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Fight against AMR with desolate wealth Dioscorea pentaphylla L.: an unexplored wild medicinal food plant of Similipal Biosphere Reserve Forest, Odisha, India

Abstract published International Conference on Conserving Biodiversity for Sustainable Development (INCCBSD-2013) Supported by TEQIP II, 16th to 18th August, 2013. Organised by Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India. pp-55. Sanjeet Kumar et al. 2013 Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack- 75 3003, Odisha, India sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com AMR (Antimicrobial resistance) is phenomenon of resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs to which they were originally responsive. Such effect may due to natural changes in the microorganisms or due to anthropogenic causes. Therefore there is need for screening of new plants having good ethnic values to fight against AMR. Among those plants, Dioscorea pentaphylla L. is a wild medicinal tuberous food plant commonly available in Similipal Biosphere Reserve Forest (SBR). Tribal communities of SBR have been using its parts against microbial infe