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Ethno-Medico-Biology of Bān-Aālu (Dioscorea species): A neglected tuber crops of Odisha, India

Explorer Research Article [Kumar et al., 4(12): Dec., 2013] CODEN (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 Int. J. of Pharm. & Life Sci. (IJPLS), Vol. 4, Issue 12: Dec: 2013, 3143-3150 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES Ethno-Medico-Biology of Bān-Aālu (Dioscorea species): A neglected tuber crops of Odisha, India Sanjeet Kumar 1*, Anup Kumar Parida2 and Padan Kumar Jena 1, Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, (Odisha) - India 2, Post Graduate Department of Life Sciences, Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, (Odisha) - India Abstract Dioscorea – a genus of wild tuber crops is one of the major underground medicinal food sources among rural and tribal populace of Odisha. Twelve species of Dioscorea are reported in Odisha of which all except Dioscorea alata are wild while the latter is a cultivated one. The species are unique for their medicinal, food and economic values. The details in the terms of ethnobotanical values, bioactive compounds

Diversity and medicinal properties of Dioscorea bulbifera L.: a valuable wild tuber crop of Simlipal Biosphere Reserve Forest, Odisha, India

 REGIONAL SCIENCE CONGRESS ON " INNOVATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT" ORGANIZED BY THE INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS ASSOCIATION BHUBANESWAR CHAPTER AT KIIT UNIVERSITY , BHUBNESWAR JANUARY, 27-28, 2014, PP-49. Diversity and medicinal properties of Dioscorea bulbifera L.: a valuable wild tuber crop of Simlipal Biosphere Reserve Forest, Odisha, India Shanti Prava Behera, Sanjeet Kumar , Sakti Kant Rath and Padan Kumar Jena Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack- 753 003, Odisha sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com   Simlipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) forest is located in the district Mayurbhanj of the state, Odisha. Government of India declared SBR as a Biosphere Reserve in 1994. UNESCO added the National Park to its list of Biosphere Reserve in May 2009. The National Park has total area of 2,750 Km 2 and the average elevation of 559.31 meters. It has a mixed type of vegetation such as semi-evegreen, tropical mo

Bauhinia vahlii : an important economic climber of district Keonjhar, Odisha

Regional Science Congress on : Innovation in Science & Technology for Inclusive Development" Organized by The Indian Scoence Congress Association Bhubaneswar Chapter at KIIT University, Bhubneswar January 27-28, 2014 pp-53.   Bauhinia vahlii: an important economic climber of district Keonjhar, Odisha  Sanjana Singh, Sanjeet Kumar and Nihar Ranjan Singh sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack- 753 003 Odisha, India Bauhinia vahlii is a common economic plant, belongs to family Caesalpiniaceae, locally known as “Siali”. It is a gigantic climber, and important non-timber forest product (NTFP), found in Central and Southern Odisha. The leaves of this plant are used for making domestic plates. Leaves have also medicinal values and used in various diseases such as demulcent, dysentery and stomachache. Tribal Odisha, use its parts in various purposes. Stem bark is used for preparing ropes. Seeds are edible after roasting and c