mainly on forest resources for their daily requirements like food, fodder, fibre, gum, resin, tannin, wood, medicines, dye for ascertaining the ethnobotanical status of the state. Presently, there are a number of ethnobotanical studies in different tribal inhabited localities of Madhya Pradesh are being carried out actively. The paper deals with the 99 species of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 95 genera and 51 families used in the treatment of rheumatism by the tribals of Madhya Pradesh. The information has been gathered by field survey and from available literature.