Conservation Priorities of NTFP Species in Dry Deciduous Forests of Adilabad District, Telangana, India

Abstract

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) have been used by ethnic and non-ethnic people for their food, shelter, medicine and commerce in Adilabad district of Northern Telangana. Over exploitation of the products has reduced the economic plant taxa and led to the loss of plant species which are essential for ecosystem diversity. The availability and distribution of the 16 NTFP species studied are not uniform in the district as per the phytosociological study. They are prioritized into three categories on the basis of score attained in the devised scale. Among these, Firmiana simplex, Givotia mulaccana, and Aegle marmelos shall receive the highest conservation priority, followed by Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia, Dendrocalamus strictus at moderate level while Terminalia bellerica, Syzygium cumini and Tamarindus indica are of low category which do not require much conservation attempt.

Antioxidant activity of various extracts of Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem

“…In addition, its endosperm extracts have been used to improve the digestion of children by Palliyar tribes of Tamilnadu [15] and its decoction of various parts like fruits, flowers, stem and leaves were used to treat rheumatism, dandruff and wounds by Irula tribal communities [16] and identified as one of the significant medicinal plants of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve in Eastern Ghats [17] . G. moluccana was prioritized in to the category of the highest conservation priority by Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) survey [18] . Other species Givotia madagascariensis showed significant antitumor activities [19] .…”