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Plant Source Foods
Published in Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy, Food and Lifestyle in Health and Disease, 2022
Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), belonging to the family Elaeagnaceae, has recently gained worldwide attention, mainly for its medicinal and for the nutritional properties of its super fruits and leaves. Sea buckthorn (SBT) is a wild deciduous shrub of cold arid regions from Europe to Central Asia (125–127). It is now domesticated in several parts of the world due to its nutritional and medicinal potential.
Prospects of Local Flora of Trans-Himalayan Region of Ladakh for Various Medicinal Uses
Published in Parimelazhagan Thangaraj, Medicinal Plants, 2018
Gyan P. Mishra, Tsering Stobdan, Parimelazhagan Thangaraj, Tania Seth, Bijendra Singh
In recent years, consumption of herbal medicines is increasing and approximately 80% of the people in developing countries depend on these types of medicines for their primary healthcare needs (Farnsworth et al. 1985). In terms of the wealth of traditional herbal medicinal knowledge systems, India is one of the leading countries in Asia, employing a large number of plant species in Ayurveda (2000 species), Siddha (1121 species), Unani (751 species) and Tibetan (337 species) systems of medicine (Kala 2002). In Chapter 12, we have covered four indigenous plants of the Ladakh region viz. Hippophae rhamnoides, Capparis spinosa, Dactylorhiza hatagirea and Inula racemosa in terms of its vast medicinal potential.
Ethnomedicinal Plants of Western and Central Himalayas
Published in T. Pullaiah, K. V. Krishnamurthy, Bir Bahadur, Ethnobotany of India, 2017
Basant Ballabh, O. P. Chaurasia, P. C. Pande, Pullaiah
Singh (2013) conducted an ethnobotanical survey among Lahaulas in Lahaul and Bhotias in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh of Indian western Himalaya and highlight 86 plant species belonging to 69 genera and 34 families are used to cure about 70 different ailments by the traditional healers. Maximum number of plant species used in herbal formulations belonged to families Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Gentianaceae, and Polygonaceae. Both single herbal preparations and polyherbal formulations are prescribed and administered by local healers known as Larje in Lahaul and Amchis in Spiti. Most of the remedies are prescribed in a powder form, some as juice and decoctions. Among plant parts, leaves were recorded to be used to a large extent as a remedy, followed by flowers. The maximum numbers of plants were used to cure stomach disorders, while the highest extent of phytotherapeutic use among all the species had Hippophae rhamnoides (17.14%). Rawat et al. (2013) described 76 ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 27 families and 56 genera of Sunderdhunga valley in Western Himalaya. Under the use value 13 species are used for cut and wounds, 8 for fever, 7 for cold, cough and stomach pain, 2 for insect sting, respiratory problems, muscle pain, toothache, joints pain, etc. Bhatt et al. (2013) documented indigenous uses of medicinal plants by Vanraji tribes of Kumaun Himalaya. A total of 48 common plants were used to treat various ailments, out of which 22 were herbs, 18 shrubs and 8 trees. A maximum of 30% leaves were used in preparation of remedies followed by 21% underground parts, 16% whole plants, 8% bark, flowers and inflorescence, 6% seeds, oil, resin and latex and 5% stems. The highest number of medicinal plants used in treatment of dermatological disorders (13 species 21%) followed by digestive disorders, generalized bodyache and reproductive disorders (6 species 10% each), musculoskeletal disorders (5 species 8%), antidotes to snake bite and scorpion sting, ophthalmic disorders, veneral and urinogenital disorders (4 species 7% each), respiratory problems (3 species 6%), dental, liver and gall bladder disorders (2 species 4%). The most prevalent ailments were skin disorders followed by digestive disorders such as diarrhea and dysentery. Mehta et al. (2013) conducted a study on herbal-based traditional practices of Bhotiya and Gangwals of Central Himalaya and recorded 78 plants species belonging to 39 families and 61 genera used in treatment of 68 different diseases.
Hepatoprotective effect of seabuckthorn leaf-extract in lead acetate-intoxicated Wistar rats
Published in Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2022
Rizwana Zargar, Pratiksha Raghuwanshi, Aditi Lal Koul, Ankur Rastogi, Pallavi Khajuria, Aafreen Wahid, Sumeet Kour
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), a dwarf to tall (3–15 feet), branched, and thorny deciduous shrub is well documented in Asia and Europe (Li and Schroeder 1996). It is present in high altitude regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand (Bhardwaj et al.2015) in India. Different parts of the plant have been documented in traditional medicine to treat diseases, such as flu, cardiovascular diseases, mucosal injuries, skin disorders, and hyperglycemia (Zhang et al.2010). The leaves of the plant are rich in nutrients and bioactive substances. The presence of phenolic constituents such as quercetin-3-O-galactoside, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin in Seabuckthorn leaf-extract (Upadhyay et al.2010, Suryakumar and Gupta 2011) contribute to its wide usage as a natural antioxidant (Kumar et al.2011). The hepatoprotective activity of Seabuckthorn leaf-extract in diabetes mellitus (Khajuria et al.2018) has also been reported.
Therapeutic potential of seabuckthorn: a patent review (2000-2018)
Published in Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2019
Inder Pal Singh, Furkan Ahmad, Dattatraya Dinkar Gore, Kulbhushan Tikoo, Arvind Bansal, Sanjay Madhukar Jachak, Gopabandhu Jena
Seabuckthorn (SBT) (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) belongs to the family Elaeagnaceae. The genus Hippophae comprises seven species namely H. goniocarpa, H. gyantsensis, H. litangensis, H. neurocarpa, H. rhamnoides, H. salicifolia, and H. tibetana. H. rhamnoides is further classified into eight subspecies, namely H. rhamnoides ssp. sinensis, ssp. yunnanensis, ssp. turkestanica, ssp. caucasica, ssp. mongolica, ssp. fluviatili, ssp. carpatica, ssp. rhamnoides. Mainly, three species, H. rhamnoides, H. salicifolia and H. tibetana, are distributed in the Indian sub-continent [1,2]. SBT is widely distributed and estimated to cover about 3.0 million hectares worldwide (both wild and cultivated). The major cultivation of SBT is found in China, Mongolia, Russia, Northern Europe, and Canada, contributing to approximately 90% of total cultivation of sea buckthorn in the World. Among these countries, China is the leading producer of SBT. It is estimated that about 1,30,000 ha of area is under SBT cultivation in India, Ladakh region being the highest producer of SBT, contributing to about 70% of total produce in India [3]. SBT is a deciduous and hardy bush. The general appearance of berries is shiny and the color of ripe berries varies from yellow–orange–red depending on the cultivar. Berries ripen in August to September in Canada and Europe and from the end of September to the end of November in India and China [3,4]. The round-oblong berries develop and ripen uniformly. The average weight ranges from 70 to 80 g/100 berries and the same further varies between different cultivars [5].
Role of Nrf2-antioxidant in radioprotection by root extract of Inula racemosa
Published in International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2019
Plants and/or plants products has been well documented to provide protection against lethality and other ill effects of radiations (Jagetia 2007; Shirazi et al. 2012). The screening of plants and natural products has become one of the useful paradigms for radioprotection. This is mainly due to the fact that herbal products are usually relatively economical, easy to obtain, less toxic and are mostly orally administered. Since, plants or herbal extracts are part of several traditional systems of medicines (Ayurveda, Unani, Amchi, etc.); these are widely accepted by humans over synthetic formulations. The herbal extracts are considered as a complex mixture of many bio-chemicals (antioxidants, immune stimulants, anti-microbial agents, etc.) and hence could act through activation of multiple cytoprotective signaling mechanisms (Lee et al. 2005). Hippophae rhamnoides, a high altitude shrub is reported to elicit radio-protective efficacy because it contains a large number of bioactive compounds (flavones, flavonoids, and vitamins) (Arora et al. 2005; Goel et al. 2005; Chawla et al. 2007). Probable mechanisms of radiation modulation by various herbs and plants include up-regulation of antioxidant defense system, activation of DNA repair genes, decreasing lipid per-oxidation, elevating the non-protein sulphydryl groups and inhibition of activation of cytochrome P-450, protein kinase C (PKC), MAPK, NO, and several other genes that may induce damage after irradiation (Jagetia 2007). Reportedly, the leaf extract of Mentha piperita significantly increases erythropoietin level and protects hematopoietic cells from the lethal effects of gamma radiation exposure (Samarth 2007). Recently, Chacko et al. (2017) showed that the root extract of Clerodendron infortunatum mitigates radiation injury by reducing apoptosis, DNA damage and inflammatory gene expression in irradiated mice.