Phytochemical and Biochemical Study of Four Legume Plants with Detergent and Anti-Lice Properties from the Eastern Himalayan Region of India

Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Properties of Extracts from Three Underutilized Food Plants of North East India

“…Because of the large variation in altitude, topology and climate, the vegetation pattern is also different in this region resulting in a diverse array of flora and fauna. Due to geographical constraints and lack of modern amenities majority of the 200 ethnic tribes [9] inhabiting this hilly region are largely dependent on plant‐based traditional medicines for healthcare [10] . The endemic plant resources from this region have not yet been fully explored, nor has the orally prevalent traditional knowledge been completely utilised in finding leads for drug development or healthcare products.…”

“…The people of these two tribes use the leaves of the plant to impart both color and flavor to fish and meat curries and also in some non-vegetable dishes. [20] Continuing our work on nutritionally and medicinally important indigenous plants of northeast India, [10,21] here we studied the antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of methanol, 95 % ethanol and hot water extracts of these three food plants -Sarcochlamys pulcherrima, Ipomoea aquatica and Zanthoxylum rhetsa prevalent in this region along with the determination of their total phenolic contents, total flavonoid contents and identification of the active components based on LC/MS.…”