Celastrus paniculatus a rare plant of Odisha, has great medicinal value. Particularly it is found in all forest block of Odisha but in Simlipal Biosphere Reserve forest, Karlapat sanctuary, Niyamgiri hills,it found in abundant. The leaves , bark , Fruit and seeds have many bio active compounds like in leaves Saponin found in large quantity, which responsible for ant-microbial and anti-fungal activity.The seeds are reported for memory improvement but also others parts have great ethnobotany among tribal groups of Odisha. The Seed oil have economic importance, it sold among kolho tribes of simlipal in their weekly market which held in core and buffer areas of simlipal.
Sanjeet Kumar
working in the Lab of NBPGR, Base Centre , CTC,
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